

Basketball Australia's College Prospects Combine
Photo credit: Centre of Excellence @ Australian Institute of Sport Thanks to having the chance to be involved with some great young men, and and their families allowing me to talk to colleges about them, I had the opportunity to get a heads up on this event a number of months ago. I was engaging with many, many college coaches at the time and one of the common questions was; "when will he play over here?". Tight schedules for our best Aussie players, with year 12, financi

By Tony Casella | Summer @ the NBA
Forward by Janx I have asked Tony Casella to write a blog on an amazing experience he had this month with the NBA Summer League. This is a great time to network, learn from the best and watch some great NBA prospects up close. I was certainly keen to hear and learn from Tony's experience as I hope everyone else is. But first some background on the man..... Tony Casella was an Assistant Coach on our local National Pro team, the Adelaide 36ers (2011-2013), Head Coach for the

The future of www.highperformancehoopsnetwork.com
I hope that everyone that is involved in basketball gets interested in this new platform. I am still learning and always keen for input and ideas!!!!! It is an opportune time to clarify what www.highperformancehoopsnetwork.com is about and some future plans. This site and idea has evolved through quick needs and fixes. Nothing has really being planned or thought through much. The logo was kindly chucked together by a parent in the junior team I coach. There was never mu


Establishing your team vision, values and KPIs.
I recently posted on Importance and process of individual goal setting and in that article I mentioned I would do a future blog on team building and goal setting. This is that article. First off I think everyone is motivated by some personal goals. If you lose sight of that then eventually any team goal, vision or values may come under threat. What we need to believe and understand is how are personal goals can be enhanced by the team achieving goals and where we fit into


By Isaac White | Mental toughness and dedication
Prelude by Janx....... I've asked Isaac White to be our next guest blogger!! Isaac is a super young man. So many in South Australia and Australia have seen him; lead National Schools Championships in scoring, taking Sacred Heart all the way to the National Finals; winning medals at U20 National Championships with the South Australian State team, and leading the championships in scoring; playing for Australia at Albert Schweitzer Tournament; or dominating for the Sturt Sabres