S5 Ep7: Zoom Zoom Zoom
Like everyone in the world at the moment, we lived our lives through Zoom once again. We discuss the pros and cons of online training, how the HP program has managed to survive and thrive in this time of social distancing, and the work that has been done staying connected to the athletes (and their dogs) that has been the most important. Hopefully we are back soon – especially if it saves the a...
42m Jun 05, 2020
42m
S5 Ep6: Coach Welfare
In times when you’re a man down, you need someone to step up.  Thankfully, Zoe was around when Coops went missing at podcast o’clock. Today we look at one of the most underrated topics, Coach Welfare. What are some of the areas that can keep coaches from being at their best, and how can we help address them? If you have any suggestions for other coaches out there, please send them through using...
1hr 6m Mar 19, 2020
1hr 6m
S5 Ep5: What I Wish I Knew When I First Started Coaching
Talking Split is on the road this week, out at Broadmeadows Basketball Stadium for the episode recording before our HP coaches go their separate ways in a busy day of coaching. Ash gets his long-awaited intro music (how long until everyone wants their own?), and McKinnon Basketball have invested in modifying their U10 girls competition. Coaching is all about reflection and there’s a lot of stor...
1hr 12m Mar 12, 2020
1hr 12m
S5 Ep4: Off Court Ideas and Maximising Your Training Time
If there’s one thing almost every coach wants (other than LeBron James on their team), it’s more training time. When we have it how do we use it to our fullest potential? If we don’t have it, what are some of the things that we can do to still improve our athletes? We look at some of the off court work that is done by our VNPP athletes on a weekly basis, and what coaches can do to have the most...
1hr 9m Mar 05, 2020
1hr 9m
S5 Ep3: Pathways: Players and Coaches
Coops and Ash in this week, as we look at pathways for players and coaches, do they exist, and if so, what are they? Does winning, necessarily equate to career progression? Coops drops names all over the place, and we get involved in a bit of “story time” that Ash is furious about being left out on. Jack Fleming’s coaching website we discuss can be found here: https://medium.com/@flemingjack1995
1hr 5m Feb 27, 2020
1hr 5m
S5 Ep2: The First 7 Months - Metro Edition
The First 7 Months – Metro Edition: Last week we heard from our Country crew, and now it’s Metro’s turn to look over the new program from their perspective. Jenni has finally turned and become Victorian and Ash enlightens us as to what he’s doing to be better at admin. Hint: Not much. We discuss the takeaways from the January tournaments, U20 Nationals and the history of hating the Victorians!
1hr 1m Feb 21, 2020
1hr 1m
S5 Ep1: The First 7 Months - Country Edition
Like Netflix re-booting Full House, Basketball Victoria have re-booted Talking Split! Instead of John Stamos & Lori Loughlin, we’ve got the High-Performance Coaches for Victoria Country. Nathan Cooper-Brown and Zoe Carr take us through the new High-Performance program in Victoria, and how it impacts the athletes in the Country areas.  We also discuss Country Cup, Southern Cross Challenge, and t...
1hr 10m Feb 14, 2020
1hr 10m
S4 Ep9: Talking Split S4 E9 - Females in Coaching
We head out to speak to Dr.Bridie O'Donnell from Change Our Game about the work her department is doing and what more can be done to encourage female participation in the coaching landscape. Talking Split then talks to a special panel of guests - Dr.Julia Walsh (Deakin University), Megan Moody (BVC & Bendigo) and Zoe Carr (Knox Raiders), about their experiences in coaching and the pathways the...
1hr 18m Oct 26, 2018
1hr 18m
S4 Ep8: Talking Split S4 E8 - Player Development
Fresh off some social media posts with "player development" concepts, the team go over their thoughts on what player development looks like for our junior athletes, and what training sessions should be made up of. Mike sends out a call to arms for junior competitions, and we congratulate our former co-host Justin on his appointment with the U15 Australian Men. We are on a break for school holid...
58m Sep 21, 2018
58m
S4 Ep7: Season 4, Ep 7 - Michele Timms
We are back and have the privilege of being joined by Australian basketball royalty - Australian Opal, WNBL and WNBA star Michele Timms jumps in to talk about her extensive playing career around the world, and also her coaching pathway in China and now back in Australia. Michele also had the unenviable task of being the landlord of a former co-host of the show, what are the chances of some lat...
54m Sep 14, 2018
54m
S4 Ep6: What makes the Perfect Coach?
We've doubled down this week and after looking at the Perfect Athlete last week... we set our sights on at what traits would make the Perfect Coach for athletes, with a few real world examples along the way. There are a lot of things all coaches can work on in their own time that can help themselves and their athletes in the future.
