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| No. 190: Lara McSpadden Whai Time | 06 Jan 2025 | 00:34:20 | |
Our guest this episode is Tauihi NZ Champion Lara McSpadden. In our first member ‘early access’ pod Lara talks about a surprising debut season in the Tauihi league, its professionalism with a lot of love and respect within the Whai team. We get a great insight into the adversity they faced at the beginning of the season to the magical run up to the final four and the grand final game that rocked the establishment. No stranger to Championships Lara touches on some key pieces that led her to where she is now, and an exciting announcement of what's next!! Enjoy! Lara McSpadden is on (IG) laramcspadden14 Co-host is NZ hoops expert & AUT PhD candidate Linden Moore is on (IG) @nz_nbl_girl Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on our socials - Bio.site: https://bio.site/shootingthebreeze Twitter: https://x.com/TheBreezePod IG: https://www.instagram.com/shootingthebreezepod/ and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebreezepod/ | |||
| No. 189: 2024 STB Showcase Reel | 03 Jan 2025 | 00:25:53 | |
As we wrap a huge 2024 for Shooting The Breeze we wanted to showcase some innovative pods as well as some new voices that were part of last year's podcasts. This mix tape covers groundbreaking live pods - the roaming mic at Qudos with takes from hoops fans & the WNBL Awards LIVE on the Orange Carpet... It also highlights Jaz Shelley, Davidson College Wildcats Asst Coach James Janssen and the Gliders' Sara Houston. Make sure to subscribe to our new membership ‘The Friends of STB’. It’s a free membership tier (more information detailed on our socials). Our first member exclusive podcast coming soon is with Tauihi New Zealand Champion Lara McSpadden. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on our socials - Bio.site: https://bio.site/shootingthebreeze Twitter: https://x.com/TheBreezePod IG: https://www.instagram.com/shootingthebreezepod/ and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebreezepod/ | |||
| No. 181: Series 6 Wrap & special guest Sam Tomlinson | 06 Sep 2024 | 00:54:10 | |
It’s a wrap for Series 6! Listen in as we wrap a momentous 10 months of podcasting that covered the WNBL, NBL1, Tauihi NZ developments & touching on the Paris Olympics. This series featured Dream Chasers - trailblazers in the sport as well as more live podcasts - including the ground breaking Roaming Mic Live at the Q and the WNBL Awards from the Orange Carpet! In our final Dream Chasers installment we welcome special guest Sam Tomlinson to talk about her mission to help foster the US College Pathways for promising athletes as part of her business. With 20 years experience in helping parents & players understand their options & some pitfalls, we also touch on some challenges in this space. It’s a fascinating discussion! Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on our socials - Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG + Threads: @shootingthebreezepod and LinkedIn | |||
| BONUS Special Episode Tully Bevilaqua on Shooting The Breeze | 01 Aug 2022 | 01:00:20 | |
She’s an Aussie Icon! Tully Bevilaqua, a member of the illustrious 2006 Opals gold medal winning Womens World Cup Squad and one of the OG’s that paved the way in that Golden Opals era joins us on Shooting The Breeze. From a WNBA Championship in Seattle alongside LJ in 2004, an Indiana Fever stalwart and Perth local Tully is now in her first professional Head Coach role in New Zealand’s Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa with Mainland Pouakai based in Christchurch, and she’s loving it! This first season for the Mainland Pouakai and Tully as Head Coach has been a lightning rod bringing community together. Embracing the challenge and learning throughout the journey, Tully takes us behind the scenes of her Kiwi experience, mentions some lost in translation moments and getting support for those less fortunate in a meaningful way with a ticket gifting program. The way that the team embraced powerful women empowering women moments - like amplifying Kelsey Trainor’s simple but effective Invest In Women message, from the US to the NZ heartland at Cowles Stadium. There is so much to love about this special episode with Tully Bevilaqua. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on our socials - Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| BONUS Series 3 Retrospective with Paul Camillos and Jacinta Govind | 22 Jul 2022 | 00:33:13 | |
In this BONUS episode we take a moment to reflect on a massive Series 3. We highlight some memorable takeouts in what was a wide range of guests where we explored beyond our shores to Britain, Morocco and to our trans Tasman friends in NZ shaking things up and motivating us to step it up. Let’s not forget the people behind the scenes, sports agents, broadcasters, fans and our community legends at the grassroots. Hosts’ Paul Camillos and Jacinta Govind call a 3x3… 3 pods each and one! Podcasts from Series 3 that left an impression and stayed with us. There’s not an episode or guest that hasn’t left a mark and helped us better understand this amazing sport and the basketball community. We’re so grateful to our guests for sharing their stories and letting us in to their world… and most of all to all our pod listeners for listening and supporting the pod. Series 4 is coming soon. Stay tuned… in the meanwhile if you haven’t already go back and listen to these pods - links below. Drop us a line and share what you like, we love to hear feedback it means alot to us and our guests. Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on our socials - Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod Quick links for podcasts covered above: S3 Ep54: https://apple.co/3eFv7xP S3 Ep63: https://apple.co/3t4rHwp S3 Ep68: https://apple.co/3KO2HzO S3 Ep69: https://apple.co/3EBGgeY S3 Ep70: https://apple.co/3F0WGxA S3 Ep73: https://apple.co/3NtVaHB S3 Ep77: https://apple.co/3tJj9Lk | |||
| Ep80: Julia Montesano She Calls Game | 07 Jul 2022 | 00:59:48 | |
