Neal Tweedy is Head Coach of the Rockhampton Rockets NBL1 North mens team and enters his 22nd season leading the Rockets in 2020. Neal has coached the Rockets to 7 straight finals appearances between 2008 and 2014, winning 4 QBL Championships during this time (2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014). Neal coached the Rockets team that won the last National Club Championship in 2008, defeating southern teams such as Sandringham, Frankston and Hobart along the way.

Neal talks about his early coaching influences as a young Rockets player, including Don Shephard, Dave Claxton, and current Melbourne United Head Coach Dean Vickerman, and the different aspects of the game that he picked up from playing for and working with those coaches. Neal is considered one of the league's best recruiters, and talks about his recruitment process, and the challenge of finding the right "fit" for import players who will be based in a small town and will experience a huge travel schedule throughout the season.

Neal gives some great insights into the recruitment of Australian born players, and his thoughts on the draw going into the 2020 NBL1 North season. You can follow Neal's team through the Rockhampton Rockets website at: https://rockhampton.basketballqld.com.au/