1hr 1m Aug 31, 2018
1hr 1m
S4 Ep5: The Perfect Victorian Athlete
You read that title and immediately think of the Talking Split crew (or half of it anyway), but we are talking about what are the most important traits for our athletes to have if they're going to succeed as a High Performance athlete. For each of the traits we give a NBL and WNBL player comparison that we feel best exhibits that trait. (Hint: Schueller didn't make the cut with the shooting tr...
59m Aug 24, 2018
59m
S4 Ep4: Dr. Adam Gorman
With Justin now on other duties, the team has reached out to the academic field and recruited Dr. Adam Gorman! In this episode, the Talking Split team and Dr. Gorman will talk about skill acquisition in junior athletes and what coaches can do to help develop athletes and improve their skill bases and decision-making skills.
1hr 4m Aug 16, 2018
1hr 4m
S4 Ep3: Justin's Mic Drop
It’s Justin’s goodbye episode and we delve into the Mailbag – with a massive thank you to all the coaches that sent in some great questions for this week. We also have a very special goodbye message from a favourite of the show, and test Justin's knowledge of BV staff…
56m Aug 10, 2018
56m
S4 Ep2: Currently Seeking Applications
The news that shook the basketballing world dropped this week, with Justin announcing the worlds worst kept secret – that he’s off to Melbourne United as their new Assistant Coach. Whilst we wish Justin well, but do have to ask the question, where can we get someone that shows the same level of commitment and professionalism to the podcast as him? Not talking into the mic and leaning back in th...
56m Aug 03, 2018
56m
S4 Ep1: All the colours of the rainbow & Dr. Grant Blashki
The Talking Split team recap Justin’s Green & Gold experience in Argentina, the Navy Blue and white performances at U16 Nationals, the Orange & Blue of the U12 Showcase, whilst Rob & Mike venture out to Dr.Grant Blashki from Beyond Blue to talk about mental health, and some of the tools available to coaches to help the athletes, and also themselves. If you or anyone you know needs any help or ...
1hr 6m Jul 27, 2018
1hr 6m
S3 Ep10: Australian Opal, Canberra Capital and beloved Bendigo-arian Kelsey Griffin
With Justin still away, we’ve searched far and wide for a suitable replacement. Look no further, than Cki Porter the work experience student. Cki came loaded with research previously unmatched on the Talking Split podcast and brought a level of professionalism that Justin will struggle to live up to upon his return. If he returns… Australian Opal, Canberra Capital and beloved Bendigo-arian (no...
1hr 4m Jun 29, 2018
1hr 4m
S3 Ep9: Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching at Deakin, Dr. Julia Walsh
With Justin on location in Argentina investigating what’s going on with their soccer team, Rob & Mike chat with Dr. Julia Walsh, Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching at Deakin University, and look at her background in coaching, and also her work done in the Intellectual Disability space where she is the Head Coach of the Australian Boomerangs. We revisit some of the proposed rule changes from las...
1hr 24m Jun 22, 2018
1hr 24m
S3 Ep8: Sorry Dr. James, we would like to make some changes
We love the game, but there are a few things we would like to change. After catching a 12 and under game this week (https://youtu.be/O_jLVliu4oc), the team discuss some different ways to modify and adapt basketball to suit and improve player development at the junior level. Some of which are pretty easily adapted, some require a lot of work, but we would love to hear your ideas on what you’ve c...
1hr 6m Jun 15, 2018
1hr 6m
S3 Ep7: Essendon Football Club Physical Performance Manager Justin Crow
After an inadvertent stop off at the 2c Cashman machine at Windy Hill (thanks to an errant Justin emoji), the crew head out to ‘The Hangar’ - home of the Essendon Football Club and speak with Physical Performance Manager Justin Crow on how the EFC run their program, the physical development of athletes, the use of data vs intuition in decision making, and relationship building with athletes of ...
1hr 5m Jun 08, 2018
1hr 5m
S3 Ep6: Mid Season Review and the NBA Finals
We welcome back Justin after a little bit of “time away” last week, and catch up on a wide range of topics such as the NBA Finals, Coach Attire & Etiquette, Tournament Preparation, Individual Training Sessions, and Coach Welfare. Mike is still inactive on Twitter, or is he actually very active and just setup a number of strategically placed “burner” accounts…
1hr 1m Jun 01, 2018
1hr 1m
S3 Ep5: Welcome Back Potter
Hamish & Andy. Martin & Molloy. Jordan & Pippen. Batman & Robin. Stewie & Brian Griffin. The common link? They didn’t need a third wheel to get the job done, and this week Rob & Mike venture out minus Justin to the place Mike put on the map – Werribee. We catch up with U18 Vic Metro winning coach Reece Potter to discuss the week at AJC’s, his role as Player & Coach Development Manager at the We...