In our final Episode for Series 3 we go behind the scenes and talk womens voices in hoops and sports. Selected for the inaugural FIBA She Calls Game, Julia Montesano is no slouch on the mic. She’s called AFL to Basketball since she was a teen in Melbourne and is ramping up for the FIBA Womens World Cup in Sydney this September where she will call play by play alongside some heavy weights in the sporting commentary world. As part of the innovative Making The Call initiative to help amplify womens voices in sport, Julia has been flexing her vocal muscle and enjoying a little play by play hoops hustle. She takes us behind the scenes in her first WNBL gig alongside veterans such as Lori Chizik and Jenni Screen. Also recently calling this years AFLW draft and with the AFLW season soon to kick off she hopes to have a lasting impact in getting other women to step up to the mic and change the media landscape. Stay tuned for a surprise guest that jumps on with all the feels of women supporting women in the sporting world. We’re so here for it! Listen up as Julia talks us through the new game in town. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep79: Linden Moore NZ Hoops and WNBL Free Agency | 30 Jun 2022 | 01:02:31 | |
In this episode passionate NZ Hoops fan and PhD researcher Linden Moore hailing from Pleasanton in the Bay Area of Northern California is doing her doctorate around NZ women’s basketball at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Linden is currently on the ground in Auckland and living the dream of following the new historic Tauihi Aotearoa League in its first season and its impact amongst locals and hoops fans that have waited too long for this groundbreaking , pay parity women’s league. She gives us an overview of the teams, the coaches and the players in an episode recorded on the eve of the the first game held in Christchurch at a packed Cowles Stadium between home team Mainland Pouakai and Southern Hoiho. Then we slip into WNBL Free Agency and get into the ‘oh so slow drip feed of WNBL signings’ since our last update. Grab a warm cuppa and enjoy!! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep78: Jade Melbourne The Kid's Alright | 23 Jun 2022 | 00:56:13 | |
In this episode Jade Melbourne only 19 years of age is vying for a return to the Opals squad for the FIBA Womens World Cup. She’s repped the Green & Gold in junior ranks but no one can forget her enthusiasm when she burst onto the Opals squad at the FIBA Asia Cup in Jordan earlier this year. She’s the real deal in hoops passion, and her speed and agility was something to see at the recent Japan friendlies against the hugely talented Tokyo Silver Medallists. Recently drafted to Seattle Storm - a Mecca for Aussie talent, Jade will delay WNBA training camp as she continues to develop her game in NBL1 at the Ballarat Miners and in her return to the UCCaps next season. It’s a fun podcast with Jade as we tap into that enthusiasm and how it impacts fellow team mates and fans. Her desire to learn and deeply engage no matter how many minutes she’s on the court will propel her Basketball IQ beyond her years much like her 2 basketball idols renowned for their hoops smarts (listen out for that one). We cover it all, from a gruelling WNBL season to Opals, WNBA and the drive that defines her and her approach to the game. We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep77: Josie Taoi founder Promote The GOAT | 15 Jun 2022 | 01:02:49 | |
Josie Taoi, a Sydney hooper of Fijian descent is the founder of a grassroots program that’s paying it forward - Promote The GOAT “PTG”. Sharing her story of faith and personal conviction in founding PTG she tells us how using and promoting basketball to not only showcase the diversity, can also create teachable moments in her hoops community program to help kids become happier, healthier and more confident. Josie founded PTG in 2019 and has only recently began to include herself in their social media ‘hype’ campaigns alongside many of the young talented hoopers she coaches. A female trailblazer working tirelessly behind the scenes Josie understands by sharing her story others will understand why Promote The GOAT is needed and how it impacts not only her community but the many others looking for a program like this. She wants to support those young kids that were like her "…if only I had someone that said I believe in you if only I had someone that understood the pathways." Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep76: Shooting The Breeze with Paul Camillos and Jacinta Govind | 09 Jun 2022 | 00:37:01 | |
In our eponymous episode we’re quite literally Shooting the Breeze on whats happening in Womens Hoops! We Look at the WNBL and how they’ve stepped up communicating to the fans with an early look at pre-season and season dates as well as free agency. With a lot of developments in club ownership and new Head Coaches announced in recent weeks, the player signings in the off season were slow to start but look to be ramping up! And of course the huge hoops event hurtling towards us is the FIBA Womens World Cup, with just over 100 days until we witness this global spectacle we have final groups locked in after tumultuous political events in recent months banning Russia and most recently the only African nation Nigeria has bowed out. After we taped this episode the Womens World Cup Schools Program was launched: https://schools.womensworldcup.basketball offering resources to teachers in Term 3 as well as discounts for excursions so that schools kids can enjoy the worlds best Womens Hoops! Enjoy! | |||
| Ep75: Stranger Things - Opals and Japan with Paul Camillos and Jacinta Govind | 02 Jun 2022 | 00:55:19 | |
In this episode, Stranger Things: Opals and Japan, our hosts Paul Camillos and Jacinta Govind talk about the recent 3 game series between Australia and Japan in Sydney and Newcastle. The Akatsuki Five won the series 2-1 where several Opals players debuted in the Green and Gold. It was a thriller of a series, fast paced, closely contested and no doubt both teams will be analysing and adjusting as they get ready for the Women’s World Cup this September in Sydney. The young and enthusiastic Opals squad had completed their first game when the pre-Olympic drama between Liz Cambage and the Nigerian Team was publicly revealed in a detailed article by Matt Logue. Strange times for our Opals but one we hope they can emerge from stronger, more hopeful and united on the road to the FIBA Women’s World Cup. Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep74: Britt Smart Beyond The Arc | 26 May 2022 | 00:52:45 | |
