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Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast

Mike MacKay & Brandon Brock

Join Coach Mike MacKay and Coach Brandon Brock as they dive into weekly conversations about transformational coaching, stewardship, and performance safety. The Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast is a place for all coaches to join in on a conversation to help grow the game of basketball.Look forward to weekly episodes including conversations with coaches from across the country and around the world engaging in conversations around new concepts in the game of basketball.

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All Episodes

68:03

FIBA Women's World Cup, European Travels, & Film...

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/10/05

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike and Coach Brandon sit down to discuss Mike's recent travels in Italy, Germany, and Denmark and Mike's time at the FIBA Women's World Cup. Mike shares everything from his favourite moments travelling, to the best food that he ate, and of course his observations watching the top women's basketball games. Then, Mike dives into some video breakdown from the Gold Medal game of the world cup and explore the power of on-ball defense and

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21:10

Points to Ponder - Nothing Soft

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/10/01

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike MacKay shares another Point to Ponder. This time, Mike talks about the power of "soft" skills, and how they aren't soft at all.

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71:34

Youth Rule Guidelines - Part 2 - Scoring, Strategies,...

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/09/28

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike and Coach Brandon continue their conversation with Sandy MacIntosh, Director of Membership & Domestic Programs at Canada Basketball on the New Canada Basketball Youth Rule Guidelines. This part 2 of the 2-part conversation explores the Scoring, Strategies, and Tactical Youth Rule recommendations and the three coaches provide insight into ways coaches and organizations can implement them.You can find a copy of the Youth Rule

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18:26

Points to Ponder - The Gap is Where Adaptation Lives

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/09/24

On this Episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike shares a reflective blog on his own continued growth.To get access to the written version of the Point to Ponder, subscribe here: https://mailchi.mp/2a41fa914c75/dtt92e5wlh

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66:20

Canada Basketball's Youth Rule Guidelines - Part 1

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/09/21

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike and Brandon sit down with Sandy MacIntosh, Director of Membership & Domestic Programs at Canada Basketball to talk about the newly released Canada Basketball Youth Rule Guidelines document. You can find the Youth Rule Guidelines document by navigating to it on our new website here:

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21:00

Points to Ponder - Then What?

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/09/17

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike follows-up in his series of blogs on WNBA/NBA (What is the Next Best Action, Next Best Action). This time, he shares a conversation around what happens next after the play.To get access to the written version of the Point to Ponder, subscribe here: https://mailchi.mp/2a41fa914c75/dtt92e5wlh

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45:49

Dave Maxin - 2026/2027 Referee Points of Emphasis -...

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/09/14

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast Coach Mike is joined once again by Dave Maxin, the Manager of Officials Development at Canada Basketball. On this podcast, Dave walks Mike through the new Referee Points of Emphasis for the upcoming basketball season and explore what these new changes mean for coaches. This podcast includes video elements, which can be seen over at gameplanbasketball.ca

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22:26

Points to Ponder - The Play Before the Play

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/09/10

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike shares another Point to Ponder. This time, he shares his thoughts on the Play before The Play and how it relates in the world of Next Best Action.To get access to the written version of the Point to Ponder, subscribe here: https://mailchi.mp/2a41fa914c75/dtt92e5wlh

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56:08

Tyler Slipp - Lessons as a Coach, Administrator, and...

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/09/07

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike sits down with Tyler Slipp, former University Head Coach and now Director of Sport Participation and Development at Sport New Brunswick. Tyler shares stories from his coaching journey. From his start at UNB, to joining the NEDA program in Hamilton, joining the bench at SFU, taking a head coaching job at the University of Waterloo, to transitioning to the sport administration world as Executive Director of Basketball New Brunswick, and

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21:34

Points to Ponder - The Butterfly Effect

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/09/03

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike shares another Point to Ponder. On this episode, Mike shares the idea of the Butterfly Effect and his reflections from the 2026 Canada Basketball Nationals in Sherbrooke Quebec.

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58:18

Kiera Lyons - Head Coach, Women's Basketball Northern...

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/08/31

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Brandon sits down to chat with Kiera Lyons, the Head Coach of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Women's Basketball team. Kiera talks about her transition from athlete to coach, and the many roles in sport that she's held along her journey. She expands on building a program and establishing a culture for a young program and share stories on her experience as a colour commentator for basketball in Edmonton.

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25:53

Point to Ponder - We Are All Learners

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/08/27

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike shares another Point to Ponder. This is another reflection from his time spent in Italy this summer at the Transforming Basketball Camp, working with coaches and athletes from around the world.

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63:50

Jason & Danah Arnold - Performance Safety

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/08/24

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike MacKay sits down with Jason and Danah Arnold. Jason and Danah hold many roles including as Team Managers for the Women's High Performance Program as well as running their own swim school, called True Blue Swim School. Jason and Danah are true pioneers in the world of Performance Safety and explore the ideas behind coach, athlete, official, and parent behaviours. This is an episode you do not want to miss.

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18:46

Points to Ponder - Space, the Final Frontier

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/08/20

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike shares another Point to Ponder. This time from his experience at the Canada Basketball National Championships in Sherbrooke Quebec. Mike explore his thoughts on space and spacing.

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40:39

CB Nationals Recap & The New Train to Train

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/08/17

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike and Brandon catchup and debrief the conclusion of the Women's Canada Basketball Nationals Championship in Sherbrooke Quebec. They share some stories, some of the stories from the week, and what they love about Nationals. Then, they transition to sharing about the new revised Train to Train workshop and what coaches can expect if they register to take the workshop.

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19:44

Points to Ponder - The Fingerprints Behind the Photo

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/08/13

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike MacKay shares a point to ponder on his reflection from his trip up to Yellowknife. This blog highlights all of the people who help make the game a great place to be. To get access to the written version of the Point to Ponder, subscribe here: https://mailchi.mp/2a41fa914c75/dtt92e5wlh

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54:25

Ajay Sharma - Interim Head Coach, Women's Basketball...

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/08/10

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike MacKay talks with veteran coach Ajay Sharma about a career built through mentorship, film study, and hard-won lessons from national championship runs. Ajay shares insights from legends like Anson Dorrance and Bobby Knight, the power of simple, repeatable language like "win the fight," and how competitive drills such as Game to Three and Seven Stops train players to manage pressure, discipline, and decision-making before it matters

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20:45

Points to Ponder - Playing the Course You're On

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/08/06

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike MacKay shares a story of his time up in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and how his time playing golf, allowed him to reflect on the various theories around skill acquisition. To get access to the written version of the Point to Ponder, subscribe here: https://mailchi.mp/2a41fa914c75/dtt92e5wlh

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66:55

Pauline Lordon - From Player to Coach Developer

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/08/03

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike sits down with Pauline Lordon, longtime coach, educator, mentor, and learning facilitator who has coached at every level of the game, from community basketball to university and national team programs. Pauline shares lessons from her coaching journey, the mentors who shaped her, and her thoughts on mentorship, building trust, creating learning environments, and why joy and relationships are at the heart of coaching.

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11:14

Points to Ponder - The Beautiful Game

Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast ·

2026/07/30

On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike MacKay shares another Points to Ponder, this time about his reflection on the FIFA World Cup.To get access to the written version of the Point to Ponder, subscribe here: https://mailchi.mp/2a41fa914c75/dtt92e5wlh

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