The Mind Game of Basketball:1 on 1 with yourself
Episodes
À la rencontre d'une légende du basket Français
12 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Florent Piétrus, c'est 20 saisons au plus haut niveau, 230 sélections en Équipe de France, un titre de Champion d'Europe, plusieurs titres de champ...
From Rome to NCAA Basketball — Inside the Mind of Nebraska's General Manager
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Luca Virgilio, General Manager of Nebraska Men’s Basketball.From his early days in Rome, Italy, to working under Coach Fred Hoiberg, and lea...
Serving the game of basketball, from assistant coach to head coach: the journey
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll hear how Coach Oliver Kostić has shaped his coaching philosophy—both as an assistant and as a head coach.Having worked alon...
Oliver Kostić, a visionary coach with a powerful philosophy
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coach of the season 2023-2024 in Lithuanian LKL, while coaching Juventus Utena, Oliver Kostić was also the assistant coach of the Serbian National te...
The one and only Jonas Mačiulis
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dive in the head of the very unique Jonas Mačiulis, former Euroleague champion with Real Madrid, and Lithuanian National Team member, also a former p...
Enjoy some tips on the mental game from one of the most successful coaches in basketball history.
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a real treat for every basketball lover around the World who will benefit from Coach Blatt's outstanding experience. Not much to add, as his res...
Eureka!!!
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the 23rd episode of "The Mind Game of Basketball, 1 on 1 with yourself" podcast, Mental Performance Coach Nico Bourgade welcomes Kostas Chatzichris...
Inside the head of a Lithuanian Mastermind
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nico Bourgade invites Benas Matkevičius in today's episode of "The Mind Game of Basketball, 1 on 1 with yourself podcast". Listen to Benas' in take o...
Discover the mindset of an elite player with Real Madrid's legendary shooter, Jaycee Carroll
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nico Bourgade invites one of the greatest shooters in Euroleague's history: Jaycee Carroll.Learn how he built a mindset to become suc...
Learn the philosophy of Cleveland Cavaliers' former sports psychologist and his three decades of experience in sports psychology.
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nico Bourgade welcomes Dr Jack Lesyk, who is the director of the Ohio Center for Sport Psychology, and former Sport Psychologist for...
The Slovenian Whisperer
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Uros Ninić, one of the top individual skills Coaches over in Slovenia. Listen to how Coach Ninić takes the mental game into consideration and h...
The Greek philosophy
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Coach Kostas Flevarakis share his philosophy with Mental Performance Coach Nico Bourgade through an episode where the passion for the game i...
Discover the mindset of the greatest shooting Coach in Basketball, Dave Hopla
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Hopla is a legendary shooting Coach, known and recognized from all in the world of Basketball. His shooting records are more amazing one from ano...
Delivering Mental Performance within the G-League
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie has been working for decades as a performance psychologist and is telling us all about his first year experience delivering mental health as wel...
The 1% that will differentiate you from other organizations: Mental Performance
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex reveals his guiding framework that sets apart peak performers:1. optimizing your environment2. building a foundation of good habits that keep you...
The Chinese Way of discovering Basketball...Internationally
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How cool is it to reach so many parts of the World???In this episode Nico Bourgade reached out to Hui Tu, director of the Basketball International You...
The Essence of Coaching Basketball with two times WNBA Champion Coach Dan Hughes
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coach Dan Hughes, two times WNBA Champion and two times WNBA Coach of the Year, also Assistant Coach with Ladies' Team USA shares his vision with Ment...
Inside the head of a Euroleague sports psychologist
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrius Liachovicius, sports psychologist who just spent the 2021-2022 season with the Zalgiris Kaunas squad in Euroleague and Lithuanian league, shar...
The Mental approach within the very successful Spanish Basketball organization
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nico Bourgade invites Jorge Franco Martin, a passionate Coach who has been sharing his knowledge with the Spanish Youth National Teams, the pro team o...
Learn the concept of shifting your mind with Mental Performance Coach Brian Levenson
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mental Performance Coaches Brian Levenson and Nico Bourgade discuss the thoughts shared by many players and how to get the best out of them to enjoy p...
The Mental Perspective from an NBA Coach with an open mind
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to what Coach Erdem Can has to say about the evolution of the Mind Game in Basketball both in NBA and in Euroleague the last ten years.Coach ...
How Hypnosis can help you change your game
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nico Bourgade and Stuart Wade (4 time Taekwondo World Champion, now Clinical Hypnotherapist) discuss the techniques used by hypnotists with athletes t...
Learn what it takes from one of the most legendary Skills Coaches in the World aka Ganon Baker
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you for listening to this podcast episode with Nico Bourgade and Ganon Baker. Ganon Baker Basketball has been doing camps, clinics, team traini...
When a High School Teacher gives you the lesson on Mental Performance
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Founder of Evolution Mental Performance Coaching, Jason Payne has also been coaching Basketball at the high school level both for boys and girls for t...
The mental challenge of playing pro Basketball in a different environment
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nico Bourgade invites Marco Palumbo to discuss how to get the best out of the players when they meet adversity in a different country/league through p...
3 fundamental steps to Mental Performance: the next play, the controllables, the process
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From NBA players to young kids at the corner of your street, Alan and Nico go deep into the basic but most important fundamentals of the mental game:...
The Mindset within a successful organization
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lukas Grabauskas, Team Manager at Lietkabelis, Lithuania, discusses what appears to be the most important steps, from a mental approach, to become a w...
The pillars of Mindfulness within Basketball demystified by Greg Graber and Nico Bourgade
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Graber (Former Mindfulness Coach for Memphis Grizzlies) and Nico Bourgade discuss how to slow down the way your mind works to be more focused, re...
The Play Present Skill set with Graham Betchart, NBA mental performance Coach
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Nico Bourgade with Graham Betchart, one of the World's leading Mental Performance Coaches who has been working with NBA players, the Utah Ja...