It is a real treat for every basketball lover around the World who will benefit from Coach Blatt's outstanding experience. Not much to add, as his resume speaks for itself... As head coach: FIBA EuroBasket champion (2007) EuroLeague champion (2014) EuroCup champion (2018) FIBA EuroChallenge champion (2005) 5× Israeli Super League champion (2002, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2014) LBA champion (2006) ABA League champion (2012) Italian Cup winner (2007) 6× Israeli Cup winner (2002, 2003, 2011–2014)...

In the 23rd episode of "The Mind Game of Basketball, 1 on 1 with yourself" podcast, Mental Performance Coach Nico Bourgade welcomes Kostas Chatzichristos, Director of Performance at Fenerbahce, as well as Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Greek National Team. Kostas, also the co-founder and Director of the Euroleague Strength and Conditioning Coaches' Association (ESCCA) shares great insights on what separates top organizations in the Euroleague from others. From his past experience...

Nico Bourgade invites Benas Matkevičius in today's episode of "The Mind Game of Basketball, 1 on 1 with yourself podcast". Listen to Benas' in take on mental performance in basketball and how the Lithuanian National Team had a successful World cup, beating Team USA, finishing at the sixth place while playing basketball in a way that gave joy to not only an entire country but that also deserved respect from all around the world. I invite you to follow Benas and learn more in his great...

In this episode, Nico Bourgade invites one of the greatest shooters in Euroleague's history: Jaycee Carroll. Learn how he built a mindset to become such a consistent and successful player through the years with one of Jaycee's most important tool: vivid imagination. Lots of great insights that cover mental health, mental performance and basketball IQ, all in one. Hope you enjoy. To get in touch with Coach Nico Bourgade, visit www.themindgameofbasketball.com or send him an e-mail to...

In this episode, Nico Bourgade welcomes Dr Jack Lesyk, who is the director of the Ohio Center for Sport Psychology, and former Sport Psychologist for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Learn how Jack gives us insight on what NCAA players might struggle with going into the NBA, his 9 mental skills that have helped him guide athletes from 14 years old to pro level for on the court performance as well as in life. To learn more about Dr Jack Lesyk, visit his...

Meet Uros Ninić, one of the top individual skills Coaches over in Slovenia. Listen to how Coach Ninić takes the mental game into consideration and his approach while developing players' skillset all over Central Europe. Another great exchange with Coach Nico Bourgade and a great insight from another Basketball lover whose passion for the game only has equals his knowledge. You can find Coach Ninić at https://newerabasketball.com/ Interested in developing your mental game, get in touch with...

Listen to Coach Kostas Flevarakis share his philosophy with Mental Performance Coach Nico Bourgade through an episode where the passion for the game is everything... From the Greek League to Sopron in the Hungarian League, from being an Assistant to a Head Coach, Coach Flevarakis has been spreading his knowledge for decades. Hope you enjoy listening to his core fundamentals that made him a very successful Coach and human being. To know more about Mental Performance Coach Nico Bourgade,...

Dave Hopla is a legendary shooting Coach, known and recognized from all in the world of Basketball. His shooting records are more amazing one from another with one being 1,234 free throws in a row without a miss. Overall, Hopla makes more than 98% of the shots he takes. In 2007, he made 11,093 of 11,183 shots he took--a 99.19 shooting percentage. He always does shooting demonstrations at various camps he works, and oftentimes he goes the whole day without a miss. At a 2007 camp in Los...

Eddie has been working for decades as a performance psychologist and is telling us all about his first year experience delivering mental health as well as mental performance services to the Grand Rapids Gold, aka Denver Nuggets' G-League team. Eddie and Nico stressed the importance of mental health and its role leading to higher performance. You will find the foundations that Eddie has laid within the Grand Rapids Gold's organization, his objectives working with them in the future and his...

Alex reveals his guiding framework that sets apart peak performers: 1. optimizing your environment 2. building a foundation of good habits that keep you healthy 3. building your ability to self regulate 4. execute across the phases of performance: preparation, execution and debrief Alex also develops why organizations should be considering their work with mental health and mental performance.  

How cool is it to reach so many parts of the World??? In this episode Nico Bourgade reached out to Hui Tu, director of the Basketball International Youth Basketball League, in charge of the Beijing Falcons. He first explained how he started with the Falcons and went from 10 players to about 5000 players. When you hear about Hui's strong values, you then understand his success. An open-minded Coach, willing to learn from several Basketball cultures around the globe but also with a foundation...

