Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast

Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast
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One person's continuing journey to become a better basketball coach. Episodes include interviews with basketball coaches & other leadership experts from Idaho and beyond. Email: Idahobasketballcoachingpodcast@gmail.com.

  1. Constraints and Creativity w/ Dave Lepisto

    10/21/2025

    Constraints and Creativity w/ Dave Lepisto

    We are fortunate to have Dave Lepisto returning to the podcast for this episode. Lepisto is the head girls coach at Kimberly High School in Wisconsin where he lead the Papermakers to the 2025 Division 1 State Championship. If you are like me, you’ve benefitted from one of the many resources Lepisto has shared over the years. Whether it’s teaching movement to youth players or borrowing actions and terminology for my conceptual offense, Dave has been a valued resource for me. Topics in this episode include: Balancing Success and Future Growth: Lepisto reflects on moving past Kimberly’s state championship to set new goals and maintain focus, discussing how success can distract teams from continued improvement. Constraint-Led Coaching Philosophy: Lepisto explains how he integrates performance, environmental, and task constraints throughout the season—starting with principles of play and adjusting based on opponents to promote adaptability, creativity, and problem-solving. Player Empowerment and Decision-Making: The episode explores how Lepisto creates an environment of trust and clarity where players make real-time decisions, learn from mistakes, and feel ownership over their development. Spatial Awareness and Teaching Through Chaos: Lepisto emphasizes the role of spatial understanding, controlled constraints, and game-like chaos in building resilient, adaptable players who can perform under pressure. Developing Youth Through Constraints: Lepisto shares how constraint-based methods and spatial teaching start in youth programs, progressing from simple games (like 3-on-3) to complex team play, ensuring decision-making develops alongside skill.

    42 min
  2. Strategy Development w/ Eric Fawcett

    09/15/2025

    Strategy Development w/ Eric Fawcett

    🏀📥 Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- We are fortunate to have Eric Fawcett on this edition of the podcast. Fawcett is an assistant coach for the Edmonton Stingers in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He is also a consultant for Division 1 basketball programs in the United States and pro teams around the world. In addition, you can find his writing and breakdowns at different sites, including Slappin’ Glass. --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN 1:55 - Working as a basketball coach in Edmonton 3:20 - Practical use of analytics in determining team strategy 8:20 - Approaches for coaches without an analytics department 12:20 - Balance between personnel, opponents and familiarity of actions 20:55 - Creating strategies based off your season goals 23:00 - How analytic efficiencies find their way into team strategy 28:00 - Effective ways for coaches to convey efficiency to players 31:20 - Scaling a playbook to be effective while not overloading players 35:45 - Tips for watching film while game planning for an opponent 39:40 - Offensive trends for the upcoming season

    45 min
  3. 2-3 Matchup Zone w/ Colby Blaine

    09/08/2025

    2-3 Matchup Zone w/ Colby Blaine

    🏀📥 Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- We are fortunate to have Colby Blaine back for this episode. Blaine is the head men’s coach at the College of Idaho. He collected his second National Championship this past season with the Yotes.  The title — College of Idaho’s second in the last 3 seasons — capped a 35-2 record that included a 25-game winning streak to end the campaign. --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN 1:20 - Sustaining success at UofI  3:20 - Keys to connection in a program 4:50 - Overcoming challenges  during a title run 6:30 - Strengths of 2-3 vs. other defenses 8:00 - Getting players to think conceptually on defense  9:30 - Placing players in a zone defense 11:30 - How defense factors into playing time 12:20 - Toughness & Communication in a zone 14:40 - Matching up against different formations 16:15 - Mixing zone with man defense 17:10 - Basic principles of the match-up zone 19:05 - More advanced concepts 20:00 - Handling cutters 21:00 - Skip Passes 21:25 - Flare Screens 22:30 - On-Ball Screens 24:40 - Allowing players to make decisions 25:15 - Harder to Guard: Post or Perimeter 26:36 - 1v1 at the high post 28:40 - Rebounding out of the zone 30:25 - Onboarding new players into the system 31:50 - Zone defense resources for coaches

    34 min
  4. Principles of Play w/ George Vaz

    09/01/2025

    Principles of Play w/ George Vaz

    🏀📥 Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠⁠⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- We are fortunate to have George Vaz on this episode.  Vaz is a basketball coach based in Brazil. He’s also coached in Portugal and the England. If his voice sounds familiar, it’s because Vaz is the current host of the Transforming Basketball podcast. He is also a clinician for Transforming Basketball. --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN 1:20 - What are Principles of Play (POP)? 4:05 - How is the POP presented to players? 6:05 - Identifying micro principles in your POP 8:35 - Building a POP based on Personnel 10:40 - How constraints tie into POP 11:45 - The role of Intent in building Small-Sided Games 15:40 - Keeping the focus the focus in SSGs 17:25 - What to do when things go wrong with a constraint 20:30 - Common constraints that don’t typically have an impact 23:25 - Building SSGs that fit your team’s needs 27:05  - Timeline for adoption in nonlinear learning 32:05 - Narrowing down the focus during practice

