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HR Coffee Time132 | Strategic Workforce Planning – Why It’s Important and How to Improve Your Skills, With Jen Allen JardineWhether you’d like to learn more about how to use Strategic Workforce Planning in your current role or considering whether specialising in Strategic Workforce Planning could be the perfect career option for you, this episode of HR Coffee Time is here to help.Host Fay Wallis is joined by Jen Allen Jardine, a Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) expert, who explains what SWP is, why it’s important, how it fits into HR, the partnership between SWP and HR, and the misconceptions about it. She also provides valuable advice for anyone looking to specialise in SWP, including prac...2024-08-1637 min
Backyard Buckets BasketballEp. 75 Analisse Rios | Strength & Conditioning in the WNBA: Become a Better Defender, Pre-Game Warmups & Favorite Recovery Tools (Head S&C Coach, Connecticut Sun)Analisse Rios is the head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Connecticut Sun. She dives into her experience working with the world's best athletes in the WNBA along with a behind the scenes look into program structure, communication with coaching staffs and creating player buy in.Topics Discussed:- How she structures her training camp workouts- communicating with the coaching staff- Improving lateral movement- Closeout technique- Pre/Post Game warmups & lifts- Creating buy in amongst the group- The importance of sleep/nutrition...2024-04-2842 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 74 Dave Severns | Important Characteristics of Assistant Coaches & Lessons Learned in the NBA (Former NBA Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development)Former NBA assistant coach and director of player development Dave Severns joins the podcast to discuss all things coaching and share many of the lessons he learned during his coaching career. One of the best sharers of the game, Coach Severns is the founder of the online basketball resource Jymratt basketball where he has thousands of notes and information he's collected over the course of his career.Topics discused:- Loyalty, trustworthiness and work ethic - Staff dyanmics- Addressing conflicts with players- Triple threat and permanent pivot feet...2023-11-2448 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 73 Oney Harrison | How to Build Your Basketball Training Business (Owner of The Pack Basketball Training)Former college basketball player and founder of The Pack Basketball, Oney Harrison joins the podcast to discuss her journey as a player development and skills trainer. Oney has amassed a large audience on several social media platforms teaching essential basketball skills, footwork and drills for players of all ages. Her ability to teach and demonstrate is second to none and she shares some of her experiences and strategies that have allowed her business to flourish.Topics Discussed:Playing Career at Asbury & St. BonaventureOpening up her own gymGaining ClienteleStructuring Workouts2023-10-1748 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 72 Steve Harney | Scheduling 101, Empowering Your Players & Developing Culture (Harvard WBB Assistant Coach)Harvard Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Steve Harney joins the podcast to discuss his first year on staff working for Head Coach Carrie Moore. Harney helped lead the Crimson to a 20 win season and has had multiple coaching stops at all levels. We discuss:- Building a competitive schedule - Taking over a new program- Staff retreats & developing relationships- Empowering players in the film room- Offensive concepts- In game coaching and how to help your head coach- Scouting reports & film analysis- Managing the demands...2023-09-191h 05Backyard Buckets BasketballEp. 71 Aleksa Gulbe | Inside the Success of Indiana WBB, Meeting the Standards & Embracing CompetitionEntering year 2 of her Professional basketball career in Spain, Aleksa Gulbe had a standout career as a Hoosier at the University of Indiana. Hailing from Latvia, Gulbe scored over 1,000 points and grabbed over 600 boards in her college career. Aleksa shares some behind the scenes into the Indiana WBB program along with her journey as a international player and the adjustment to attending school in the US.Topics Discussed:- International recruiting and the learning curve- Individual position workouts & practice style at Indiana- Meeting high expectations - Team chemistry and NCAA tournament su...2023-09-0458 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEP. 70 Juwan Brown | Coaching in the NBA G-League, Film Study Tips & Learning from Tyler RelphJuwan Brown is the head player development coach for the Texas Legends, NBA G-League organization. He is also working as an assistant coach for the Winnipeg Seabears in the CEBL. Topics discussed: - Differences between G-League & NBA- Bringing energy and commanding the floor- Film process and note taking- Presenting concepts to team- Starting workouts with 3s!?