We talk with one of the leagues most seasoned players Britt Smart, having played nearly 2 decades in both Europe and the WNBL Britt shares some of the secrets to her fitness, longevity and movement that also provides the x-factor in her coaching business bsmartbasketball.com She recently re-signed with the UCCapitals, having been awarded the Players’ player last season Britt gives us a look into what makes the team click. The team defied many obstacles last season to push through and make it to playoffs only to have it cut short - she opens up about the difficulty and frustration felt when their finals run was extinguished at the tail end of the season where there was no wriggle room left for Covid recovery. Despite their challenges it’s clear that Britt and the team feel there is unfinished business, with former assistant, now Head Coach, Kristen Veal at the helm for next season it promises to be a thriller. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep73: Amber Merritt 'BAM' It! | 19 May 2022 | 01:03:33 | |
Our first Aussie Paralympian guest is Amber Merritt aka ‘BAM’ (and yes there is a story to that one), joins us on the eve of the Asia-Oceania Champs in Thailand that are also the qualifiers for World Champs taking place later this year in Dubai. It’s a blast of a podcast as Amber shares her journey as an athlete with a less visible disability with grace and humour. We hear about the tremendous legacy of the Aus Gliders, medalling at Worlds and Paralympics in her younger years as well as the tumultuous changes coming from classifications for wheelchair basketball and years of COVID interruptions having an impact on the trajectory of the team. Amber is a legend herself, a veteran and compassionate leader that is hugely excited for the future of wheelchair basketball and how she's been an inspiration for others, perhaps her greatest joy has been that impact which she poignantly shares. Next up is the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where wheelchair basketball makes it’s first appearance and will be played in the fast paced 3x3 format! Strap in - it’s a barrel of laughs as we get to know what makes her tick! Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| No. 180: Bec Cole Big Energy | 15 Aug 2024 | 01:05:09 | |
Joining Shooting The Breeze is Bec Cole on a recent run of Championships, with her Waverley Falcons to take part in NBL1 Nationals Finals this weekend. Bec’s megawatt energy captures both spectators at the games and equally her audience whenever she’s behind the mic. Born for big moments and with a competitive nature, Bec is attuned to her vulnerability and is authentic on her new YouTube series in partnership with ESPN - Triple Threat. She takes us behind the scenes of women's hoops with Australia’s finest but also global hoops issues. It’s a wide ranging chat, covering her recent championships, the Olympics of course and what makes Bec tick! Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on our socials - Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod and LinkedIn | |||
| Ep72: Christy Collier-Hill WNBL Vision & Dreams | 12 May 2022 | 01:00:18 | |
An absolute ripper of a pod with the Head of the WNBL Christy Collier-Hill. Moving across from her role as General Manager for the Melbourne Boomers to help the WNBL get to the level it deserves to be at. With the explosive growth of other codes in women's sports we get real on whats needed for the WNBL to rise to the challenge. Christy shares her vision and dreams, acknowledging there's a long way to go to rebuild trust with fans and is open on some of the challenges facing the league. We hope this is the beginning of a new trajectory for the WNBL. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep71: WNBL Free Agency with special guest Vanessa Panousis | 05 May 2022 | 00:58:50 | |
It’s WNBL Free Agency time! Our special guest Vanessa Panousis joins Shooting The Breeze to freewheel the Free Agency list. Ness is currently tearing up the floor in the NBL1 East with Sutherland Sharks. With so many players and coaches up in the air, tune in as we toss up some scenarios in possibly the longest WNBL Free Agency list in recent memory! Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep70: Lorraine Landon on Volunteers - the heart of the FIBAWWC | 28 Apr 2022 | 00:47:18 | |
She’s a national basketball treasure and Inducted into Basketball Australia Hall of Fame. We welcome back Lorraine Landon as she takes us behind the scenes of the FIBA Womens World Cup Volunteer program, she shares insights into the biggest hoops event on the planet and it’s volunteers - the absolute beating heart of the FIBA Womens World Cup. Get pumped for a huge spectacle of Womens Hoops and the celebratory spirit in bringing together our diverse Aussie hoops community to put on one of the greatest sporting exhibits on Earth, the 2022 FIBA Womens World Cup Down Under! Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep69: Justin Nelson Time To Soar Aotearoa Hoops | 21 Apr 2022 | 01:08:51 | |