    34 min
  5. Off-Ball Screens & Closeouts w/ Roberto Bergersen

    08/10/2025

    Off-Ball Screens & Closeouts w/ Roberto Bergersen

    Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- We are fortunate to have Boise State basketball legend Roberto Bergersen on this podcast.  Bergersen is an assistant coach at BSU, where he starred for the Broncos from 1996-99. After a 11-year professional career, which included a D-League Championship with the Idaho Stampede, he was a co-founder of an extremely successful AAU program in Boise and was head coach at a prep school in Missouri.  Before joining the Boise State staff, he started his college coaching career at Eastern Washington University.

    37 min
  6. Pace & Spacing Principles w/ Matt Fletcher

    07/27/2025

    Pace & Spacing Principles w/ Matt Fletcher

    Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- We are fortunate to have Matt Fletcher on this episode. Fletcher is the head coach at Concordia St. Paul in Minnesota.  The Golden Bears are coming off one of the most successful seasons in the school’s season, finishing with a 22-9 record, a first-ever conference title and a trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament. --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN 1:30 - Enjoying the growth of a program 3:15 - Coaching the program you have 4:50 - Recruiting locally 5:55 - Factors of adopting an uptempo style 7:50 - Playing quickly, but not rushed 9:35 - Shot selection as a team 11:20 - Recruiting decision making 12:10 - When teams try to slow down 13:50 - Creating & maintaining good spacing 15:20 - Perimeter spacing concepts 16:50 - Using SSGs for teaching spacing 18:00 - Developing practice plans & activities 19:50 - Using your best player as a spacer 21:50 - The big in early offense 23:35 - Flow after the initial trigger 25:15 - Replicating neutral situations after actions 27:30 - Communication in a conceptual offense 29:35 - Teaching the pace of actions 31:40 - Adopting NBA concepts 34:15 - Rebounding as a weapon

    37 min
  7. Building Offensive Identity w/ Ryan Lundgren

    07/23/2025

    Building Offensive Identity w/ Ryan Lundgren

    We are fortunate to have Ryan Lundgren on this episode of the podcast.  Lundgren was one of the first coaches to appear as a guest back when the podcast started in 2020.  At the time, he was the associate head coach at the College of Southern Idaho. Lundgren went on to serve as the head coach at Carroll College in Helena, Mont.  Lundgren is now entering his second year as the associate head coach at Eastern Washington University. --- For more updates on our latest podcast episode and more coaching resources, check out the 🔗 ⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast newsletter⁠⁠⁠. --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN 2:00 - Value of working as a high school coach 3:20 - Core Values of EWU’s offense 4:40 - Building an offense: System or Players? 5:40 - Identifying strengths with changeover 7:10 - The value of stats in offense building 10:20 - Using stats to determine summer workouts 11:25 - Film sessions with players 12:50 - Staff meetings on player development 14:05 - Summer timeline for installing offense 16:00 - The importance of 5v5 in teaching 17:25 - Decision-making against coverage solutions 19:00 - Game plans versus different opponents 21:05 - Process for making a change 22:45 - Coaching an “untraditional” player 24:50 - Playing off an “untraditional” player 25:55 - Quickfire: Attributes of Leon Rice, Jeff Reinert, Jeff Linder, Dan Monson 28:35 - Takeaways as head coach at Carroll College

    31 min
  8. Offseason Reflection & Prep w/ Dan Krikorian

    07/10/2025

    Offseason Reflection & Prep w/ Dan Krikorian

    We are fortunate to have Dan Krikorian on this episode. Krikorian finished his first season as the head coach at Chapman University in California, where he was a longtime assistant. There’s a reason if Krikorian’s voice sounds familiar. He is part of the duo that makes up popular basketball coaching podcast Slappin’ Glass. The episode focuses on offseason reflection and preparation. We also ask Krikorian how Slappin' Glass has impacted his coaching. --- For more updates on our latest podcast episode and more coaching resources, check out the 🔗 ⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast newsletter⁠⁠. --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN 1:15 - Evaluating the previous season 5:30 - Evaluating your own coaching 9:10 - Offseason timeline for coaches 11:40 - Utilizing assistant coaches during the offseason 13:25 - Decision-making process for next season 16:05 - Freedom within the structure 19:15 - When more structure is needed in-game 23:00 - Practice plan development in the offseason 25:00 - Decision-making as a fundamental 29:00 - Impact of Slappin’ Glass on coaching 33:40 - Dealing with expectations

    36 min
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One person's continuing journey to become a better basketball coach. Episodes include interviews with basketball coaches & other leadership experts from Idaho and beyond. Email: Idahobasketballcoachingpodcast@gmail.com.

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    Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast
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