A podcast presented by Night Hoops; a charity organization, in Vancouver, B.C., whose mission is to empower youth and communities through an inclusive basketball program.
MIC'D HOOPS is a platform designed to prompt meaningful conversations around the impact of hoops. Evan Symons and Kavita Dhillon, co-hosts for these conversations, will speak with a different member of the Vancouver basketball community each episode.
Listen in as we dig a bit deeper than the surface of playing the game to discover what basketball means to different people and the Vancouver community.
In episode five of Mic'd Hoops, Kavita and Evan chat with Babita Gill (IG: @bgill6) - an Occupational Therapist (OT), and previously a coach for Night Hoops. She shares about her basketball journey, as well as how she got into OT, what her day-to-day as an OT looks like, and running her own OT company; and more!
Check it out and feel free to contact us (IG: @nighthoops | EMAIL: micd.hoops@gmail.com) with questions, comments, or future guest suggestions.
29 May 2021
Episode 4 with Aman Jhutti
In episode number four, of Mic'd Hoops, Kavita and Evan chat with Aman Jhutti - a teacher, and previously a coach and coordinator for Night Hoops. He shares passionately about when and what attracted him to the game of basketball, the lessons and inspiration he's gained from his experience with Night Hoops, and how his role evolved within the charity organization, as well as how it connects to his role as a teacher; and more!
A couple resources that Aman uses for regular doses of inspiration are shared here:
- https://www.edutopia.org/ (https://www.edutopia.org/)
- https://cmascanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/resilienceguide.pdf (https://cmascanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/resilienceguide.pdf)
Check it out and feel free to contact us (IG: @nighthoops | EMAIL: micd.hoops@gmail.com) with questions, comments, or future guest suggestions.
1 May 2021
Episode 3 with Demitri Harris
In episode number 3 of Mic'd Hoops, Kavita and Evan chat with Demitri Harris (IG: @demi_sosa). He shares about his experiences with hoops from a youngin' on the sidelines all the way through to playing at the professional level, as well as who his mentor is and how he, himself, has become a mentor, trainer, and coach. Check it out and feel free to contact us (IG: @nighthoops | EMAIL: micd.hoops@gmail.com) with questions, comments, or future guest suggestions.
27 Mar 2021
Episode 2 with Jennifer Ju
In episode number 2 of Mic'd Hoops, Kavita and Evan chat with Jennifer Ju (IG: @jujuonrepeat). She shares about her journey to playing professional basketball in Germany, finding herself after an injury, as well as how she's translated her competitive spirit into supporting her community through Day One Basketball (https://dayonebasketball.com/) and her career in high school education. Check it out and feel free to contact us (IG: @nighthoops | EMAIL: micd.hoops@gmail.com) with questions, comments, or future guest suggestions.
27 Feb 2021
Episode 1 with Cassidy Kannemeyer
On the first ever episode of Mic'd Hoops, Kavita and Evan chat with Coach Cassidy Kannemeyer (IG: @coachkannemeyer). He shares how he got started as a coach, how Night Hoops significantly impacted his coaching career, as well as what it takes to coach at the collegiate level; and so much more! Check it out and feel free to contact us (IG: @nighthoops | EMAIL: micd.hoops@gmail.com) with questions, comments, or future guest suggestions.
17 Feb 2021
Introducing: MIC'D HOOPS
Evan Symons and Kavita Dhillon, co-hosts of MIC'D HOOPS, introduce themselves in relation to their experiences with the sponsoring charity organization, Night Hoops.
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