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Betsy Butterick - Coaching "Kids These Days"
May 4, 2026
1h 12m 08s
Points to Ponder - When Coaches Step Back: What 3x3 Can Teach Us About Leadership, Emotion, and the Storm
Apr 30, 2026
14m 37s
Motivation - Are you Building Fear or Freedom
Apr 27, 2026
40m 34s
Points to Ponder - The Mentors we Don't Always See
Apr 23, 2026
12m 17s
Alan Keane - MVNT Sports - Coaching Through Curiosity
Apr 20, 2026
58m 51s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/4/26 |  Betsy Butterick - Coaching "Kids These Days" | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike sits down with Betsy Butterick, coach, communication specialist, and author of Kids These Days, to discuss how coaches can better connect with and coach today’s athletes. The conversation explores co-creation, communication, emotional regulation, failure recovery, and the importance of care and connection before challenge. Betsy shares practical strategies for coaches who feel like what used to work no longer works, and offers ideas to help coaches communicate more effectively, build stronger relationships, and create environments where athletes can perform and grow.For coaches interested, there is a 15% off discount link for the purchase of "Kids These Days" here: Canada Basketball Podcast Discount Link | 1h 12m 08s | ||||||
| 4/30/26 | Points to Ponder - When Coaches Step Back: What 3x3 Can Teach Us About Leadership, Emotion, and the Storm | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike shares another Point to Ponder. This time, on his observations watching a Youth 3x3 event. Listen and consider some of the benefits that 3x3 can provide your basketball programs!If you're interested in receiving the text version of this blog post, subscribe to receive them here: https://mailchi.mp/2a41fa914c75/dtt92e5wlh | 14m 37s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | Motivation - Are you Building Fear or Freedom | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike and Brandon dive into the concept of motivation through a practical coaching lens, exploring how everyday coaching decisions can shape, shift, and sometimes unintentionally disrupt athlete motivation. Building on ideas from self-determination theory, they unpack the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and introduce the concept of “motivational displacement”, how drills, constraints, and coach behaviours can redirect what athletes are actually motivated to do.Through real coaching examples, they explore how environments can either foster autonomy, confidence, and connection, or create fear, compliance, and short-term thinking. The conversation challenges coaches to reflect on their own motivations, the impact of reward and punishment, and how to design practices that truly support athletes in learning, adapting, and performing in the storm. | 40m 34s | ||||||
| 4/23/26 | Points to Ponder - The Mentors we Don't Always See | On this Episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike share his most recent blog post remembering some of this mentors who have recently passed away. Sign-up to receive the blog post as soon as it comes out here: https://mailchi.mp/2a41fa914c75/dtt92e5wlh | 12m 17s | ||||||
| 4/20/26 | Alan Keane - MVNT Sports - Coaching Through Curiosity | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike sits down with Alan Keane, performance psychologist, coach developer, and co-founder of MVMT Sports, to discuss coaching with care, developing self-aware athletes and coaches, and designing learning environments that translate to performance in the storm. Their conversation explores the principles of care in coaching, including empathy, motivational displacement, and athlete empowerment, while diving into topics such as reflection, decision-making, confidence versus competence, and the role of connection in high-performance environments. Alan shares practical frameworks and research-informed insights on how coaches can better support athlete growth, build meaningful relationships, and create environments where learning, adaptability, and performance can thrive. | 58m 51s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 | Points to Ponder - They didn't just win the NCAA, They Grew Into It | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike explores his recent Points to Ponder Blog Posts on the NCAA Division 1 Men's and Women's Championship teams. Specifically on the growth that those coaches and teams experienced that allowed them to have success. If you're interested in reading the full Blog Post, head to gameplanbasketball.ca. If you're looking to receive the Blog Post immediately once it's sent out, sign-up here: https://mailchi.mp/2a41fa914c75/dtt92e5wlh | 15m 41s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | Intentional Practice Planning - Part 2 | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike and Brandon continue their discussion on intentional practice planning. This episode does a much deeper dive into the what's and the how's of practice planning and encourages coaches to consider the smaller details of what they include in their plans to ensure that their activities align with their intention and intended impact. | 59m 54s | ||||||