1hr 3m May 25, 2018
1hr 3m
S3 Ep4: Thought Provoking: Structure, Teaching and Social Reactions
Like all good coaches, we’ve been going over our chat with Eric Hollingsworth on last week’s podcast, and have come up with some new thoughts and ideas on how we structure our competition, our training sessions, and even what we teach to our junior athletes. Great interaction from the listeners on social media from last weeks podcast, and we discuss their thoughts also.
1hr May 17, 2018
1hr
S3 Ep3: Melbourne United High Performance Manager Eric Hollingsworth
Back out on the mean streets of Moorabbin at Melbourne Utd HQ again, where the team chat to Melbourne United High Performance Manager Eric Hollingsworth about his time in basketball, and his experience as an athlete, coach, parent and observer over a number of years. The team discuss what a High Performance athlete really is, how to develop a mindset and culture to help them progress in their c...
1hr 9m May 11, 2018
1hr 9m
S3 Ep2: Australian Junior Championship Review
We take a look back at the U18 Australian Junior Championships held in Geelong last week, see how the Victorian teams fared, and a look at the tournament as a whole. Mike got a 5 star review from his Air B&B from Shirley, Justin spent the week socialising (which is why there was no podcast last week), the results of the FIBA 3x3 Asia tournament and the Split, Kick & Extra returns.
56m May 04, 2018
56m
S3 Ep1: Can Pod, Can't do Geography
A global approach this week as we hear about Mike’s experience in Germany, Justin’s qualifiers in China, Rob’s time in Wantirna Sth, and the learning that’s we can take from the different styles of game play at the international level. A quick preview of the AJC’s coming up in Geelong next week and the expectations on the Victorian squads.
43m Apr 19, 2018
43m
S2 Ep10: Mailing It In
It’s time to reward the listeners by giving them what they want – answers to their questions. Big thanks to everyone who took the time to send their questions and feedback in for the podcast. Huge shout out to all those that have been listening, leaving ratings and reviews, as well as sharing, liking, re-tweeting and spreading the word. You’re making up for Czepil’s lack of activity on social ...
49m Mar 29, 2018
49m
S2 Ep9: There are 99 problems, but these 21 aren't some
There are plenty of things that can go wrong in basketball, but the team put their heads together and come up with their 21 items that they feel can help you win basketball games. Some on court, some off court and by no means are they responsible if something doesn’t work! The Split, Kick & Extra is back, and Mike remains inactive on Twitter.
56m Mar 22, 2018
56m
S2 Ep8: First Weekend Review of NCAA Tournament
Rob & Mike review the first weekend of the NCAA tournament, check in to see how the brackets are going, and discuss the disappointment of Justin UNC being bundled out of the tournament.
34m Mar 20, 2018
34m
S2 Ep7: Stacks on Deck
Back on the road, the crew head out to Templestowe College to chat to Master Coach, Ian Stacker. Stacks takes them through his time in charge of the AIS, his NBL career, and the time he beat a range of NBA talent to win a gold medal with the Crocs. Mike gets incredibly passionate about his Kick, Justin tips the hat to a great send off, and we recognise some award winners at the BV awards this ...
1hr 10m Mar 15, 2018
1hr 10m
S2 Ep6: Competition Time - NCAA March Madness
This truly is the most wonderful time of the year – on the back of Selection Sunday, the Talking Split Bracket Challenge is up! Join in on the fun to win some prizes via this link: http://talkingsplit.mayhem.cbssports.com You’ll need to register and from there you can compete against the Talking Split crew and listeners to see who the ultimate champion is. If you are just trying to beat Justin...
10m Mar 13, 2018
10m
S2 Ep5: Take that for Data
This week we touch on NBL Coach of the Year Dean Vickerman, the FIBA Qualifiers series, and focus on the use of data and analytics in basketball, how you can use it to help your team and some resources you can use. Justin is torn between Moneyball and Superbad as his favourite Jonah Hill movie and Mike throws out the challenge to get him active on Twitter. Mike Czepil Tweet Tracker: Zero activity
59m Mar 07, 2018
59m
S2 Ep4: You Da Vicker-man
The crew are off-site this week at Melbourne United HQ where they catch up with Head Coach Dean Vickerman and discuss his coaching pathway all the way from the Warragul Gladiators to the NBL leading Melbourne United Basketball Club. We look over what he values, what works for him, and any advice he has for aspiring coaches in the pathway. The Split, Kick & Extra returns, seeking a sponsor. Mik...
