Review what is happening
Use film reviews and staff conversations to explore the development problems your program is working through. Start with your coaching context.
Transforming R&D Department
Bring the researchonto your court.
Work with the Transforming team throughout the year on practice design and player development. We review film, develop activities and help your staff apply skill acquisition research on court.
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For performance programs & ambitious organizations
The next coaching decision cannot wait for the off-season.
Your staff faces questions about practice, learning and player development every week. An ongoing partnership creates space to examine those questions and connect research with what is happening on your court.
This is a fit when
- You want ongoing collaboration with your staff.
- Your priorities span practice, film and player development.
- You can make time to review, apply and refine the work together.
From philosophy to practice
How we support
Design the next practice
Work on custom activity design, player-development systems and the application of skill acquisition research. Shape the support around agreed priorities.
Keep the conversation going
Connect through weekly staff calls, Slack communication and one in-person visit, with the work planned within a 100-hour annual support allocation.
A head coach's perspective
Tangible ideas that
Improve Performance
“As a Head Coach, I am always trying to find a competitive advantage for our program. I was fortunate to meet Alex a few years ago and was drawn to his progressive methods, which differ greatly from dominant approaches within basketball, providing our team with a unique advantage within the NCAA. By using an evidence base to inform the ideas we adopt at Mizzou, it places our team in a strong position.”
Dennis Gates
Head Coach, University of Missouri Men's Basketball
Your partnership
A clear scope.
A shared commitment.
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The annual partnership includes 100 hours of customizable support. Your proposal confirms the allocation, call schedule, delivery team, visit arrangements and Alex's involvement.
Talk through the scopeIncluded in the partnership
- 100 hours of customizable support
- Weekly staff calls
- Film reviews
- Player development systems
- Help applying skill acquisition research
- Slack communication
- Custom activity design
- One in-person visit
How we work together
Built around your context.
- 01
Set the priorities
Identify the questions your staff wants to work on and agree how the partnership will support the season.
- 02
Plan the support
Allocate the 100 hours across calls, reviews, design work and the other agreed activities.
- 03
Review and apply
Use continuing staff contact to connect the work to practice and revisit priorities as the season develops.
The delivery sequence and timetable are agreed with your organization.
The people behind the methodologyAlex Sarama &
Alex Sarama &
the Transforming team.
We connect contemporary skill acquisition research with the decisions coaches make every day.
Alex is Head Coach of the Portland Fire. His experience includes the Cleveland Cavaliers as Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development, Paris Basketball, the Rip City Remix, the London Lions and NBA Europe.
Your proposal identifies your delivery team, Alex's involvement and your point of contact.
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Before we talk
Your R&D Department questions, answered.
This is an ongoing methodology partnership with 100 hours of customizable support per year. It does not represent a full-time staff appointment or unlimited access.
We agree the allocation around your priorities, including staff calls, film reviews, activity design and other work in the scope. Your proposal defines the schedule and delivery arrangements.
The partnership draws on Alex Sarama's methodology and the Transforming Basketball team. Your proposal identifies the delivery team and Alex's involvement.
Yes. The support is customizable within the agreed scope and 100-hour allocation. We use the discovery conversation to understand your priorities and whether this partnership is the right fit.
Your next chapter
Big ambitions.
Let's talk.
Tell us what R&D Department could help you change in your organization.
- 01
Your context
We review your program and priorities.
- 02
A conversation
We arrange a discovery call to explore the fit.
- 03
A clear proposal
You see the scope and investment before committing.
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