Episode 147: Mike Kelly, Turning It Around from One Year to the Next

Guest: Mike Kelly, Cairns Taipans’ Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Cairns Taipans' head coach Mike Kelly joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss turning it around from one year to the next, plus how to install a competitive team culture and empower your players. Coach Kelly is the current head coach of the Cairns Taipans of the NBL in Australia. His Cairns Taipan team went from 6-22 in his first season, to 16-12 in his second season. He began his tenure with the club in 2018 as head coach. In just his second season Kelly tripled the team's wins and lead the team to the NBL semi-finals. In the 2019 season, he won the NBL Coach of the year award and established the Taipans as a contender. Prior to coaching with the Taipans, Mike Kelly was a successful associate head coach in the NBL with Melbourne United. Kelly made a major impact in Melbourne and had an influence on the team's 2017 title run. Breakdown 1:00 - Next Level 4:00 - On the Right Track 7:00 - Establishing Culture and Philosophy 11:00 - Offseason Priorities 16:00 - Competitiveness 18:30 - Ideal Personnel 20:30 - Winning Mindset 24:00 - Right Direction 26:00 - Establishing Roles 30:00 - Multiple Conversation 32:00 - Keeping it Simple 36:00 - Improving Individually 39:00 - Game Film Discussions 43:00 - Coaching 46:00 - Conclusion Mike Kelly’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kelly_(basketball) Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion BetOnline Website: Website: www.betonline.ag See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.