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The National Coaching Resource was released in October 2017, and is part of Basketball Australia’s ongoing commitment to supporting coaches at all levels of the sport.

Whether coaching a Aussie Hoops program or Basketball Australia’s National Performance Program (NPP), the National Coaching Resource offers practical guidelines to coaches that will give them confidence that the information they’re teaching their players is setting them on the path to represent the green and gold.”


“Mick’s passion and mind opened me and our Basketball Immersion members to many aspects of basketball. He shared his knowledge as effectively and efficiently as any coach we’ve had present on our masterclass.”

— Chris Oliver “Basketball Immersion”, “The Basketball Podcast


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“Mick is one of the most progressive coaches I’ve worked with in Australia. Always searching for a competitive edge and one of the first coaches around the globe to use output windows and live courtside coding. He also presented at our National Conference.”

— Michael Conlon: Director - Elite Support & Implementation at HUDL


“He has a brilliant basketball mind and great international experience. Mick also produced an outstanding article for our worldwide coaching journal.”

— Giorgio Gandolfi: Worldwide Management & Consulting


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“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mick in both a professional and youth sports environment. His knowledge, professionalism and approach to developing athletes is absolutely in-line with what we are about at SportsMindset.”

— Aja Parham: Founder, Owner and Head Trainer