In a masterclass on change and growth within sport, joining us on this episode of Shooting The Breeze is Justin Nelson formerly the General Manager of the Melbourne Boomers. Head of Commercial at Sky Sports NZ Justin has set in motion the establishment of a new women’s competition in New Zealand, Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa that gives Kiwi talent a chance to play at home and contribute to the growth of the Tall Ferns program - all with financial stability and a solid broadcast partnership. Already attracting big name stars back to play and coach in the competition the excitement is building across New Zealand and internationally. Starting with a clean slate, a commercial mindset and a deep desire to raise the profile and quality of women’s basketball in New Zealand Justin takes us on the journey from what he first encountered to what’s going to be. Describing what he found when he arrived from Melbourne to lead Basketball New Zealand as the “Wild West”, he shares some stories and what was the catalyst for this new competition. His belief that the secret to the success of a sport is centred on fan inclusion and working hard he gives us a great insight into a basketball nation that has its eyes firmly fixed on the future and giving the basketball community something to rally around. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep68: Coach Liz Mills Moroccan Milestones | 14 Apr 2022 | 01:14:23 | |
Coach Liz Mills is smashing ceilings across the basketball globe. The only female Head Coach in the men's Basketball African League (BAL), a feat never accomplished in the Australian Men’s National Basketball League, or NBA. She's made history and continues to smash preconceptions of women coaching at the elite level. We get into the BAL experience, the hopes for her Moroccan team AS Salé and the road ahead. As always Liz is open and candid not just about the privilege and immense responsibility of representing women in this role, but also the unique challenges she has experienced and the wonderful moments that have touched her as a trendsetter and role model. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep67: Playback 2 Highlights covering Kiwi and UK Hoops and Fan Art | 07 Apr 2022 | 00:47:29 | |
We love to showcase our Playback series to offer up short & sweet clips from some of our most recent podcasts from the current series. In our 2nd playback for Series 3 we rewind choice bits from Episodes 55 through to 59 where hosts Paul Camillos & Jacinta Govind welcome Bevan Murray, Cassie Breen, Darren Paul, Emma Groves and Brent Ford. It’s a great sampler if you’re new to our podcast or even if you haven’t had a chance to listen to some of these episodes you can get a taste test of what we cover. Episode 55: The Long Game WNBL Wrap with Paul Camillos and Jacinta Govind It’s Round 7 and WNBL Hoops returned after COVID benched Round 6 so we’re talking about playing and supporting sports in these uncertain times. We cover amazing milestones and spotlight some players who got our attention. We’re also talking about the Long Game for #womenshoops as we get into better ways to engage fans and the transparency we need more than ever! Ep55 Links: Apple: https://apple.co/3I5JBn5 / Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GuJbGl Episode 56: Bevan Murray and the Kiwi Hoops revolution As Auckland Dream General Manager Bevan gives us a look at the seismic shift happening in New Zealand women’s hoops sharing his insights into the opportunities while embracing the uncertainty and challenges they bring for fans in the community. These changes in NZ hoops bring significant developments for the Tall Ferns and a boon for #womenshoops that will ripple across the Tasman to our shores. Ep56 Links: Apple: https://apple.co/3IiDyvE / Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3rGAseg Episode 57: Caz and Daz - The Best of British Basketball Cassie Breen and Darren Paul from The Caz and Daz Show is a podcast on British Women’s Basketball, and it’s a real treat to chat with them about UK Hoops, the professional women’s league WBBL, and the huge growth in participation rates amongst GB youth. Their passion and love of hoops mirrors our own, we get a glimpse into the UK scene and it would be awesome to see our nations’ compete in hoops raising the profile of the sport to be a global powerhouse that it richly deserves. Ep57 Links: Apple: https://apple.co/3r5xhxv / Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3AHKkZb Episode 59: Fantastic Fan Art with Emma Groves and Brent Ford In our first Hoops Fan podcast we talk with Emma Groves and Brent Ford, passionate UCCaps fans that hype their beloved Canberra Caps to another level through their hype signs or as we call it Fan Art. It’s a fascinating peek into a growing hoops sub culture - the artistry of fans in championing their favourite teams and players is so creative and no matter which team you back it’s hard not to admire. What happens next through our connection is where fandom transcend sport to create a community in action, the Bunts t-shirt was a highlight of the season for our crew and raised awareness and much needed financial support for Domestic Violence Services in Canberra - a cause Alex Bunton generously advocated in her return to the WNBL. Ep59 Links: Apple: https://apple.co/3uLZQlQ / Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sqUJ7W Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep66: Sammy Wloszczowski The Wizard from Oz | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:57:36 | |
Sammy Wloszczowksi, ‘Sammy W’ is well known across the WNBL, WNBA & Euroleague teams and many of their superstar athletes. In his role in player management at SIG Sports he has forged real and significant relationships with some great Aussie basketball talent. Sammy gives us a rare view into his world of working alongside and supporting athletes across all stages of their professional sporting life. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, he is currently based in Washington DC and has a courtside view of some of the best female hoopers in the world. He will and does travel far and wide to see and support his players, grateful to be able to notch up the travel miles again as borders reopen. A thought provoking discussion on the human elements and stark realities faced by professional athlete and his own journey and the inspiration he draws from walking alongside some legendary players. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep65: WNBL22 Finals Week with special guest Vanessa Panousis | 22 Mar 2022 | 00:35:57 | |
