This episode is a basketball coaching mailbag. It's also the last one before we take a break for the off-season. We answer some of the most popular questions we get through our Twitter conversations with coaches. By the way, our Twitter handle is @CoachCallsTime, feel free to follow us or send us a message – we’re constantly posting articles about basketball, coaching decisions we see and we even put some game and practice film on there too.

We cover five questions we’ve received from coaches. The topics include how to discipline your players, attacking junk defenses and improving transition defense. See below for the full list of topics we cover.

Also, stayed tuned to the end of the episode for a big Coach Calls Timeout announcement!

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Today we’re going to change it up a little bit. Myself and my two brothers Brian and Brady recently went to New York to watch the Big East and ACC men’s basketball championships. The Big East tourney was played at Madison Square Garden and the ACC tournament was at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn.

Our trip went from Wednesday to Sunday and we managed to squeeze in 10 fantastic games. This podcast episode is going to talk about two things – we’re going to discuss our trip, obviously but we’re going to do it in a way that also answers some Twitter questions we’ve received. Luckily for us some of the questions related directly to the scenarios we saw in the 10 games.

And we talk about a possible Duke spy!

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This episode marks the one year anniversary of our podcast! We've had some fantastic coaches on the show who’ve shared great experiences for all of us to learn from.

We’re spoiled today because we don’t just have one coach on the show; we have three successful College coaches with us: Keith Vassell of Niagara College, Jonathan Smith of George Brown College and Jamie Girolametto of Redeemer University. They all agreed to take some time, sit down together and talk about coaching and the game of basketball the night before their conference championship tournament kicks off.

It's always interesting when multiple coaches get together to talk about their craft. You’d think they would be very competitive and unwilling to share too many details about their philosophies. That's not the case with these guys, they share some great insights that can help coaches of all levels.

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Today we are taking a dive into the world of basketball data analytics. We have Denis Beausoleil on the show to share his coaching journey and how he got wrapped up into the world of basketball data. He’s able to give you a scouting report on a team without even watching them play.

In our interview today, we’re going find out the best stats that show player and team efficiency. We also talk about, if you’re going to look at just three stats, which three are the best to improve your efficiency and enhance your chances of success.

As usual, stick around after the interview because we have great story from coach Steve Konchalski in the latest instalment of Story Time With The Canadian Coach K.

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Today we are lucky to have coach Mike Katz on the show. He won an amazing five national championships during his 19 seasons with Humber College. He also coached the University of Toronto and was named national coach of the year in 2008. And he spent time as an assistant coach with the Canadian men's national team. He’s since retired from coaching but acts as a consultant for multiple programs across Ontario.

In this interview you’ll get a clear sense of what it takes to be a successful basketball coach. Coach Katz never stopped learning throughout his career and valued building relationships with everyone in his program. If you listen back to some of our previous episodes you’ll find those common themes amongst all the great coaches we’ve interviewed.

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Today we have someone on the show that many coaches struggle to have a positive relationship with. We have a hall of fame referee who’s worked hundreds of NCAA games and worked with the biggest coaching names in the business. He even officiated Michael Jordan’s first game at North Carolina.

Ron Foxcroft joins the show to describe the referee’s role and how to make the relationship with them as respectful, constructive and as positive as possible. I truly believe this conversation will change the way you view the coach/referee relationship. He also shares some great stories from his decades of experience.

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Our guest is coach Josh Whitty from the Holland Hurricanes, currently the number one ranked College program in all of Canada. Josh was a guest on episode number three where he joined in on a Canadian coaches round table we had back in March of last year.

Coach Whitty is doing some fantastic things out in Prince Edward Island and shares some great insights for coaches of all levels. We’re excited to share his coaching journey with you.

Josh has a lot on his plate right now as the coach of the number one team in the nation, their school is also hosting the national championship tournament in March. So we’re grateful he’s joined us.

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Today’s guest is Charles Kissi, the head coach of the men’s basketball team at Brock University. He shares his unique journey from police officer to women’s coach to men's head coach and for the Brock Badgers.

In his short time there he's already turned the program into a top five team in the country. For anyone running a basketball organization, this is a great interview to learn about creating a brand for your program and the resulting benefits.

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Today’s guest is a Canadian basketball icon. Coach Steve Konchalski from St. Francis Xavier University joins the show to talk about his 42 year coaching journey with the same school and his time with the Canadian national team. He also shares some great stories.

Throughout the interview you can find a common theme of a strong love for the game of basketball but more importantly a passion for developing and supporting people.

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Today’s guest is Justin Gunter, the head coach of the men’s basketball team at the University of Waterloo. Justin’s coaching journey is pretty amazing. The seed was planted during a year off before his playing days were over. That seed and his love for basketball grew and he realized he needed to stay involved with the game of basketball.

As a point guard he was always a coach on the floor. When he was done playing, he spent years as an assistant with his alma mater McMaster University and was hired last year to lead his first men’s basketball program at the University of Waterloo.

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