We are fortunate to have Casey Wheel on this podcast. Wheel is a strength and conditioning coach at Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, California.

I’ve had the fortune of watching Wheel talk about athletic development and have learned a lot from his presentations.He also has a great Twitter and TikTok accounts where he posts a lot of content related to athletic development. 

In this episode, Wheel gives advice on how to develop athleticism — especially agility — in your program. He also shares tips on working with athletes transitioning from another sports season.

Coach Nate Hartman joins the podcast to talk about the beginning of the season and practice planning.

Hartman is the head boys coach at Middleton High School. Prior to that, Coach Hartman was the varsity assistant at Idaho Falls. He helped lead the Tigers to a 4A State Title.

Coach Hartman has learned the game from some of the best. He shares that basketball knowledge on his website coachnatehartman.com.

Coach Mike Winters joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss his new book about coaching high school basketball.

Winters has more than 25 years of experience as a boys high school coach in Illinois. Winters just published a book called The Journey: Lessons from the Hardwood.

Winters’ book is a blend of macro and micro aspects of coaching basketball. There are a lot of big picture lessons on leading a program, mixed with some specific details that will make you a better coach in regard to X’s and O’s.

Coaches who are serious about their development should put this book on their reading list.

Trent Harrison joins the podcast to talk about the Middleton Girls Basketball Program. 

In his first season as head coach, he guided the Vikings to the 4A SIC crown and an appearance in the 4A state tournament. Harrison was the assistant coach at Middleton the year before.

Harrison has experience coaching boys basketball at Caldwell. He is also the JV football coach at Middleton.

Coach Ágúst Björgvinsson joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss basketball in Iceland.

Björgvinsson is a long-time coach in Iceland who is based in Reykjavik. He is currently coaching with Iceland's U-16 mens national team and works for Valur, one of Iceland’s top clubs.

Björgvinsson has coached both men’s and women’s senior teams in his career. He has also coached at several camps in the United States.

This interview was conducted at Valur’s athletic complex in Reykjavik.

Garrett Hickey joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss player development.

Hickey is the associate head coach for Fairfield Prep in Fairfield, Connecticut. He’s also the founder of #ShareTheGame🏀, a hashtag and blog that is a great resource for basketball coaches at all levels.

In this episode, Hickey shares his thoughts and ideas for developing a defensive culture in your program.

Justin Wetzel joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss player development.

Wetzel is originally from Cut Bank, Montana, and has coached at the high school, college & professional levels. Currently, Wetzel is an assistant coach for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the G-League. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach for the Wisconsin Herd. Wetzel also coached high school and college basketball in Montana and North Dakota, including a head coaching stint at Dickinson State.

In this podcast, Wetzel shares some of the lessons he has learned in nearly two decades of coaching. He also defines player development and shares how he works with players to create player development plans.

Austin Johnson joins the podcast to talk about Lewis-Clark State College Men's Basketball Program. Johnson just finished this third year as head coach and led the Warriors to the NAIA Championship Game. He was also named the NABC's NAIA Coach of the Year for the second straight season.

Johnson, who is originally from Kansas, discusses how his path in coaching led him to Lewiston. He gives an inside look to his coaching philosophy and the culture he's helped build at LCSC. 

Idaho Basketball Coaches Association founder Jon Nettleton joins the podcast to discuss the NFHS's decision this week to allow state's to adopt a 35-second shot clock without penalty for the 2022-23 season.

Nettleton, who is the head boys coach at Mountain View in Meridian, has been an advocate for Idaho to adopt a shot clock. He helped conduct a survey a few years ago that found nearly 90 percent of Idaho's coaches were in favor of a shot clock.

Nettleton shares the potential path for how a shot clock might be adopted by the Idaho High School Activities Association. He also identifies ways that a shot clock could improve the game in Idaho.

Diogo Cunha joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss spacing concepts and curling off of off-ball screens.

Cunha is an up-and-coming basketball coach who originates from Portugal. He is currently a youth coach with the City of Birmingham Rockets in the United Kingdom.