As we kick off WNBL Finals Week special guest Vanessa Panousis jumps on to talk WNBL22 regular season and Finals predictions. We wrap up another challenging season featuring some phenomenal Womens Hoops. A review of the regular season and some crystal ball gazing for an unpredictable Finals Weeks. We also spotlight some legendary performances. Get around it! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep64: Nat Burton Mindset Matters | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:41:45 | |
Nat Burton has recently transitioned from WNBL player to an Assistant Coach at the hot shooting Perth Lynx. Transferring her knowledge and skills from her own lived experience in challenging her mindset throughout her professional career, she is now using that in assisting perhaps the most besieged WNBL team in Covid times at the Lynx. Always open and honest in sharing her own experiences throughout her career, as a WNBL player, Opal and in international leagues, Nat understands the great value that mindset and accountability of that in achieving results and joy as an athlete. She has built her mindset and athlete wellbeing business, journalling her struggles and sharing that with elite athletes as well as junior associations to create healthier cultures both at the professional level and at the grass roots for strong foundations. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| Ep63: Fleur McIntyre The Queen of the Kingdom | 10 Mar 2022 | 01:04:03 | |
Fleur McIntyre is only the 5th female to Coach in the NBL. She's joined the NBL Sydney Kings as Assistant Coach and is loving the opportunity to turn her academic knowledge in exercise and sport science from her role as an Assoc. Professor in Fremantle, into the high octane world of men's professional basketball. With extensive coaching experience in both Men’s and Women’s Basketball, including the Womens National Basketball League, Fleur has a wealth of hoops IQ. With a clear focus on player development her experience provides a two-way learning that's the Kings’ X-factor. In ‘building the Kingdom’ the Kings have embraced a savvy and joyful collaborator in Fleur. A genuine love for the crew she works with is evident, her insights into players and culture is fascinating and you’ll want to save this episode for repeat listening. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| No. 179: Hon. Jacinta Allan Victoria's Premier Hoops Fan | 05 Aug 2024 | 00:25:03 | |
The Honourable Jacinta Allan, Premier of Victoria joins Shooting The Breeze for a unique perspective on basketball, not just as an active community member in her local area Bendigo but also as Victoria’s leader. In her leadership role Jacinta understands the impact sport and sporting communities can have in regional centres but also the ripple efffect nationally. We touch on the Paris Olympics and some inspirational female players alongside the importance of elevating the game through government support, with the recent pre-Olympic & Paralympic Ballin’ 24, bringing together all 6 Australian National teams both mens & womens in the one event! Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on our socials - Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod and LinkedIn | |||
| Ep62: I Am A Girl Shoots for the Stars | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:41:16 | |
The I Am A Girl program is shooting for the stars with the goal of reaching 10,000 girls and women across NSW during the three year program. The program aims to engage girls and reconnect women, whether through playing, officiating or in administrative roles to build the foundations for sustainable growth in a popular sport. Two remarkable supporters of Women's Hoops Karen Irwin and Rachel Herrick from Basketball NSW join us to talk about travelling the miles and shaping #NextGen Women's Hoops through this amazing grass roots initiative of the FIBA Womens World Cup Legacy. Also on the radar is keeping participants connected more broadly in order to bridge the strong grass roots communities to the wider Womens Hoops family. In the quest to reach their long term vision Kaz and Rach are candid in sharing some challenges, as well as the joy and hopes to get there. Enjoy! Karen Irwin is the Program Co-ordinator for I Am A Girl Program at @BasketballNSW (twitter) Rachel Herrick is the @BasketballNSW Program Manager Women and Girls @BNSW_rachel (twitter) | |||
| S3 Ep61: Abby Bishop - No place like home | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:46:11 | |
Abby Bishop is a formidable talent in Aussie Women's Hoops. Having achieved 3 WNBL Championships with the UCCaps and a WNBA ring as well. Known across the global hoops landscape from the USA to Europe, her return home to Australia with the Southside Flyers this season had her playing incredible basketball. Recently her season was cruelly halted with a tear in her soleus muscle just before an Opals camp for the FIBAWWC Qualifiers. Abby has begun the long and sometimes boring rehab journey with the aim to get back to the remarkable form she was enjoying. Back in her homeland with daughter Zala alongside, she's finding joy in hoops again and like her free flowing game is happy to see where it leads. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| S3 Ep60: Michele Timms reviews FIBAWWC Qualifiers | 17 Feb 2022 | 00:56:47 | |
The FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers are done and dusted. 12 Teams have punched their tickets to Sydney for the FIBAWWC in September 2022. Opals legend Michele Timms joins us again for her invaluable take on the FIBAWWC Qualifiers, how each team faired and our Aussie Opals lifting the intensity levels in pursuit of another podium finish come September! Timmsy offers up a frank review of the Qualifiers and her all round knowledge of global Womens Hoops is a real treat to listen to. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| S3 Ep59: Fantastic Fan Art with Emma Groves and Brent Ford | 10 Feb 2022 | 01:03:04 | |
