Claudia Brassard: Inside the Tasmania Jewels | #264

In episode 264, Max chats with inaugural Tasmania Jewels head coach Claudia Brassard! From representing Canada at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games to winning WNBL championships as both a player and coach, Claudia reflects on the experiences that have shaped one of the most respected coaching careers in Australian basketball. We dive into the opportunity to build the Tasmania Jewels from the ground up, creating a destination club, the importance of recruiting people before players, developing a high-performance culture, leadership, accountability, and the values that will define the inaugural WNBL season. Claudia also shares behind-the-scenes stories from the Sydney Olympics, earning a professional contract while backpacking through Australia, helping save the Townsville Fire, winning WNBL championships, working alongside Scott Roth, and what separates good teams from championship-winning teams. A fascinating conversation on leadership, culture, high performance, team building, and what it takes to create sustained success. All this and much more in episode 264 of Sporting Max! www.instagram.com/sportingmax.podcast/