- Scouting Reports- P&R Concepts- Favorite actions and teams to watch- Learning from Tyler Relph- Daily disciplinesMore on Juwan he...2023-08-1956 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 69 Day in The Life | Summer School Workouts, My Favorite Clinics & RecruitingJust a quick solo pod today catching you up to speed on what's been going on this summer! I discuss summer workouts at Quinnipiac, what i've been watching, listening to and reading along with some recruiting plans and getting more organized.For more content check out my YouTube channel where I document everything and share more basketball videos and behind the scenes of Quinnipiac Women's Basketballhttps://youtu.be/rOooIqj5prY2023-07-2223 minBackyard Buckets BasketballHS Hoops Talk | 3 Keys to Get Recruited by College CoachesBringing a new series to the podcast "HS Hoops Talk" where I will answer commonly asked questions and discuss topics geared towards high school hoopers who are looking to play at the next level! In this episode I discuss 3 major keys to giving yourself the best opportunity to be recruited!For more content like this subscribe to my YouTube Channel 2023-07-1508 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 68 Joey Burton | Developing Shooters, Coaching Confidence & Chasing Your Goals (NBA Player Development & Shooting Coach)NBA Player Development and Shooting Coach, Joey Burton joins the podcast to discuss all things player development, the art of shooting and coaching at multiple levels. Joey shares a message to coaches in regards to chasing your goals and being persistent in what you love to do. Joey's Twitter 2023-06-2854 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 67 Calamity McEntire | Year 1 at Illinois, Recruiting, Staff Meetings & Embracing Change (Associate HC, Illinois WBB)A jam packed basketball conversation with Associate Head Coach, Calamity McEntire. Starting off as a manager for Pat Summit at Tennessee, Calamity has had coaching stops at Hawaii, Boise State, Dayton & Texas. She shares a wealth of knowledge with us in regards to career growth, skill development, recruiting, staff dynamics and more. You don't want to miss this episode!About Coach McEntireCoach McEntire's Twitter2023-06-1158 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 66 Matt Elkin | Life as a D1 Director of Basketball Operations & Growing Your Network (Yale MBB)Coach Elkin dives into the nitty gritty of how to become an ELITE level Director of Baskebtall Operations at the Division 1 level. Having coached at all levels prior to his time at Yale, Matt shares what he's learned from the coaches he's worked under along with tips for building and maintaining a network within the coaching industry.Topics:- Benefits of coaching at various levels- Time as GA at Northeastern- Learning your head coach - Organization and being flexible- Do your job at an elite level- Growing...2023-05-1957 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 65 Ben Lober | Inside Iowa Women's Basketball & The Role of Analytics (Iowa WBB Video Coordinator & Director of Analytics)Iowa Women's Basketball Video Coordinator and Director of Analytics Ben Lober joins episode 65 of the Backyard Buckets Podcast to discuss the run to the National Championship game and the role that analytics plays within the program. Ben discusses his journey as a video coordinator and his day to day responsibilities within scouting. He also provides some insight and advice for young GA's and managers on how to separate themselves and add value. Topics: - Final four run- Game prep in NCAA tourney- His film process- Caitlin Clark's stats2023-05-1143 minBackyard Buckets BasketballSeason 2 Ep. 64 | Tips for Young Coaches: Growing Your Voice, Off Season Projects, Building Connections & Giving FeedbackKicking off season 2 with a mashup episode focused on tips for younger coaches. This episode includes 4 shortened segments spanning all areas of the game including on court coaching, work life balance, speaking up and networking. These are 4 clips from previously recorded podcast episodes, the full episodes are linked below. Segments1:20 Jordan McCann (Loyola Chicago) - Growing your voice & being a fly on the wall12:53 Brianna Finch (Boston University) - Feedback and the balance between competition and learning17:45 Carolyn Smalls (Johns Hopkins)28:35 Jess Jenkins (Akron) - work life balance, time blocking, off...2023-05-0740 min
Unabridged: A Book PodcastRuth Reichl’s SAVE ME THE PLUMS - April 2023 Book Club
Are you looking for a food book to complete your Unabridged Reading Challenge for 2023? This memoir is a great pick for that category!
For our April Book Club pick, we're discussing Ruth Reichl’s Save Me the Plums (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm). We also share our pairings, including Kim Fay’s Love and Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) and Stanley Tucci’s Taste: My Life through Food (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm).
