
← Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast15 Sept 2025 · 45 min
Strategy Development w/ Eric Fawcett
<p>🏀📥 Subscribe to the <a href="https://coachingidaho.substack.com/">Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast</a> newsletter</p><p><strong>---</strong></p><p>We are fortunate to have Eric Fawcett on this edition of the podcast.</p><p>Fawcett is an assistant coach for the Edmonton Stingers in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He is also a consultant for Division 1 basketball programs in the United States and pro teams around the world.</p><p>In addition, you can find his writing and breakdowns at different sites, including Slappin’ Glass.</p><p><strong>---</strong></p><p><strong>EPISODE BREAKDOWN</strong></p><p>1:55 - Working as a basketball coach in Edmonton</p><p>3:20 - Practical use of analytics in determining team strategy</p><p>8:20 - Approaches for coaches without an analytics department</p><p>12:20 - Balance between personnel, opponents and familiarity of actions</p><p>20:55 - Creating strategies based off your season goals</p><p>23:00 - How analytic efficiencies find their way into team strategy</p><p>28:00 - Effective ways for coaches to convey efficiency to players</p><p>31:20 - Scaling a playbook to be effective while not overloading players</p><p>35:45 - Tips for watching film while game planning for an opponent</p><p>39:40 - Offensive trends for the upcoming season</p>