We love to cover behind the scenes Stories so we're exploring the WNBL fan space, the fantastic fan art and signs they create and the relationships that get created! Diehard fans Emma Groves and Brent Ford met at a charity AFL game and have connected through their love of #womenshoops and their beloved UCCapitals. Bringing enthusiasm and energy and showing their support to the players that inspire their creativity with their unique and imaginative hype signs. This podcast is for all the dedicated hoops fans who wear their heart on their sleeves and create fantastic fan art in all its glorious forms. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| S3 Ep58: Playback highlights with Sherrie Calleia, Morgan Yaeger, Michele Timms, Tom & Renae Garlepp and Cayla George | 03 Feb 2022 | 00:27:03 | |
We love to showcase our Playback series to offer up a short & sweet intro to some of our latest podcasts from the current series. In this Playback we feature Episodes 51 through to 54, and its a beauty! Episode 51: From the youngest kids on the block Sydney Uni Flames Development Players Sherrie Calleia and Morgan Yaeger talk to us in the preseason to share their journey’s and their determination to prove that youth can deliver the energy and grit. They have much to prove in what is a seriously stacked league. Ep51 links: https://apple.co/3rrrdjA / https://spoti.fi/3Lbrej9 Episode 52: Next up is the legendary Michele Timms as we talk Opals and FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Her basketball world stage knowledge is renowned and she knows what the team needs to rebuild and shares some of that lived experience in what she believes is a longer journey for our Opals. Make sure to listen to the full podcast to hear her goosebumps take on the Opals pillars and legacy. Ep 52 Links: https://apple.co/3DID3bA / https://spoti.fi/31QqldS Episode 53: In one of our most iconic episodes its a Life Basketball with Tom and Renae Garlepp, husband and wife both step into coaching roles for Team NSW after achieving amazing careers. The U20 Nationals in 2020 is the stuff of legends and they give us an All Access Pass into their dynamic at the helm of 2 teams competing against each other at Nationals. Ep 53 Links: https://apple.co/3mhsg2d / https://spoti.fi/31ZWnV2 Episode 54: Finally, we go BIG with Opal veteran and Melbourne Boomers Captain Cayla George. It was tough to pick just one highlight, she is fully in on her take of where we’re at and where we need to be. Cayla generously shares her role as someone younger players look up to and the importance of having real conversations to move forward to progress Women’s basketball in the longest running professional women’s sporting league. A great episode to listen to for an open and honest discussion on racial intolerance in the sport. Ep 54 Link: https://apple.co/3eFv7xP / https://spoti.fi/3mUaLp5 Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| S3 Ep57: Caz and Daz - The best of British basketball | 27 Jan 2022 | 01:25:55 | |
The Caz and Daz Show is a podcast on British Women’s Basketball, and it’s a real treat to chat with them about UK Hoops, the professional women’s league WBBL, and the huge growth in participation rates amongst GB youth. Great Britain narrowly missed out on the Tokyo Olympics. Both our nations, while positioned differently have much in common. We explore this further, including the familiar challenges of maximising the sports exposure through viewership and much needed funding. Their passion and love of hoops mirrors our own, we get a glimpse into the UK scene and it would be awesome to see our nations’ compete in hoops raising the profile of the sport to be a global powerhouse that it richly deserves. Catch the Caz and Daz Show as well as game livestreams via FocusHoops on YouTube. Enjoy! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| S3 Ep56: Bevan Murray and the Kiwi hoops revolution | 20 Jan 2022 | 00:48:02 | |
Bevan Murray gives us the scoop on the Kiwi Hoops revolution As Auckland Dream General Manager Bevan gives us a look at the seismic shift happening in New Zealand women’s hoops sharing his insights into the opportunities while embracing the uncertainty and challenges they bring for fans in the community. Our closest neighbours are reaching out to youth through their Strength & Adapt program and rolling out a completely revamped women’s league starting in July 2022 that harnesses this growth and develops the amazing talent from the land of the long white cloud. These changes in NZ hoops bring significant developments for the Tall Ferns and a boon for #womenshoops that will ripple across the Tasman to our shores. Enjoy! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod | |||
| S3 Ep55: The Long Game WNBL wrap with Paul Camillos & Jacinta Govind | 13 Jan 2022 | 00:53:31 | |
We’re back for 2022 and we’re excited to welcome Island Pacific Soap Co. onboard as a valued sponsor. High quality, all natural, handcrafted bath soap made in QLD. Check them out at https://islandpacificsoap.com and each guest on the show this season will receive some of their awesome products. THE best way to not smell like a locker room after a game in summer without air conditioning! It’s Round 7 and WNBL Hoops returned this week after COVID benched Round 6 so we’re talking about playing and supporting sports in these uncertain times. On the upside we're pumped about the amazing milestones and spotlight some players who got our attention. We’re also talking about the Long Game for #womenshoops as we get into better ways to engage fans and the transparency we need more than ever! We love to hear from our listeners - DM us for your thoughts and ideas in an exciting year of content coming your way. Enjoy! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod https://bio.site/shootingthebreeze | |||
| S3 Ep54: Cayla George All the things she said | 23 Dec 2021 | 01:13:41 | |
She’s the ultimate big… fierce, loyal to her team-mates and never stepping back from a challenge. Cayla George made an impact at this years Tokyo2020 Olympics for the Opals - but by sharing her truth she lets us peek into how the squad felt through the campaign and afterwards. Cayla showed the kind of leadership needed by her decisive action when team mates Tiffany and Ezi were confronted by racial intolerance. She calls it out and she calls for action because nothing less will do. All eyes are on the Melbourne Boomers with big changes in the team this could be a special season. Settle back and get comfortable it’s a big episode as we wrap up the year and get ready for some laughs as well! Enjoy! Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| S3 Ep53: A Life Basketball with Tom & Renae Garlepp | 16 Dec 2021 | 00:45:44 | |