| 4/6/26 | Dianna Ros - Head Coach, University of Toronto Women's Basketball | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike is joined by Dianna Ros, Head Coach of the University of Toronto Women’s Basketball team. Dianna shares her path through the game—from being a standout player at McGill University to national team involvement, her first head coaching opportunity at Bishop’s, and now guiding the University of Toronto Varsity Blues program. Together, they unpack the experiences that have influenced her growth as a coach and leader.Dianna shares a ton of her learning, experience, and advice for coaches in this one. For more coaching resources, check out gameplanbasketball.ca | 54m 34s | ||||||
| 4/1/26 | Bonus Podcast - Kimberley Super Clinic and USports Nationals | On this Bonus episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike and Brandon sit down for a quick catchup on what's been happening in basketball in Canada. On this episode, Mike and Brandon will recap their recent trip to Kimberley BC, the Women's USports National Championship, and some of the recent NCAA basketball games. | 34m 18s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | Intentional Practice Planning - Part 1 | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike and Brandon sit down to chat through getting a team up and running for the spring season and the intentional thought process that goes into Planning a Practice. This is Part 1 of a 2 Part series on Practice Planning and is designed to help coaches consider some critical pre-planning elements before they get to a practice. | 30m 09s | ||||||
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| 3/23/26 | Christa Eniojukan - Head Coach, York Women's Basketball | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike MacKay sits down with Christa Eniojukan, Head Coach of the York University Women's Basketball team. Christa shares her journey from playing to coaching, her time as a teacher, her time with the National team, and balancing wearing multiple hats as a coach and mother. | 47m 44s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | Team Selection - Planning for Success From the Start | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Brandon and Mike explore ideas around team selection. The podcast explores topics that a coach might want to consider when it comes to selecting a team. What to consider before your tryout starts, how to facilitate a tryout with performance safety, and most importantly, how to select and deselect athletes with dignity. | 47m 24s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | Isabel Ormond - Head Coach, McMaster Women's Basketball | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Brandon and Mike sit down with Isabel Ormond to explore the ideas, habits, and philosophies shaping her growth as a coach and educator. From metacognition to mentorship, and from reading widely to embracing imperfection, Isabel offers clear, thoughtful insights that coaches at every level can learn from.Key Topics DiscussedThe Scholar-Coach Mindset Isabel reflects on why coaches must continue learning, questioning assumptions, and exploring ideas from multiple fields—not just basketball.Asking Better Questions Inspired by mentors like Dr. Jim Denison, Isabel highlights the value of challenging inherited coaching practices and thinking critically about the "why" behind what we do.Learning from Other Sports and Disciplines She shares how insights from soccer, football, and even classroom teaching inform her coaching approach.Metacognition & Moving From “Cook” to “Chef” Mike and Isabel dive into the idea of thinking about your thinking, and how reflective practice accelerates coach development.Izzy’s Top Recommended ReadsThe Language of Coaching — for biomechanics, cueing, and effective feedbackRange by David Epstein — on the value of diverse experiences and broad learningAdvice for New Coaches Starting Their Seasons Isabel breaks down two powerful reminders:You can’t do everything at once — do less, better.Perfection is not the goal — give yourself the same grace you give your players.What She Hopes Athletes Take Away From Playing for Her A focus on fun, passion, belonging, pride, and self-compassion.The Power of Mentorship Isabel describes the importance of mentors who welcome deep questioning, share stories, and provide space for meaningful dialogue about both technical and relational aspects of coaching.Why You’ll Love This EpisodeThis conversation showcases Isabel’s humility, curiosity, and commitment to thoughtful, purpose-driven coaching. Coaches, teachers, and leaders across sport will find tons of practical wisdom and reflective prompts in her answers.The Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast is all about having conversations that help to connect, inspire, and build a better basketball for the future. | 57m 58s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | Dave Maxin - Understanding Referee Points of Emphasis for Coaches | On this Episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast Coach Mike is joined once again by Manager of Officials Development David Maxin from Canada Basketball. On this episode, Mike and Dave discuss the National Points of Emphasis that the referees across the country have been focusing on this past season. This is a great one for coaches who are looking to understand more of the language and rules that referees are using and how to support the athletes they work with to play within them. | 45m 19s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | Carly Clarke - TMU Women's Basketball Head Coach, Senior Women's National Team Assistant Coach | On this Episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike MacKay sits down with Carly Clarke, to talk about her coaching journey, building relationships, establishing culture, and stories from a long career. Carly also explores developing