Episode 183: Joe Mazzulla, Simplified Principles of Play and the Teaching Process

Guest: Joe Mazzulla, Boston Celtics Assistant Coach    Boston Celtics assistant coach Joe Mazzulla joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss simplified principles of play and the teaching process.   Mazzulla coached the 2021 Boston Celtics summer league team. He joined Boston’s coaching staff in 2019-20 after guiding Fairmont State University to a 43-17 record over two seasons as the program’s head coach from 2017 to 2019. His Falcons went 22-9 in 2018-19 to claim the program’s fifth NCAA Tournament bid over the last seven years.   In joining the Celtics organization, Mazzulla returns to the Northeast where he served as an assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League during the 2016-17 season. In addition to his two years as a head coach in the collegiate ranks, Mazzulla brings five years of assistant coaching experience between Fairmont State (2013-2016) and Glenville State College (2011-2013).   Mazzulla attended West Virginia University, where he played collegiately for all four seasons under head coaches John Beilein and Bob Huggins. He advanced to the NCAA Tournament all four years and was named to the Big East Academic All-Star Team three times (2007, 2009-10) with the Mountaineers.   Breakdown 1:00 - Interviewed For a Head Coaching Job 4:00 - Takeaways From Successful Coaches 6:00 - Preparations for Summer League Coaching Job 9:00 - Player Development 12:30 - Retrieval Practice Leads to Retention 16:30 - Feedback 20:00 - Cold Calling 23:00 - Communicating Players 26:00 - Game Film 29:00 - Explaining to Players his Process 32:30 - Game Context 36:00 - Switching Situation 39:00 - Getting Back into Gameplay 43:00 - Recreations 47:00 - Concept of Positive Framing 51:00 - Building Player's Self Advocacy 54:00 - Measurement Phase 57:00 - Giving Postgame Debriefs 1:01:00 - Situational Basketball 1:03:30 - Scripting 1:05:00 - Giving Advice to Other Coaches 1:06:00 - Conclusion Joe Mazzulla’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mazzulla Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/coachmazzulla   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 Best in the West Video Series Best in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.