High-Performance Basketball Coach I WAIS Wheelchair Basketball Head Coach I Paralympic & Able-Bodied Pathways I NBL & 🇦🇺 Program Experience I 35+ Yrs Coaching
Looking forward to seeing the team and our 4 @InsideWAIS athletes in action. Also learning from and with the group of staff during this critical event!
@codyroyle This is a good reminder. The ideas themselves aren’t new.
What I keep noticing is how they are used together. When they connect, it starts to shape the environment and the behaviour within it.
That’s probably where it feels different now.
@JoshChambers@okcthunder Awesome! Some questions that jump to mind, do they prioritise these in drafting/recruiting? How do they measure/weight these? How do theses show up in their daily environment? How are they instilled, practiced, maintained?
"We need to get back to basics!" is an SOS call for failing teams.
At the @PerthWildcats, the basics weren't a rescue plan—they were the daily standard. Even after back-to-back titles, we started every season at Day 1.
Don't "go back" to the basics. Never leave them.
Physical attributes can gift you playing opportunity.
Skill can earn you additional game time.
Decision Making will make you indispensable.
What is your game based on?
Congratulations Black Ducks! A power of work has gone into this performance!! Led by two legends of the game in Shaun Norris and Sarah Vinci. @InsideWAIS
Decision making facilitates skill development.
Psychological Safety facilitates decision making.
Connection facilitates Psychological Safety.
How do you start your season or session?
After 35+ years coaching basketball, one thing is clear:
Most players don’t struggle with effort or skill…
They struggle with decision making.
The game is read before it’s played.
👏 @SydneyKings on the 🏆, the @Adelaide36ers on a season that came within a whisker and the @NBL on a fantastic season overall. There were plenty of ups and downs throughout but the finish was about as good as you could script!
The 2026 @InsideWAIS Wheelchair Basketball Squad back at work in the “Lab”! Great to have Basketball WA coach Dan Donaldson join us for this mornings session!!