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Better 1-on-1 Players: Move Away from “Check-Ball” and Embrace “Advantage-Starts”

Walk into almost any open gym, driveway, or team practice around the world, and you will inevitably witness the same sequence: a player stands at the top of the key, bounces the ball to their defender, receives it back, and systematically squares up to attack.

Transforming Basketball
Sep 14, 20265 min read
Player development

Why Coaches Need to Understand Self-Determination Theory

Developed by psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan in the 1980s, Self-Determination Theory (SDT) explains how human motivation operates on a spectrum. Rather than simply being “motivated” or “unmotivated,” SDT focuses on the quality of motivation.

George Vaz
Jan 5, 20264 min read
Player development

How to Deal with Intense Ball Pressure

On a recent member post (thanks to Brian Loomis), it got us thinking about a problem a lot of us have come up against at different points in our career……

George Vaz
Nov 10, 20252 min read
Player development

Constraints-Led Approach Basketball: Teach Lay-Ups

What Is the Constraints-Led Approach Basketball? We had a member of our Transforming Community post this very interesting question: "How do I teach a beginner to do a lay-up—without boring them or killing their joy?"

George Vaz
Oct 20, 20254 min read
Player development

10 Ideas for Improving Ball Handling

How can we add repetition without repetition to ball handling? So instead of asking a player to repeat the same dribble move 20 times in the same spot, we offer…

George Vaz
Oct 6, 20253 min read
Player development

How to Develop 'Shifty' Dribble Moves through the CLA

A while ago I had a really good conversation with another coach here in Germany. I re-posted a particularly ‘shifty’ dribble move on Instagram, and he wanted to know how I would ‘teach’ that using the CLA.

Jonas de Bruyne
Oct 28, 20243 min read
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