When two stars collide it’s spectacular. Husband and Wife team Tom and Renae Garlepp are phenomenal talents in their own right making an impact on the coaching stage. Just as spectacular was this year's U20’s Nationals when they faced off as opponents coaching the Blue and White NSW Teams. Juggling family life and coaching high stakes hoops with state pride on the line gets you some pretty special moments, but most valuable is their insight into developing hoops talent in schools at the age when many girls are opting out or switching codes. It’s a wonderful slice of their basketball life, and we're so grateful they shared it with us. Non-stop laughs of course but don’t be fooled - these two are deadly competitive. Enjoy! Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| No. 178: Free Agency - The Last Hurrah with UCCaps Weekly Simon & Michelle | 29 Jul 2024 | 01:00:54 | |
From our Nations Capital, UCCaps Weekly’s Simon Peters & Michelle Hocking join us on some huge changes in the WNBL Free Agency! Mirroring these big movements is a new era in the WNBL with new team Geelong United, the new consortium of owners slated for April 2025 and competing for prime talent is the rebooted Tauihi NZ league! It's a Free Agency like no other. So while we soak up NBL1 Finals and 2 weeks of Olympics Opals & Gangurru’s … we catch our breath on a whirlwind of WNBL Free Agency changes! Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on our socials - Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod and LinkedIn | |||
| S3 Ep52: Michele Timms on FIBA Women's World Cup Qualifiers | 09 Dec 2021 | 00:47:54 | |
Legendary Opal Michele Timms jumps on so we can talk about the FIBA Women's World Cup Qualifiers. The new format means we have to compete even though, as host nation, we’re already in. We get into the pool groups, the teams and who’s a possibility of coming to Sydney. But that’s not all - we get into the recently announced Opals 24 ‘fluid’ squad and what could influence the final team. Always candid with unparalleled insight into the Opals legacy, amazing vision and an interesting viewpoint as we explore what's needed to rediscover that ‘relentless persistence’ that is the Opals spirit. There’s many laughs along the way in this entertaining and thought provoking podcast. Enjoy! Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| S3 Ep51: Sherrie Calleia and Morgan Yaeger - Flames DP's bringing the D | 02 Dec 2021 | 00:32:04 | |
It’s always a treat having young up and coming players from a talent loaded WNBL join us on the show. In this episode we’re thrilled to be joined by Sydney Uni Flames Development Players Sherrie Calleia and Morgan Yaeger. You can’t help but love their determination and they don’t hold back about their desire to be ‘pests’ to the opposition. They get candid on goals and challenges and share their ‘pinch yourself’ enthusiasm for Sydney's women’s and men’s hoops teams having the same ownership meaning more double headers for Sydney! This is shaping up to be an exciting 'run and gun' line up and they're up for it naysayers and all, but there’s more. Morgan and Sherrie also talk about their heroes and what it means to them to be part of the WNBL. Loads of laughs, and insight into one of the most talked about WNBL teams this season. Enjoy! Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| S2 Ep50: Jacqui Dover - Another Aussie on their way to the NBA | 11 Nov 2021 | 00:42:40 | |
In our final Series 2 podcast, Jacqui Dover is a proud Yugambeh women from South East Qld and the first indigenous female referee in the NBL. Jacqui is about to take on Manhattan as the first Aussie women to join the NBA referee development program in a select group of 6 trainees looking to make it in the most visible basketball league on the planet. Jacqui takes us inside the referee’s rite of passage and how it is now a legitimate pathway to a basketball career along with her desire to stay connected to the game she loves. Her work with indigenous communities influences her approach and mindset both on and off the court as she continues her journey half way across the globe. A rare insight into the realm of the referee. Enjoy! Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| S2 Ep49: Much Ado about Hoops | 04 Nov 2021 | 00:49:54 | |
In this episode we kick back and take a page out of the Seinfeld playbook… tune in as we chew the fat on our episode about nothing except women’s hoops. We have a whole lot to say about nothing in particular from Jumping Vs Boxing Out to the return of the Sydney #DoubleHeader and a whole lot more!! Who knew there was so much something to nothing? Enjoy! Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| S2 Ep48: Kristen Veal & Sarah Graham the dynamic duo of coaching | 28 Oct 2021 | 00:54:55 | |
Dynamic Coaching duo Kristen Veal & Sarah Graham play pivotal roles in nurturing the upcoming generation of young promising female basketball talent at the Centre of Excellence in Canberra. They mesh incredibly well in their personalities and roles to create a dynamic pairing charged with developing the next crop of potential Opals in the AIS residential program. Throughout this challenging time for international sport both Kristen and Sarah attended 3 global basketball events contending with quarantine restrictions, very short preparation times, and like any parent - worrying about their young charges back home at the AIS. A fascinating insight with loads of laughter. Enjoy! Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| S2 Ep47: Alex Bunton Levels Up | 21 Oct 2021 | 00:47:24 | |
WNBL22 will be the season of the super mums. We are grateful to have the chance to talk with new mum Alex Bunton, returning to the sport she loves and ready to show her little girl what mum can do on the court. Coming full circle and now armed with many life experiences after an early retirement Bunts levels up and rejoins the elite world of basketball where it all began for her at 15 years of age! Enjoy! Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| S2 Ep46: Georgie Maynard sponsorship in women's sport flips the script | 14 Oct 2021 | 00:52:06 | |
