Iowa Basketball Coaches Association
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Iowa Basketball Coaches Association Podcast
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Detailed questions make half-court offense and the work of running a high school basketball program unusually legible.
IBCA Podcast turns basketball coaching into a working conversation, moving between half-court offense, preseason preparation and the values behind a program.
A baseline drive becomes a burn cut, and your clipboard is already asking for a replay.
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A practical preseason check-in on the small details that help a fall stay organized.
The conversation stays grounded in the ordinary work that gets a season moving. With school closing in and fall sports already underway, it follows how coaches get staff lined up, stay ahead of the first rush, and set up the year without much drama.
A clinic on half-court ball screens, post entries, and the reads that punish help.
BJ Windhorst lays out half-court ball-screen offense with a focus on how to get into it and where the screen should land. He turns coaching shorthand into clear rules: beat the defense before it is set, use an automatic X cut when the ball goes to the post, and let the backside…
A steady coaching conversation about humility, toughness, and the habits behind a championship team.
IBCA's conversation with Lorne DeYoung centers on basketball thinking that starts with who a team is before it gets to what it runs. The opening pass through coaching background and favorite players gives it a steady old-school feel, and the strongest stretch comes when that…
A practical coaching interview about summer structure, competitive practice, and yearly offensive adaptability.
Coach Chad's conversation offers a clear look at what keeps a girls program sharp over time: summer basketball, a scout team that lifts the daily standard, and an offense that shifts from year to year.
A practical coach-to-coach talk about roles, reads, and habits that should start early.
Coach Surratt's conversation, fresh off Madrid High School's 1A Boys State Championship, stays close to the practical side of coaching. It moves from favorite players from that stretch to the basics that actually travel: clear roles, multiple ballhandlers, and finishing on two…
A measured conversation that connects pace, rebounding, and culture through Western Christian's approach.
The conversation tracks Derek Kaiser of Western Christian from his background and mentors into the habits that sit behind the program's recent success.
A steady defensive session from a veteran Iowa high school coach.
Bob Fontana leans on 34-plus years of Iowa high school coaching to keep this defensive talk grounded. He ties no-middle principles, ball pressure, and personnel-based switching into one system, which makes the teaching feel coherent instead of pieced together.
A clear coaching clinic on offense, with spacing and reads tied to practical decisions.
This episode works best when it turns abstract offense talk into plain choices about names, rules, and reads. Evan Fransmeier and the host break down triggers, automatics, and actions without making the discussion feel padded, then check those ideas against spacing on drives,…
Wizards rebuild talk with daily receipts.
Cavaliers playoff detail, every day.
Fast takes, sharp turns, loud sports arguments.
Pistons talk with playoff pulse.
Bob Fontana describes a roughly 4x6 game card with man offense on the left, zone offense in the middle and late-game calls on the right, reprinted each game.
Bob Fontana joins the IBCA podcast to trace a long coaching career in Iowa and the defensive ideas that shaped it.
It opens with a clean distinction.
The coach shares his background, the mentors who shaped him, and what makes his program stand out.
Coach Surratt joins after Madrid High School's 1A Boys State Championship.
Coach Chad Jellick joins the podcast to talk about his path, his program, and what has kept Johnston successful.
BJ Windhorst, retired from Valley High School, explains the 'pop and go' technique, in which the screener pops his feet and steps through with his top foot instead of rolling, a method he took from Houston.
Two Iowa basketball coaches discuss practical strategies for using the fall preseason period, covering open gym scheduling around fall sports, creative practice games, staff organization, gear preparation, and upcoming coaching clinic information.
Former coach BJ Windhorst discusses ball screen offense strategies, emphasizing transition into half-court, slot positioning, and key actions like dribble handoffs and the 'weak' call.
Loren De Jong, a veteran basketball coach with 35 years of experience, discusses his journey from MOC Floyd Valley to Siouxland Christian, sharing insights on player development, team culture, and winning a state championship.