Kris Thiesen's guest appearances

Kris Thiesen

The Rising Coaches Podcast

Run it Back

Taking The Charge Podcast

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Kris Thiesen - Tokyo Samurai AAU - The Rising Coaches Podcast

Kris Thiesen - Tokyo Samurai AAU - The Rising Coaches Podcast

Run it Back #94 Featuring Kris Thiesen (Tokyo Samurai)

This week’s interview is with Kris Thiesen, head coach of the St. Mary’s International School in Tokyo and director and head coach of Tokyo Samurai. We deep dive into youth hoops in Japan. Before we get into the talk with Kris Thiesen, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast with German guard Len Schoormann - which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.3:25 - Len Schoormann sneak previewAnd now onto our interview with Kris Thiesen about youth hoops in Japan - We hope you enjoy the interview8:10 - Youth structures in Japanese basketball13:50 - What types of kids are playing in the B.League U18 league 15:45 - What are some hotbeds for Japanese hoops17:05 - State of the game in Japan and its development over recent years20:45 - Basketball’s status compared to baseball in Japan 22:35 - What happens to players after high school27:40 - International school leagues in Japan 32:20 - Club and school playing year round33:55 - Impact of Avi Schafer being brought into the Japanese national team ranks as someone from international schools39:30 - Three Tokyo Samurai players at U18 Japanese training camp for FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2022 42:15 - Who are some players who have come through the St. Mary’s school and/or SamuraiIf you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast.If you know someone else who would enjoy listening to the podcast, please share it with them. Get full access to Taking The Charge at takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe

This week’s interview is with Kris Thiesen, head coach of the St. Mary’s International School in Tokyo and director and head coach of Tokyo Samurai. We deep dive into youth hoops in Japan. Before we get into the talk with Kris Thiesen, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast with German guard Len Schoormann - which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack. 3:25 - Len Schoormann sneak preview And now onto our interview with <a href="https://twitter.com/coachthiesen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kris Thiesen</a> about youth hoops in Japan - We hope you enjoy the interview 8:10 - Youth structures in Japanese basketball 13:50 - What types of kids are playing in the B.League U18 league 15:45 - What are some hotbeds for Japanese hoops 17:05 - State of the game in Japan and its development over recent years 20:45 - Basketball’s status compared to baseball in Japan 22:35 - What happens to players after high school 27:40 - International school leagues in Japan 32:20 - Club and school playing year round 33:55 - Impact of Avi Schafer being brought into the Japanese national team ranks as someone from international schools 39:30 - Three Tokyo Samurai players at U18 Japanese training camp for FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2022 42:15 - Who are some players who have come through the St. Mary’s school and/or Samurai If you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. If you know someone else who would enjoy listening to the podcast, please share it with them. Get full access to Taking The Charge at <a href="https://takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe</a>