Kane Mastin · High school · Illinois, USA
Giving Players Room to Solve Problems.
- Before
- Micromanaging his players’ decisions
- After
- Players solve problems, with more joy
Basketball coach education
Transform the Way You Coach.
Develop more skillful, adaptable players. Learn a modern, constraints-based approach alongside a community of coaches putting it into practice.
- 4.8/5 · 182 Amazon reviews of our best-selling book
- Coaches in 40+ countries
Trusted by federations & organizations worldwide
The membership
Your Next Step as a Coach.
Learn the approach step by step, then take it straight into your practice with a community of coaches doing the same.
- Follow the ten-module Success Pathway.
- Find activities for your next practice in the video library.
- Learn with other coaches in monthly sessions and the community.
$399/year
Billed $399 USD annually. Equivalent to $33.25/month.
Included in Your Membership
The Success Pathway
Learn the Methodology
Ten stages give you a clear place to start and a route through the Transforming approach.
Apply It on Court
Put each idea into practice with activities you can adapt for your players.
Earn Your Certification
Complete the pathway and assessment, plus three masterclasses and three roundtables, to become a Certified Transforming Coach™.
“I feel that the library of membership resources has certainly been a big help in my transformation as a coach…”
The approach
Better Practice. More Adaptable Players.
Plan practices that help players make better decisions.
What is Transforming Basketball?
Transforming Basketball is a methodology and education ecosystem founded by coach and practitioner Alex Sarama to bring contemporary skill acquisition thinking into everyday coaching. It teaches coaches to design practice around live game problems instead of isolated drills, using small-sided games, conceptual offense and constraints so players learn to read and solve the game.
Bring the Game into Practice
Create activities with teammates, opponents and meaningful decisions, so players practice responding to the situations they’ll face in competition.
Learn How to Use Constraints
Change the space, scoring, rules of the game, and number of players to encourage players to explore new solutions.
Guide Players to Find Creative Solutions
Give the players room to experiment. Observe what happens, ask questions and adapt the activity to support their learning.
Free resource
21 SSGs for Your Next Practice.
A free PDF of small-sided games you can run right away. A practical first taste of the approach.
- 21 ready-to-run small-sided games
- The coaching intent behind each one
- Simple constraints to raise or lower the challenge
Looking for more? Browse all free articles and guides.
Products
Explore all productsPut It into Practice.
Practical resources you can start using right away, from a single practice to a complete coaching system.
PDFConceptual Offense Playbook
For coaches building a more adaptable conceptual offense.
$49View details
PDFSmall-Sided Games Book
For coaches who want better practice activities they can use immediately.
$49View details
Youth Conceptual Offense
For coaches who want a complete framework for building a conceptual offense.
$499View details
The book by Alex Sarama
Change How You See the Game.
Explore the ideas behind the approach in Transforming Basketball: A Constraints-Led Approach to Basketball Performance.
4.8/5 · 182 Amazon reviewsOriginal editionFor organizations
Transform Your Whole Program.
We partner with professional teams, schools and national federations to build coaching frameworks that develop players consistently across every age group.
Coach Development
Upskill every coach in your program around one shared, modern methodology.
The One Club Model
Align age groups and teams so players progress through a coherent system.
Federation Partnerships
Curriculum and clinics delivered with national federations worldwide.
Research & Development
Evidence-based ideas translated into practical tools that improve performance.
- 500+
- organizations, clubs & schools
- 40+
- countries globally
- 8+
- national federations
Camps & clinics
Experience Transforming on Court.
See the methodology in action with players and coaches, live and in person.
Transforming coachesThey Changed Their Coaching.
They Changed Their Coaching.
What Could Change for You?
Meet nine coaches who questioned their habits, explored new ideas and brought a different approach to practice. Explore their case studies and take a practical idea into your next session.
1–3 of 9 coaches
Line Lundfald · Regional basketball · Sweden
Adapting Practice to the Players.
- Before
- Practice plans hard to adjust on the fly
- After
- More fun and better decision making
George Gillam · MK Breakers · England
Finding the Right Challenge for Every Player.
- Before
- Practice not matched to each player’s level
- After
- Players progressing far faster
Francois Lubino · Youth basketball · France
Helping Young Players Grow in Confidence.
- Before
- U11s losing by 15 to 40 points
- After
- Won the rematches by 15 to 25
Elias Maahs · Youth & men’s basketball · Germany
From Copying Drills to Designing Challenges.
- Before
- Copying drills from famous coaches
- After
- More creative, adaptable players
Jeff Schmidt · Player development · Colorado, USA
A Fresh Perspective After 20 Years of Coaching.
- Before
- 20 years of varsity and college coaching
- After
- A huge improvement in performance
Rovel Yakobe · Youth basketball · London, England
Helping Players Find Their Own Answers.
- Before
- Drills without defense
- After
- Conceptual offense, no set plays called
Jonathan Vanderlinck · Club basketball · Belgium
More Connection. More Room to Explore.
- Before
- More stress as a coach
- After
- Players learning much faster
Ryan Keeler · School basketball · New York, USA
Putting Problem-Solving in Players’ Hands.
- Before
- Players always asking what to do
- After
- Players solving problems together
Transforming around the world
A Global Community of Coaches
This product (the Transforming Membership) has completely changed my confidence going into any basketball setting.
The founder
Meet Alex Sarama.
Founder of Transforming Basketball. Head Coach of the Portland Fire in the WNBA.
Alex founded Transforming Basketball to help coaches rethink how players learn. His work connects contemporary skill acquisition research with practical ways to design more engaging, challenging basketball environments.
He has delivered clinics in more than 40 countries and previously served as Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Today, the Transforming team brings those ideas to coaches and programs around the world.
Read Alex’s full bio
Ready to Transform Your Coaching?
Join a global community of coaches following the Success Pathway toward becoming a Certified Transforming Coach™.