We are continuing our Patreon campaign. Sign up today to support us and to get a bonus episode; those Patreon exclusive...2023-04-2639 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 3 NCAA Tourney Talk | Final Four Preview & Benefits of Attending the Final Four for Young CoachesQuick recap of the Sweet 16 & Elite 8 games along with final four predictions! We also touch on our experiences traveling to the final four and some of the benefits of attending for young or new coaches. Hope you enjoy the episode!Link to YouTube Video breakdown Carolyn's TwitterBackyard Buckets Twitter 2023-03-3129 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 2 | NCAA Women's Tourney Talk w/ Film Breakdown | Top seeds go down! Sweet 16 Matchups & Love for the gameJoined once again by Carolyn Smalls, we recap the first and second round games and discuss some of the best Sweet 16 matchups and more. The video version of this episode can be found on YouTube that includes clips from each of the games discussed. Click here to watch the episode w/ the video breakdown Backyard Buckets TwitterCarolyn's Twitter 2023-03-2340 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 1 | NCAA Women's Tourney Talk Ft. Carolyn Smalls | Thoughts on top seeds, favorite teams to watch, and who will be Cinderella?A casual conversation from two hoops junkies around this years NCAA Women's tournament. This first episode was meant to be more general, giving big picture thoughts on the seeding and potential matchups down the stretch. We discuss a few possible cinderella teams and our final four picks!Follow Backyard Buckets Basketball on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/backyardbball_Follow Carolyn on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/coach__smalls?lang=en2023-03-1832 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 63 Season 1 Finale | Hoops Update, Day in The Life & Podcast PlansWrapping up "Season 1" of the podcast with a quick basketball update as we countdown the days until our first game. I give some insight into the daily schedule of our players during preseason and what recruiting looks like for coaches during the fall. Season 2 will feature some of the best moments in previous podcasts in a slightly different format. As always thank you for all of the support!2022-10-2317 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 62 Quinn McDowell | Installing Offensive Systems, Flow Ball Screen Actions & Learning By Teaching (Longwood University MBB Assistant Coach)Entering his first season as an Assistant for Longwood University Men's Basketball, Quinn McDowell has published a number of courses and clinics on both the Princeton Offense and Ball Screen Continuity. After a stellar playing career at William & Mary and overseas, Quinn had several coaching stops including most recently Lehigh University. He is also the founder of Arete Hoops, a comprehensive basketball resource for coaches in players. Find out more about Quinn below.Quinn's Courseshttps://coachtube.com/users/coachmcdowell20Quinn's Twitterhttps://twitter.com/aretehoopsArete Hoops Websitehttps://www...2022-09-1547 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 61 Mike Jagacki | Building a Defensive Philosophy, Personnel Driven Scouting & Seeking Continual Growth (New Paltz MBB Assistant Coach)Mike Jagacki enters his first season on staff with SUNY New Paltz Men's basketball after spending the last three years as a video coordinator and then promoted to assistant coach for the Hofstra Pride Women's Basketball program. Topics Discussed:- Handling feedback as a content creator- Making the switch between men's/women's basketball- Building a defensive philosophy from scratch- Aligning your general principles with your ball screen coverage- Matching your system to your personnel- Defensive protection plans- Improving individual defenders...2022-08-2948 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 60 Carolyn Smalls | Takeaways From Year 1 as an Assistant Coach, Networking & Putting Yourself Out There (Johns Hopkins WBB Assistant Coach)Really enjoyed this open ended discussion with Johns Hopkins Assistant WBB Coach Carolyn Smalls. Carolyn and I met through zooms and online clinics and were finally able to connect in person at this years final four. She is an active learner and basketball junkie. It was awesome to hear about her experiences and what her takeaways from her first year as a college coach.More on Carolyn here...Follow Carolyn on Twitter 2022-08-0853 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 59 Scott Waterman | Defensive Principles, Coaching Networks & Practice Flow (Head Coach, Academy of Art MBB)Academy of Art Head Coach Scott Waterman joins the podcast. Fresh off the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance and 20 win season Scott discusses his path to the head chair. With stops at Dartmouth, Cal Fullerton, Long Beach State, Dominican and currently Academy of Art, Coach Waterman has had a vast amount of experience at all different levels. We focus mainly on the defensive side of the ball and game preparation while touching on the the habits and lessons he has developed along his coaching journey.More on Coach Waterman here...Follow Coach Waterman on Twitter2022-07-1843 min
The unTITLED PodcastuT#103 : Wildcard Vol.68 – Tina Charles to Seattle, Liberty Turnaround, Jonquel Jones & Women’s Basketball Media + WNBA All-Star Picks w/ Jen FayEpisode No.103 of The unTITLED Podcast - Jen Fay returns for a follow-up conversation to episode No.102 before she heads out on the recruiting trail for the month of July with the rest of the Quinnipiac Women's Basketball staff. Jen and Shannon begin their chat discussing the Phoenix Mercury, including Tina Charles' surprise exit and move to the Seattle Storm (6:00); Catch up with the New York Liberty who are on the up, plus the Minnesota Lynx who are a few close games away from an impressive record, the Sparks coaching change, and the steadiness of Las Vegas (19:52); They then...2022-07-0753 min