Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast

We are fortunate to have J.P. Nerbun on this episode. Nerbun, who played basketball at the University of South Carolina, just released his second book called The Culture System. The book gives readers a glimpse at the secrets of successful team cultures. Nerbun consults with athletes, coaches and parents at every level across the world helping with culture building through TOC Culture Consulting. EPISODE BREAKDOWN 1:10 — What is culture in regard to sports team and programs? 2:25 — What part of the Culture System is most overlooked? 5:40 — Creating an authentic leadership philosophy 8:45 — Self-assessment methods to look at ourselves and program 13:20 — How to document and share your Culture System 16:30 — How to introduce change to a current standard 18:30 — What’s an appropriate number of standards? 20:35 — What are landmarks for coaches to make sure things are working? 22:50 — Addressing the challenging part of coaching 26:30 — Does having a Culture System impact performance? 28:10 — Is a Culture System different for a team trying to go from good to great vs. a team going from bad to good? 32:10 — What was your “Why” for writing this new book?

We are fortunate to have Marshall Cho on this episode. Cho is the head boys coach at Lake Oswego High School in Oregon. Cho is also apart of USA basketball. He has worked the Nike Youth Summit since 2012, and most recently was at the Junior National Team Minicamp in April.  Previous to working at Lake Oswego, Cho has coached in New York City, Mozambique, and DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland.

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

I’m fortunate to have Anthony Pugh on this podcast. Pugh is a Player Development Coach based in Ohio, who works with players of all ages and skill levels. He is the founder of Clockwork Athletics. Besides providing detailed development for players, there are plenty of resources for coaches to help improve development within their program. In this episode, we discuss helping players develop their finishing around the rim. BREAKDOWN 1:05: Becoming a skills development coach 3:10: Difference between sharpening skills and developing new ones 7:05: Developing skills that fit into the player's role on a team 8:45: How many finishing moves does a good player need? 10:45: The trickle-down affect from the NBA 11:47: Finishing points of emphasis for young players 14:15: Teaching players not foul on finishing moves 15:35: Helping players to make quicker decisions when finishing 17:24: 3-part process for teaching a finishing move 21:40: How quickly do new skills show up in game situations 24:53: Teaching players how to use the glass 29:06: Keeping players engaged in training 31:00: The thought process when finishing 32:23: Teaching players other options than finishing 35:30: Methods for creating finishing situations 36:57: Breakdown between 1v0 vs. live situations in training 40:13: Overcoming the "I can't" or "I will never do this" phases

I’m are fortunate to be joined by Lyle Fuller in today's podcast. In the episode we discuss the impact that Name, Image, Likeness policies being adopted by state activities associations around the country could have on high school sports. Fuller is a practicing attorney who graduated from Duke University in 2000. He is also a broadcaster and longtime Idaho high school sports fan in Preston. BREAKDOWN 2:00: Idaho Activities Association adopts NIL policy 4:35: Why does Idaho have a policy? 5:52: Ohio considering NIL rules 10:30: How might high school athletes profit off their NIL? 12:30: Benefits and issues that could come from NIL 15:00: Will Idaho athletes get NIL deals? 16:50: How much money makes an NIL deal worth it? 18:25: Will this impact communities with multiple schools? 21:50: What do you think NIL looks like in 5 years? 27:30: Duke basketball talk with a Duke graduate 30:30: How good was the boys basketball in the 4A South East Conference?

We are fortunate to have Colby Blaine on this podcast. Blaine is the head men’s coach at the College of Idaho. In just his fourth year as head coach, the Boise High grad as already surpassed 100 wins with the Yotes. That includes a 32-5 record this season, which saw the CofI advance to the Elite 8 in the NAIA National Tournament. In this episode, Blaine talks about the past season, why college basketball in Idaho is underrated, and the process the coaching staff uses to define players' roles.

We are fortunate to have Alex Sarama back on the podcast. Sarama is a basketball coach based in Italy. You probably know Sarama from his work with Basketball Immersion, where he’s become a team and coaching development resource for basketball coaches around the world. Sarama recently wrote about developing a comprehensive vision and coaching development plan for basketball programs. On this episode, we dive into what a comprehensive vision that includes styles of play is and why it is important.  Sarama also identifies ways you can share this with coaches in your program and help develop buy-in.

We are fortunate to have Darren Hansen on this episode of the podcast. In this episode, Hansen answers questions related to strength and conditioning development for basketball players in and out of season. Hansen has a degree in Exercise Science and is the owner of HansenAthletics, an online strength and conditioning platform that focuses on a performance-based approach to develop athletes. Hansen works with athletes worldwide, but has physical location in his hometown of Pocatello where he works with athletes at all levels and abilities.

We are fortunate to have Ty Keck on the podcast.Keck is the Skyline Girls Basketball Program Director.  He just finished his seventh season as head coach and has helped the Grizzlies win trophies the last 2 years at 4A state tournament. That includes Skyline’s first appearance in the state final, where the Grizzlies lost to Burley. Keck talks about a season that he's called a "roller coaster." Keck also discusses the process of implementing a conceptual offense.

We are lucky to have Zachary Eastman on today’s episode. Eastman is the head coach of the Lapwai boys basketball team. Lapwai just finished off an undefeated season (27-0) to win their second straight 1A Division II championship. It was the program's 12 state title. Lapwai led the state in scoring with 83 points per game and beat two 5A teams. Senior standout Titus Yearout will play next year at the University of Idaho.