1hr 3m Mar 01, 2018
1hr 3m
S2 Ep3: Video Killed the Lazy Defender
The world has come a long way since the days of literally cutting up pieces of tape, and the team gets into the world of video technology and how you can use it to help your teams, especially with the defender that never claims to be at fault…
51m Feb 22, 2018
51m
S2 Ep2: Managing Court Time and Sleep
This week the team look into how to manage court time, starters, substitutions and give some advice on how to keep the relationship strong with parents and players. For the second half of the podcast Ian Dunican speaks about all things sleep, how to get it, what happens when you don’t, and how to live a healthy lifestyle with it! New segment also features, The Split, The Kick & The Extra.
1hr 33m Feb 15, 2018
1hr 33m
S2 Ep1: Talking Split - The Return
MJ announced his return via a fax machine and the words “I’m back”. Thankfully technology has moved on a bit since then, and we can download straight to your mobile! The team are back to discuss what’s been going on over the holiday period in the High Performance world, and how coaches can better prepare their athletes for when they’re looking to make the jump. Also a “massive” new segment insp...
54m Feb 08, 2018
54m
S1 Ep8: How to survive the holiday break + Peter Lonergan
It’s Holidays time and the crew discuss what coaches can do over the break, and how to make sure they keep in touch with the game for when they are back on court. Also, how to get some downtime! Basketball Australia’s Head of High Performance Coach Development, Peter Lonergan, joins us for the second half of the podcast to discuss coaching pathways and what makes good coach, well, good.
1hr 1m Dec 13, 2017
1hr 1m
S1 Ep7: Game Coaching Strategy & New FIBA rules
This week on Talking Split we discuss Game Coaching Strategy and look at some of the situations you can manage in game - they’re just ideas, we aren’t responsible if you try something we suggest and it doesn’t work! Nima Sobhani, Head Coach of Helping Hoops Futures joins us for the shot clock segment. Bill Mildenhall joins us from the Technical Officials Department to discuss the new rules be...
1hr 5m Dec 06, 2017
1hr 5m
S1 Ep6: It's Called Defence! + special guest Tony Ronzone
Defence – not just something used to keep the pesky neighbours kids off the lawn. This week we talk defensive philosophy and what matters to coaches. What makes a good individual defender, what do you value as a coach, what are some of the ways to guard different situations you may see in your games. Brad White, Head Coach of Knox U14-2 boys joins us for the Shot Clock. Lastly, the best of th...
1hr 10m Nov 29, 2017
1hr 10m
S1 Ep5: Offensive Systems and guest Gerard Hillier
This week on Talking Split we are discussing Offensive systems for athlete skill development, what you teach, why you teach it, and how it benefits the players long term ability to play the game – thanks to Coach Clinton for the email in! U14 Dandenong Rangers Boys Coach – Nick Mihai joins us for our Shot Clock segment. We head down to The Shark Tank to speak to Southern Peninsula Director or...
1hr 2m Nov 22, 2017
1hr 2m
S1 Ep4: Session Planning & Guest Adam McKay (from Helping Hoops)
Our topic this week is practice! We talkin' bout practice! Coaches Rob Coulter, Justin Schueller and Mike Czepil speak about planning for sessions, while the team also check in with Helping Hoops founder Adam McKay to speak about how they use basketball to allow those less fortunate to flourish off the court.
56m Nov 16, 2017
56m
S1 Ep3: Blue Hoops Pod - Coaching Values & guest Hanna Zavecz
The Blue Hoops Coaching team jump back into the studio to discuss different Coaching Values and how that can impact your team not only on the floor, but off the floor. It's one of the biggest aspects of your coaching career so it's certainly one not to miss! We also catch up with special guest this week former Australian Opal Hanna Zavecz, who speaks about Human Nutrition and Food.
36m Nov 09, 2017
36m
S1 Ep2: Shooting + Durham McInnis - Blue Hoops Coaching Pod
Basketball Victoria's Blue Hoops Coaching Pod continues its series with Episode Two as Coaching Development Officer Rob Coulter, alongside High Performance Coaches Mike Czepil (Metro) and Justin Schueller (Country) speak about the techniques and mechanics of shooting. The boys also chat with special guest Durham McInnis from Core Advantage, who is also the Athletic Development Manager at Baske...
51m Nov 01, 2017
51m
S1 Ep1: Team Selection - Blue Hoops Coaching Pod
Basketball Victoria's Blue Hoops Podcast has arrived! In Episode One, the team consisting of Rob Coulter (BV's Coach Development Officer), Mike Czepil (High Performance Coach, Metro) and Justin Schueller (High Performance Coach, Country) discuss the surroundings of Team Selection.
40m Oct 26, 2017
40m