Jarrod Moore is the Coach Development Manager for Basketball New South Wales (NSW). His role encompasses coach education, organising basketball clinics, player development, as well as maintaining an active social media page on Facebook for basketball coaches.
In this interview, we talk about Jarrod's tertiary background, having completed 2 Bachelor degrees (Secondary Education and Human Movement Studies) and also a Masters degree in Sports Coaching, and how he uses that knowledge in his approach to coaching and educating other coaches.
Jarrod started his basketball journey at Newington College as a high school coach, and then moved into a Community coach role with Norths Bears in Sydney. Jarrod became the basketball Participation Officer at Penrith & Districts Basketball Association, a hands-on role where he ran basketball events, coaching kids from the age of 3-21, ranging from a skill level of beginner to elite and scouting and recruiting for potential future players in the sport.
Prior to his current role, Jarrod was also the Basketball Development Officer at Werribee Basketball Association in Victoria, where he connected with many well know coaches in Australia.
Jarrod explains his own coaching philosophy, highlighting the many positives of productive mentoring relationships and the challenges in delivering coach education in times of online meetings and videoconferences.
To learn more about activities conducted by Basketball NSW, get in touch with Jarrod at jarrod.moore@bnsw.com.au or visit https://www.bnsw.com.au/