Slappin’ Glass sits down this week with Coach Peter Lonergan, who is the Head of High Performance Coaching Development for Basketball Australia. Coach Lonergan brings a wealth of knowledge to the game and speaks deeply on the topics of developing young and talented coaches, “flight path” coaching, the power of 3, and weighs options about improving 1 v. 1 drills and teaching creativity during an entertaining round of “Start, Sub, or Sit?!”
Inside the Episode
This week we released one of our favorite conversations of the year with Coach Peter Lonergan, Director of High Performance Player Development for Basketball Australia. Coach Lonergan is highly respected throughout the coaching community for his commitment to helping coaches grow and stretch their abilities from the amatuer to professional levels. In the episode we hear Coach Lonergan’s thoughts on:
- On-Court Coaching Development: In the opening part of the show we dive into Coach Lonergan’s philosophies and teaching points when it comes to helping develop coaches on the court. We explore the areas communication, how people learn, mentoring, taking notes, and much more.
- “Flight Path” Coaching: Within our Coaching Development conversation Coach Lonergan discusses the idea of “Flight Path” coaching, where coaches can quickly and effectively have conversations with players without needing to have traditional sit-down meetings.
- Improving 1 v. 1 Drills: During “Start, Sub, or Sit?!” we hear great ideas from Coach Lonergan on how to use different constraints to improve 1 v. 1 games. In it we discuss why dribble limits likely aren’t the best way to help both the offense and defense improve in one of the most important phases of the game.