202: The Run Home
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What is the main focus of the episode and who are the hosts?
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Coaches, welcome back to the Talking Split Podcast. Absolutely no reason for the drop. I just heard it the other day when I was watching The Simpsons and thought it was funny. I am Rob Calder, joined again by Old Faithful Nick Mihai. Welcome, Nick.
Thanks for having me back, Rob. Go Knicks.
Oh, it has been a while.
It's been a while, but I did not forget.
Wait, let's just roll that back. Oh, yeah. And making his podcast debut, Ciro Barilla. Welcome.
Hey, it's good to be here. Good to be a long-time listener the past few years, so pretty cool to be here.
jump on it for the first time absolutely so sir you started with us in the coach development officer role obviously at that grassroots level in particular so you're a week and a bit into the job now i think it is yep yep um so you've seen behind the bv curtain as to what it all looks like here and what's your story i suppose as to to how you've ended up here in particular like where did your basketball start what's led you here what do you do in this space
Yeah, so started where we all started at some point, playing domestic basketball. Got a tap on the shoulder at 15, you want to pick up a team in the morning. And that turned into three or four teams. So my whole Saturday spent at Broadmeadows Leisure Centre back then. And then from there, continued to play and then realised 5'8", not very athletic. Probably going to take a path down this coaching route and picked up a first rep team. And that was nine years as of last year. Seniors as well, big V, NBL one, nine years as well. And then being fortunate to be involved with the state program at a hub level and then got to join the 18s this year. So that was pretty cool. and then the senior level stuff's fun with the NBL one men right now at Kilo and last year fortunate to get in the door at Melbourne United as a development coach and that's been pretty cool too for my basketball which kind of led me here where I was like had to take that jump into basketball full time and this unique opportunity came up to join this space which it used to just be you and then Nick two years ago too and they worked out adding me because not decrease my workload just moved it
Yeah, but kind of cool with, like, kind of things that I was already doing. And then it was like, oh, there's a chance to, you know, kind of impact at a bigger level too. So, yeah, it's been cool. Two weeks or a week and a half into the job, kind of getting my footing right now. And I'm sure, like, leading into the end of season, start of the next season is when it's going to all ramp up. And we make sure we get our coaches accredited and educated as best we can.
Toes of the company line, Nick.
Oh, yeah. Starts well already. He might be powering through that probation period a lot quicker than me.
He's actually on probation. But teaching background before this as well?
Yeah. So did the Bachelor's of Sport Coaching. And then through there, it was like, oh, you can do a Masters in it. I was like, oh, it kind of doesn't open up a bunch of opportunities in employment. But yeah. Masters of Teaching, so did that for a fair few years in the PE space as well, most recently. So that was a cosy, fun job. But yeah, it's like cool now to be a full-time basketball properly. Unreal.
So that's pretty sick. Well, welcome. We hope you get through this six-month period with minimal dramas. It'll still be the ongoing joke that in a year and a half's time, you'll still be on probation. It's just how it works.
Nick, still on probation. I know. Once you go on it, you never go off it. I'm just kidding. Yeah.
We did talk about it briefly, Nick, the Knicks.
Yeah, Knicks.
Just been on like a six-week bender and it's the first time we've had the opportunity to get you back on.
I've been waiting. You know what was funny is it was the same day the Knicks won was the same day the Socceroos beat Turkey in the soccer. Yep. So it was kind of really frustrating when I was going around going, we did it. And they're like, yeah. Wait, what are you talking about?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main focus of the episode and who are the hosts?
0:10–5:47
2
How do the coaches define the “run home” period at the end of the season?
5:47–15:08
3
What strategies are recommended for managing a week off before finals?
15:08–21:26
4
How should coaches handle post‑game reflections and player emotions in the final weeks?
21:26–27:59
5
What are the best ways to keep development consistent while the pressure mounts?
27:59–34:36
6
How can coaches maintain team culture and motivation when the season is winding down?
34:36–41:24
7
What practical tips are given for ending the season on a positive note for juniors and seniors?
41:24–50:47
8
What final takeaways do the hosts share about navigating the end‑of‑season challenges?
50:47–56:54