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The Spurs famously coined the term “vitamins” many years ago. This now refers to the delivery of short sessions of on-court player development. We love the concept of vitamins at Transforming Basketball, but we believe the way vitamins are delivered could be tweaked to benefit from contemporary skill acquisition research which is now available. One […]

Rethinking Basketball Vitamins

Skill Acquisition

Aug 19, 2024

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We frequently get asked about why we refrain from using 1-on-0 drills at Transforming Basketball, and more specifically, why we are so against how it is commonly used. Common basketball drills such as two ball dribbling, as well as specific dribble moves such as cross-jabs, dribble counters etc, are simply irrelevant within how we view […]

Why Do we Not Use 1-on-0 at Transforming Basketball?

Practical Ideas

12.08.2024

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1-on-1 can be one of the simplest, but most effective ways, to improve functional solutions in driving, shooting and finishing. Functionality implies the ability of a player to satisfy the conditions of the interacting constraints present at a particular moment of a possession. A player exhibiting functionality may be able to consistently adapt with an […]