Coach Dan Hughes, two times WNBA Champion and two times WNBA Coach of the Year, also Assistant Coach with Ladies' Team USA shares his vision with Mental Performance Coach Nico Bourgade on how to be a successful Coach on the long run.  From the importance of being a great communicator to letting his ego aside, from a young coach to a more experienced one, from understanding the roots of motivation to learning from his players, Coach Hughes gives great insights of why he is such a successful...

Andrius Liachovicius, sports psychologist who just spent the 2021-2022 season with the Zalgiris Kaunas squad in Euroleague and Lithuanian league, shares his experience of a day to day member of the staff. You will learn the ins and outs of the job, the exact role and approach of a sport psychologist and how it can be useful to both players and organizations.

Nico Bourgade invites Jorge Franco Martin, a passionate Coach who has been sharing his knowledge with the Spanish Youth National Teams, the pro team of Estudiantes Madrid and now within the NBA association in Europe. Jorge shares his approach of the mental game according to his rich experiences. Learn what the mindset is about in NBA schools as well as in the professional world over in Spain.  We hope that you manage to get value out of this show and that it helps you keep growing to reach...

Mental Performance Coaches Brian Levenson and Nico Bourgade discuss the thoughts shared by many players and how to get the best out of them to enjoy peak performance. How to be both humble and arrogant, accept fear and be fearless, know when to be selfish and when to be selfless... Listen to what Brian Levenson has to say about the mindset of athletes thanks to his experience dealing with NBA, NHL, and MLS players as well as many top level performers and leaders while explaining his approach...

Listen to  what Coach Erdem Can has to say about the evolution of the Mind Game in Basketball both in NBA and in Euroleague the last ten years. Coach Can and Nico Bourgade discussed the importance as a Coach and a leader to understand and know every single person who is taking part in your staff. How Coach Can works himself on specific techniques to stay on top of his game but to also keep growing as a human on and off the court. Learn his approach on the science of mental training and its...

Nico Bourgade and Stuart Wade (4 time Taekwondo World Champion, now Clinical Hypnotherapist) discuss the techniques used by hypnotists with athletes to help them increase focus, remove their limits, help the players change their self image, grow confidence and motivation, manage anxiety through reframing, positive reinforcement, breathing techniques, self hypnosis, anchoring, and many more techniques. Hypnosis has been used by top athletes for decades and is now more accessible than ever. 

Thank you for listening to this podcast episode with Nico Bourgade and Ganon Baker.  Ganon Baker Basketball has been doing camps, clinics, team training, motivational speaking, personal training, and Pro-Training all over the World for the past 20 years.  Ganon Baker is a Nike Skill Development Trainer and Workout Director. During these years Ganon has worked with players ranging from the grassroots level to the professional ranks. He has been a Nike Basketball Skills Director in North...

Founder of Evolution Mental Performance Coaching, Jason Payne has also been coaching Basketball at the high school level both for boys and girls for the last decades. His goal is now to share his experience and knowledge to all players with a growth mindset. Recorded on May 16th, 2020

Nico Bourgade invites Marco Palumbo to discuss how to get the best out of the players when they meet adversity in a different country/league through positive communication, the importance of the words you choose and how mental performance coaches can help players in these situations using techniques like Neuro Linguistic Programming to help players perform better. Recorded on May 16th, 2020

From NBA players to young kids at the corner of your street, Alan and Nico go deep into the basic but most important fundamentals of the mental game: how to deal with your emotions and what it takes to be performing as an elite level player... Recorded on May 10th, 2022  

Lukas Grabauskas, Team Manager at Lietkabelis, Lithuania, discusses what appears to be the most important steps, from a mental approach, to become a winning team.  You will benefit from the several years of experience of Lukas Grabauskas to hear the inside of one of the most growing organizations in European Basketball. Recorded on May 11th, 2022

Greg Graber (Former Mindfulness Coach for Memphis Grizzlies) and Nico Bourgade discuss how to slow down the way your mind works to be more focused, regulate your emotions, gain confidence and perform. Learn breathing techniques to help you through shooting free-throws, understand mental resets and what it is like to have a successful relationship with a mental performance Coach and a Mindfulness teacher. Recorded on May 11th 2022

Listen to Nico Bourgade with Graham Betchart, one of the World's leading Mental Performance Coaches who has been working with NBA players, the Utah Jazz and....so many kids and discover how the most simple mental approaches become the more efficient They discuss how to focus on living the moment and learning how to appreciate what you love and be around who you love. How to handle adversity from the fans being open minded through awareness. Practice useful techniques like 'palms down'...