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Behind The Whistle
by Nathan Cross
Designed to facilitate growth in all aspects of basketball refereeing through educational episodes and interviews with some of the best in the business.
Episodes
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Nates Take at #28
The Behind the Whistle COMEBACK episode returns with a vengeance! In this episode, I was honoured to be invited to speak with Alex Maier about referee CULTURE, the relationship between basketball referees and game participants (players/coaches/spectators etc), what I have been working on…
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#26 Kahlil McDonald
Kahlil is one of the hardest workers I’ve ever been around. And he changed the course my life with his guidance and presence back when he played for Maroochydore Clippers QBL back in 2014. He's played against Anthony Davis. He's played in front of Barack Obama. He is a pro. This one is different....
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Holistic Health Expert: Why you are sick and how to heal.
Here we go, a deep dive into all things health with Pete Klaricich from Corrective Culture! . Pete has studied various modalities and movement practices including the CHEK system, Yoga, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Anatomy Trains. Once he began integrating theses techniques, he experienced massive...
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#24 Pride Performance
For the first episode after the re-brand, The Cross Factor proudly presents, the boys from Pride Performance! . Josh Walters and Josh Tueta have both played illustrious careers in the QBL/NBL1 competition and all over the world. What makes this episode especially fascinating, is lets just say…
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#23 Niyi Sobo - How to gain the KILLER INSTINCT mentality and perform at the highest level
Had to save episode number 23 for the GOAT. I can say confidently, Niyi Sobo is the GOAT at what he does. This man straight up changed my life. I credit him for turning me from a scared, hesitant, anxious basketball player always getting 'coaches choice' awards into THE GUY, who catches MVP's. It...
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#22 Sebastian "SebOSS" Wichmann
In one of my favourite episodes, Seb's expertise helps tackle some thought provoking concepts which are sure to assist referees on their way. Seb has worked with some of the biggest and most well-known fortune 500 companies as a consultant and coach. It is an absolute privilege to have him join...
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#21 Just a kid from Congo - Jeannot Basima
Slightly left field of my usual episodes, this is for EVERYONE to listen to. You don’t have to know the first thing about refereeing or basketball. I had to do it though, because Jeannot’s story is one which YOU deserve to hear, and since I have a platform & podcast, I simply couldn’t miss the...
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#20 Carl Roberts
Carl Roberts has been reffing for a hot minute, and with this experience comes a lot of cool insights, stories and knowledge that we get to capitalise on. Take a behind the scenes tour of Carl's journey in refereeing and the way he approaches the game right here. We delve into the ways he has...
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#19 Michael McDaniel
My good friend Mikey Mike McDaniel began reffing at 47 years young, is already on the verge of NBL1 and came away with 8 awards last year alone. He has such a magnetic, contagious, positive energy you can feel from a mile away. How does he do it so consistently? This is just an all around…
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#18 Matt O'Brien
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/@behindthewhistle Bold Opinion - This is the most powerful podcast episode IN THE WORLD for referees in any sport (so far 😜). I don't care if Joe Rogan has interviewed referees or what - this is the one. . Matt O'Brien is a world class rugby union referee.…
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#17 Madi Crowley-Long
Madi is having a very successful WNBL officiating career thus far, and she doesn't seem to be slowing down! She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to refereeing and I absolutely love picking her brain on all sorts of topics whenever I get the chance. It was incredible to sit down and hear…
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#16 Murphy Baldry
We need more people like Murphy. She really peels back the curtains for us on this one, speaking out on the real battles referees face every day and how she has been able to persevere & overcome (or is overcoming) such obstacles both mental and physical. I learned a lot from her, she provoked my...
