Get Better Basketball Podcast

Andrew MacKay
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Sharing stories of how the game has impacted a wide range of peoples lives, coaches, players, and everyone else!

Episodes

  1. 05/15/2020

    Episode #9 - Ryan Reader. Player to Coach transition, anxiety in sport and coaches impact.

    Ryan Reader jumps on to share his experience with playing the game of basketball, his transition from playing to assistant coaching to head coaching. He also discusses anxiety within sport and how coaches can have a huge impact on athletes often without realising,

    56 min

  2. 05/11/2020

    Episode #8 - Brady Fox - Basketball Journey, competing against Kieran Bingham in 2019.

    Brady Fox and I go way back, he was one of the first players I coached when I started coaching. Brady attends Rangitoto College and is currently a member of their premiership team. Brady shares his basketball journey, as well as the other side of the Kieran Bingham podcast, as he played for the team that Kierans team beat in 2019.

    58 min

  3. 05/04/2020

    Episode #7 - Josh Welton - Play vs Skill Development and Henderson High School Basketball.

    Josh Welton is a guest again on the Get Better Basketball Podcast, today sharing more about his own basketball journey. Josh discusses his experience at Henderson High School and all that they achieved during his tenure. Josh shares his thoughts on why he didn’t transfer to a larger school and what it was like winning at a smaller school. Josh also shares his thoughts on the play vs skill development argument and shares his experience with constant play, how play helped shape and develop his game. Another great episode from another great baller! I hope you enjoy this podcast.

    52 min

  4. 04/30/2020

    Episode #6 - Kieran Bingham - Hobsonville Point Basketball

    Kieran Bingham was apart of the second group of students at Hobsonville Point Secondary School, starting in 2014 with just 2 year groups, Kieran shares his experience being at a brand new school, building the school culture and what sport was like. Kieran graduated in 2019, and was the Head Boy at Hobsonville Point Secondary. Kieran was also the starting Point Guard for the Senior team, which won the Under 19 League 1 North Harbour Championship. Kieran shares his experience of his final season at high school and what it was like to win a championship.

    1h 12m

  5. 04/27/2020

    Episode #5 - Luke Taikoko - Sharing his hoop journey.

    In today’s episode of the podcast, we have Luke Taikoko, a barber at Maloneys Barbershop, sharing his journey with basketball. Starting from when he started hooping, playing through the age groups at the representative level and competing for national titles, as well as his experience with secondary school basketball. Luke attended Kelston Boys, and was apart of the 3rd and 4th place teams during 2006/2007, playing with guys like Houston O’Riley and Ross Mcmains, as well as facing players like Corey Webster, Brook Ruscoe and many other current NBL/Pro level players. I hope you enjoy todays episode! I know I enjoyed this conversation a lot and can’t wait to have Luke on to continue to share more about the mental side of his journey.

    1h 15m

  6. 04/23/2020

    Episode #4 - Cain Nuttall - Discussion regarding being a young coach.

    Today we discuss being a young coach in New Zealand and Cain’s experience with coaching through high school, his why and passion for helping athletes get better. A great episode, I hope you enjoy!

    48 min
  7. Get Better Basketball Podcast Ep #3 - Confidence Development

    04/17/2020

    Get Better Basketball Podcast Ep #3 - Confidence Development

    In today’s podcast we discussed the process of developing your “feel for the game” and developing confidence in what you do!

    56 min
  8. Get Better Basketball Podcast - #2 - Leadership, Emotional Intelligence & Basketball IQ

    04/15/2020

    Get Better Basketball Podcast - #2 - Leadership, Emotional Intelligence & Basketball IQ

    Discussion around Leadership, and what qualities a leader has on and off the basketball court. Discussion based around Emotional Intelligence and the types of players we think of that have high basketball IQ and their specific traits.

    59 min

  9. 04/11/2020

    Get Better Basketball Podcast #1 - Future of Basketball in NZ post lockdown.

    Episode #1 - Today we discussed what Basketball in New Zealand could look like post lockdown and potential schedule changes and the rise of private clubs.

    51 min
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Sharing stories of how the game has impacted a wide range of peoples lives, coaches, players, and everyone else!

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  • Creator
    Andrew MacKay
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Andrew MacKay