Small-Sided Pod: Chris Oliver

We are fortunate to have Chris Oliver on today’s podcast. I believe it is safe to call him The Hoops Podfather or The Basketball Coaches' Coach.

Odds are you’ve learned from Coach Oliver whether it’s on The Basketball Podcast or from one of the many resources from Basketball Immersion. In this episode, Oliver shares his thoughts on how coaches should approach practice.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
0:55 - Who should practices be for?
2:22 - Practices as dance recitals
4:27 - Do practices have too much “busy work?”
6:42 -  Is the statement “I know you don’t like this, but …” acceptable for a coach during a practice?
10:15 - Normalizing the hard or less exciting parts of practice
11:25 - How does challenging players fall into athlete enjoyment?
14:10 - Tips for how to change your practices
18:12 - The benefits of two-way teaching
20:19 - Accepting and explaining the messiness of practice
24:00 - The role of practice in team cohesion
25:00 - Assessment methods for determine the effectiveness of a practice
26:47 - What has the Basketball Immersion journey meant to you?
29:00 - What does Basketball Immersion offer coaches?
32:48 - Servant leadership growing basketball