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#15 Jamie Cloney on Mindset
Speaking on the importance of understanding how your subconscious conditioning runs your life, becoming more self aware, transforming limiting beliefs to empowering one's and how to overall elevate your life and thus, refereeing. Perspective is everything, look at this with fresh eyes and hear…
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#14 NBL officials, Marc Mill and Nico Fernandes
Marc and Nico have each had such unique and contrasting journeys to officiating at the highest level. The saying, 'Many roads lead to Rome' rings true as they both take very different approaches to reach a similar level of success in the NBL. This episode is informative, funny and inspiring. Enjoy!
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BTW#13 lucky for some: Jacqui Dover
Jacquis journey is super inspiring and she is a great role model for our officials coming through. She was the first female indigenous referee to officiate in the NBL and now she is headed to the NBA in their development program. There's a lot of gold in this one for you to uncover. I am so...
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#12 Chris Clarke - NBL/WNBL Referee Educator
Dont worry, this IS NOT a repeat of what you've heard others speak about. Chris offers is unique perspective on the educational pathway within refereeing and provides so much value to up and coming referees. This episode is full of gold, so definitely stick around. Thanks for listening, if you…
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#11 Megan Pascoe - rising star
Megan authentically shares her engaging refereeing story and the things she has learned along the way. We dive into a conversation surrounding mental health at one stage also, and in keeping with that theme, Megan has kindly shared a number of helpful resources who would like to reach out for...
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Bruce Keirs
WOW! Do you want to know the specific pathway to reach the NBL? Bruce gives us the inside scoop on NRDP and loads of incredible advice to all of us on how we can be better officials and thus, better people. I hope you get as much out of this conversation as I did. Thanks for listening, if you are...
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Madison Mikletic and Chantal Thomas
In the most fun episode so far, i was so lucky to have, two amazing officials Madison and Chantal. Stick around to the end to have lots of laughter and hear some great stories. Message us to let us know if you enjoyed this one! Yewwwwwwwww!
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Pre games 101 with Madi Crowley
Pre games 101 - any questions come let us know and we'll sort you out. Please please please i urge you to nail this fundamental aspect of basketball refereeing.
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John Rearden - A FIBA and National level referee educator
Listen as John gives his advice on how to improve as a referee and what it takes to make it to the highest level. Also - find out why he says "correct" when you tell him your name, and lots more inside this jam packed interview. Hope you learn something new!
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Eric McAlister on Mental Health
Please welcome to the podcast, USC ripcity NBL1 star and founder of the acceptance project, Eric McAllister. In an attempt to continue normalising the conversations surrounding mental health, we sat down and listened to Eric's inspiring story and learned from his journey.
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Incredible conversation with 2019 Female Official of the year: Pauline Kelly
Well established in the basketball realm, Pauline specialises in grassroots referee development exemplified through her incredible "Green Army" coming through in central Queensland. She was also awarded Female official of the year in 2019, an incredible feat. Tune in and get to know Pauline.
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Interview with THE Deb Stingel
Deb is an integral part of Clippers basketball operations. Her role often overlaps with our referees at clippers so this is a perfect opportunity to get to know Deb, her expectations of us as her employees and even find out the reason behind why she can be perceived as some would say "so scary".
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Uncle Drew's YOUNGBLOODS: Four practical steps to achieve a strong court presence.
In this episode i'm targeting the youngins. We talk about the invaluable skill of COURT PRESENCE and how to make yours the best it can be.
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Mental Fortitude: Be a stoic referee
Drawing upon stoic philosophy, in this episode we look at how to maintain composure in the most chaotic of situations. Gain perspective and take your mindset to a whole new level by investing your time and attention into this episode.
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Fast track your improvement in refereeing with these 2 KEY fundamental principles.
A deep dive into the importance of a growth mindset and self reflection on rapidly improving your refereeing ability.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Designed to facilitate growth in all aspects of basketball refereeing through educational episodes and interviews with some of the best in the business.
HOSTED BY
Nathan Cross
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Designed to facilitate growth in all aspects of basketball refereeing through educational episodes and interviews with some of the best in the business.
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Behind The Whistle is created and hosted by Nathan Cross.
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