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.
FIBA Women's World Cup, European Travels, & Film Breakdown
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 the ability to adapt in the heat of the storm.
Checkout the new Canada Basketball eLearning on Developing Mindset by heading over to gameplanbasketball.ca (http://gameplanbasketball.ca)
1 Oct 2026
Points to Ponder - Nothing Soft
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.
28 Sept 2026
Youth Rule Guidelines - Part 2 - Scoring, Strategies, Tactics, and Implementation
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 Guidelines document here:
ENG: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mlk0c58glxt76ua86cs8l/ENG-Canada-Basketball-Youth-Rules-Guidelines-12.pdf?rlkey=1z3drgztovx7131wus5r42njz&st=o2h6enhl&dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mlk0c58glxt76ua86cs8l/ENG-Canada-Basketball-Youth-Rules-Guidelines-12.pdf?rlkey=1z3drgztovx7131wus5r42njz&st=o2h6enhl&dl=0)
FR: www.basketball.ca/news-fr/canada-basketball-mise-sur-le-developpement-et-la-participation-avec-ses-lignes-directrices-pour-le-basketball-jeunesse (http://www.basketball.ca/news-fr/canada-basketball-mise-sur-le-developpement-et-la-participation-avec-ses-lignes-directrices-pour-le-basketball-jeunesse)
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