assistant coaches and navigating the highest pressure moments in the game. This is a podcast you won't want to miss! | 49m 02s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | Coaching in the Storm | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike and Brandon explore coaching in the storm of the game. Importantly, they explore the different practice environment coaches can design to help encourage the type of learning and transfer that can help get the concepts taught in practice to show up in the game. There are lots of visual elements in this podcast and if you're looking to see them, you can head to gameplanbasketball.ca to check them out. | 1h 06m 15s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | Ashley Hoitink - Provincial Team and Transformational Coaching | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike sits down with Ashley Hoitink, winner of the Mike MacKay Transformational Coaching award and Manitoba Provincial program coach. Ashley shares her journey in coaching, ways in which she emphasizes building relationships, and planning to compete at a summer nationals. *Note this episode was recorded in the Spring of 2025. | 55m 38s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | Tracking and Monitoring (Analytics) | On this episode of the Canada Basketball coaching podcast, Mike and Brandon follow-up on the episode with Phil Jevtovic that focused on Performance Analytics to talk about Tracking and Monitoring. In the episode, the coaches explore the importance of planning and environment design as well as the surprising role that interventions play in our coaching (it's not what you think). Then they explore different ways coaches can apply Tracking and Monitoring to their practices. | 32m 03s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | Understanding Criteria Fouls with Referee Dave Maxin | Ever wonder what goes into the decision-making process for officials when making close calls in a split second? On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching podcast, Coach Mike is joined by Dave Maxin, the Manager of Officials Development at Canada Basketball. On this episode, Dave breaks down what criteria fouls are in FIBA and what the difference is in the game. This podcast has lots of video involved, so to see the full podcast, head to gameplanbasketball.ca to sign-up and watch the podcast and clips that Mike and Dave are discussing. | 20m 09s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | Marlo Davis - U19 Women's National Team Head Coach | On this Episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike sits down with Marlo Davis, the Head Coach of the U19 Women's National Team to talk about his journey from playing to coaching, coaching styles, and building relationships with the athletes he works with.Editor Notes: This was an episode recorded back in 2025 before the team competed.Tune in and enjoy!Visit gameplanbasketball.ca for more information. | 42m 47s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | Performance Safety | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike and Brandon sit down to reflect on the episode with Keira Dyck and explore more concepts around Performance Safety. The coaches chat through some important concepts like coaching through Clarity, Compassion, and Curiosity, as well as balancing the Challenge and Support the athletes we work with are facing. | 34m 51s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | Phil Jevtovic - Assistant General Manager, Men's 3x3 and HP Analytics | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike sits down with Phil Jevtovic, Assistant General Manager of Men's 3x3 and High Performance Analytics to talk about Phil's journey in basketball and how he ended up as an Assistant Coach with the Senior Men's National Team. This episode does a deep dive into using 3x3 to teach the game as well as using performance analytics in basketball. Tune in, this is a good one! | 59m 56s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | Keira Dyck - Coaching with Compassion in Basketball | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike sits down with Keira Dyck, a Master's student at the University of Saskatchewan and Provincial Team assistant coach to discuss her journey in basketball, along with her research surrounding coaching with compassion. | 44m 44s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | 2025 Year in Reivew | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast Mike and Brandon sit down to review some of the trends in basketball from the past year. From the resurgence of motion offenses and zone defenses, the coaches explore some of the big concepts that really took off. Happy Holidays | 41m 13s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | Murriel Page - Assistant Coach, Senior Women's National Team | On this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Coach Mike sits down with Murriel Page, Assistant Coach for the Senior Women's National Team. The conversation explores the unexpected journey of a coach from Mississippi State to Team Canada, emphasizing the importance of building relationships with players and specializing in post play. Murriel reflects on her pride in coaching and the unique experiences that shaped her approach to the game.Other conversation topics include:Staying present in the situation you're inBuilding transformational relationshipsStriving to be the bestThriving as an Assistant CoachThere's lots to learn in this episode, be sure to check it out! | 28m 52s | ||||||
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