Let’s flip the script and say women’s sports actually deliver the best result for sponsors wanting to make positive connection with fans. Got your attention? Now let’s talk about the data. For more than 10 years Georgie Maynard and True North Research have been on a mission to identify and share sponsorship outcome evidence. Intrigued? Tune in and learn! This is a great podcast for women's sports teams, businesses and everyone involved in sports. Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| BONUS Reviewing the Opals Asia Cup campaign | 11 Oct 2021 | 00:28:17 | |
In this bonus episode we’re looking at our Opals amazing FIBA Women’s Asia Cup campaign. Our young guns showed they got game by taking it to Japan and only missing out on the Gold Medal game by the slimmest of margins. The future looks good with the Opals bringing back Bronze after denying Korea 3rd place as we head towards next year’s Women’s World Cup Join us on Twitter & Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| S2 Ep45: The Ten Year Journey to the FIBA Women’s World Cup with David Reid | 07 Oct 2021 | 00:31:03 | |
David Reid - Chairman of the organising committee for the FIBA Womens World Cup jumps on board to give us a remarkable insight into the 10+ years journey behind the scenes to land this amazing basketball event. At a time when women's sports are finally getting its due, Australia will lead the way with the FIBA Womens World Cup in Sydney in 2022. David shares the vision formed over 10 years ago, and provides some unique insights into the long, hard fought journey to bring this special event to fruition. Don’t forget to subscribe and like, comment on podcasts so that more people get around our #womenshoops! Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| BONUS Looking at the FIBA Asia Women's Cup | 26 Sep 2021 | 00:17:26 | |
It's a short and sweet bonus episode as we take a look at the FIBA Asia Women's Cup. Staged in Amman, Jordon for the first time our Aussie Opals are in Group B with Chinese Taipei, Philippines and China. Time for our young guns to shine. Let's Go Aussies!! Join us on Twitter & Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| No. 177: Jaz Shelley Home Is Where The Heart Is | 12 Jul 2024 | 00:47:50 | |
In her first Aussie pod, country Vic player Jaz Shelley has circled back to regional Victoria as the first pick for inaugural WNBL team Geelong United! She has cut her teeth in the US college system for the last 5 years mainly with Nebraska WBB as part of an exceptional era of players that have quite literally transformed women’s hoops… and we’re thrilled to have her back in Oz! Currently playing with NBL1 Souths' Ballarat Miners alongside Coach Kennedy Kereama she’ll have her first taste of the Souths Conference Finals in coming weeks. We also get into her impressive college years which has shaped her on and off court, with a business savvy mind make no mistake her heart is set on her hometown roots and the desire to give back. We’re grateful to get to know Jaz a little more in this episode… she made quite the splash eight years ago on the world stage as part of the historic Sapphires squad with Coach Shannon Seebohm - that won U17’s Women’s Gold in 2016 with that pivotal semi-finals game against the USA!! Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on our socials - Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingthebreezepod and LinkedIn | |||
| S2 Ep44: Coach Liz Mills living Ubuntu | 23 Sep 2021 | 00:59:49 | |
From Sydney to Kenya via Zambia and Cameroon Coach Liz Mills takes on a lifetime adventure with identical twin Vik. A whole lot of grit, hard work, determination and an openness to learning paved the way to the history books by coaching men's African basketball. She walks the talk of the African philosophy Ubuntu, ‘I am because we are’. Coach Liz has opened the door for the next generation of female coaches to follow, “No-one’s going to tap us on the shoulder and be like … here’s an opportunity…” Pure inspiration for girls and women aspiring to coach at any level anywhere in the world - she will inspire and challenge you to believe you can too! Enjoy! | |||
| S2 Ep43: Social Media in Women's Hoops with Dr Kasey Symons and Roy Ward | 16 Sep 2021 | 01:26:04 | |
It’s an in-depth podcast where we get into social media and it’s impact on women’s hoops and the wider world of women’s sports. Hosts' Paul Camillos and Jacinta Govind are joined by Siren Sport co-founder Dr Kasey Symons and veteran sports & news journalist Roy Ward in a wide ranging discussion about social media, how it can benefit women’s hoops and other sporting codes as well as the potential for elite players. This podcast covers many opinions on engaging real fans versus attention to the sport, player agency, the downside of social media, and the tricky line of marketing and propaganda along with a more authentic way women’s sports fans are finding to engage with their tribe like never before. A new era is emerging as savvy sports tap in to the innovative creators who are making positive impacts and switching up the media and sporting landscape. Don’t forget to subscribe and like, comment on the podcasts so that more people get around our #womenshoops! Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
| S2 Ep42: WNBL21/22 Free Agency Part 2 | 09 Sep 2021 | 00:40:37 | |
We take a quick glance at the current WNBL situation for 21/22 in Part 2 We check-in with clubs’ Perth, last seasons Grand Finalist Townsville, new look Sydney and the UCCaps in our next instalment. Still quite a few unknowns - hub or no hub, and so many free agents! The clock is ticking and the AFLW and now the NRLW will overlap with the WNBL season & compete for eyeballs. It’s crickets with mere weeks before the season is slated to commence. Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @TheBreezePod | |||
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