About junior.basketball

Why this exists

It started as a personal project. After attending the Basketball Victoria Association coaching course, I transcribed all nine seasons of the Talking Split podcast and turned the content into practical resources I could use on a Saturday with my under-12s. The resources grew. The project grew. And it felt wrong to keep it to myself.

Coaching the youngest age groups is where most coaching careers begin — and it's the level that gets the least specific help. Courses are generic, advice is often recycled from senior basketball, and the weekend coach is left to work it out alone. This site is an attempt to close a little of that gap.

What you'll find here

Two libraries of free coaching guides, distilled from hours of coaching material:

• The Talking Split Library — drawn from nine seasons of the Talking Split podcast (produced by Basketball Victoria): the unofficial book, coaching under-12s, trials, parent communication, and more.
• The Basketball Podcast Library — synthesised from 225 episodes of The Basketball Podcast, featuring NBA, WNBA, EuroLeague, NBL and youth coaches across 15+ countries: pick & roll, shooting, transition, culture, mental performance, and more.

You can browse all the guides here.

How it's made

Every resource follows the same method: take publicly available coaching material, study it, and reframe it through one lens — what does this mean for an Australian junior or domestic coach's next session? The content is global and local; the intent is always the same. It's original synthesis and commentary, with full credit to the people whose work it draws on. You can see exactly where everything comes from on the Sources & attribution page.

Free, always

Everything here is free. No sign-up, no paywall, no ads. The only thing you can do is download what's useful and use it. If you'd like a heads-up when new resources land, there's an optional email list on the home page — but it's never required to access anything.

Who it's for

Most kids who play junior basketball will never play professionally — they're the 98%, and they matter just as much as the 2% in the pathway. This site is for the coaches who serve them: the volunteers and weekend coaches who turn up, often after a full week of work, to give a group of kids a reason to love the game and come back next week. If that's you, you're doing the most important work in the sport — and this is here to help.