The Transforming Basketball Podcast EP127: Building a Championship Culture with Cameron Mitchell
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Aug 20, 2025 Cameron Mitchell, a two-time NWAC South Coach of the Year and head coach at Portland Community College, shares insights from his championship-winning journey. He emphasizes the importance of player autonomy and how a constraints-led approach fosters creativity. Cameron discusses recruiting talent and creating a culture that balances team success with individual growth. He also delves into coaching discipline, innovative practice structures, and lessons learned from his G League experience, aiming to inspire aspiring coaches.
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Prioritize Being Unscoutable
- Recruit the best available players and prioritize being unscoutable over rigid set plays.
- Use a conceptual offense with triggers to create advantages that opponents cannot easily scout.
Make Practice Rules Consequential
- Turn specific practice actions into automatic turnovers to enforce desired behaviors.
- Use rules like "early pass ahead is a turnover" to train pace and decision-making under pressure.
Pace Helps Defense Too
- Playing extremely fast can improve transition defense as well as offense.
- Crashing every offensive rebound while running pace creates offensive value without wrecking transition defense.