The Project 365 Podcast

THIS WEEK, we have a good one because we are joined by Jeremy Malacas of JayBasketball TV. We talk about how he started his brand, the people behind it and what it is like to capture moments in our beloved Montreal basketball community. Jay also shares his WHY when it comes to the mission of JayBasketball Tv.

This week, Coach O sits down with Robert Gibbs. Mister Gibbs is the co-founder of the Lasalle Leaders basketball club. This week they discuss mentoring the next generation and what it takes to have an impact on your community. Tune in to hear from one of the best that Montreal has to offer.

This week, Coach O sits down with a good friend in Micaëlla Riché. She is a former Division 1 player at Minnesota and also got the opportunity to work on staff at Kanas State before going overseas to play professionally. She currently serves as the Director of Basketball Operations at Lay-Up since November 2021 where she now assists in the development of coaches while using her tremendous amount o...

This week we have another player on who will bring alot of value to the audience. Tyrese Drummond-Golden is an athlete who is currently playing at Georgian College in the OCAA. We discuss his playing experiences and how today's athlete should look at him/herself as a brand.

This week it is with great pleasure that we welcome Julian Locasto. Julian is Head of Strength Coach at Challenger Strength in Wayne, New Jersey. He helps hoopers increase their speed! Tune in for the conversation.

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Brandon Edwards, the newly appointed Head Coach of the Laurentian University Voyageurs. Coach Edwards talks his experiences, his upcoming challenges as a head coach and how to build a culture in a new program.

This week Coach O sits down with his good friend Aly Dhanani who has just been promoted to the Director of Advanced Statistics and Analytics. We talk about how we can use data to better ourselves in the game of basketball.

This week, Coach O has Coach Michael Jackman aka Mike Jack to dive in on his experiences as he is entering his 4th year at Centennial College and as a Head Coach of the Program in 2022. In this episode we dive into player development, skillset and mentorship.

This week, Coach O welcomes one of his former teammates to the podcast. Cory Connors joins in and talks about his transition from being a player to a referee.

This week, we have coach Mario Celebre who joins us. Mario is going to help us understand what he looks for when he watches film. Especially with athletes becoming more and more visual, what are some things that we can look for when it comes to the video side of things? Lets get better!

At Age 25 what are some things you wished you could accomplish? How about helping a pro basketball player reach the NBA and starting your own agency? These are two of the things that Stacey Leawood has already accomplished in her short career. This week we hear her story

This week Naomi James stops by the podcast to discuss all things mental performance. She is a former university athlete and current university coach who has alot of knowledge about ways we can improve and support athletes in their overall well-being.

This week, Coach O sits down with Sam Alamutu. Sam is a Division 1 basketball player at the University of Vermont. He talks to us about the sacrifices, the challenges that he encountered on his pathway to becoming a D1 player.

This week, THE QUUEEN STOPS BY! Suzette Ennis Mcintyre aka Momma Sue stops by to talk all things about parenting, sacrifices and how parents can help their children in their sports journeys. All 7 of her children are ELITE basketball players who have all turned out to be successful (including 1 to get drafted in the NBA) and on so if you are a parent looking to help your child with some tips, this...

This week coach O sits with Menelik Fernandes. Menelik Fernandes runs a variation of pac line defence that forces middle and emphasizes heavy help in the gaps, peel switching and nexting. The thought behind it is that penetration and paint touches make for the majority of good possessions at the high school level and that by really preventing the paint touch you increase the difficulty of your opp...

This week Coach O is welcomes Coach Ray Kim to the Podcast. Coach Ray Kim is in my opinion one of the best coaches in the country when it comes to preparation, scouting and player development. He is currently the Head Coach of New Horizon Academy in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association. He is also an assistant coach on the King’s Christian Collegiate WBB also in the OSBA. He is also the D...

This week, Coach O sits down with Melvin Kenny who is a Strength Coach/ Performance Specialist at CoreXcellence who takes care of the athletic development of basketball players. Even though he played amateur football growing, basketball has always been his first love and he always wanted to contribute on the growth of the sport.

Coach O sits down with Webster Hyppolite, a coach from Montreal, Quebec. With close to 30 years of experience in Basketball within his community, having coached high school and college, the two discuss defense and getting buy-in from your players.

Whether its parent to child, coach to player, or teacher to student. How do we build successful relationhips? Though there are many ways to do so, here are three main aspects that I think can help you get started!

Reps on Reps this week. Lets get after it my lovely people!

Humans act with routine behaviours. But have we ever questioned ourselves on why we do certain things?

Why is the middle so important? Your Monday Boos looks at that this week

You are going to spend the rest of your life in your own body with your own thoughts. Why not make the most of it?

Sunday Dec 19th, the Warriors came to Toronto to face the Toronto Raptors. The Warriors ended up walking away with a 126-110 decision.  We break down key pieces to the Warriors' victory on Youtube, while discussing certain elements of the game of basketball like not settling for shots on offense and how it can put us at a disadvantage on defense.

Ever wondered where mnotivation comes from? We take a deep dive today and look at how you can understand where the source of your greatness comes from.