Transforming Basketball Blog

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Learn how to use the floor is lava constraint in youth basketball to improve half court spacing and create more driving opportunities for your team.

Struggling to ditch Traditional Coaching habits? Discover how the Constraints-Led Approach helps coaches shift their mindset and upgrade their practice.

Discover how practical basketball constraints and Newell's Model can transform your practice design, helping players develop skills through guided discovery rather than instruction.

This film study breaks down Yago Santos EuroLeague pick and roll, showing how he dismantles elite defenses with passing, deception, and timing.

Struggling to move past traditional coaching? Discover the five core principles of a nonlinear pedagogy—from Representative Design to Functional Variability—and learn how the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) builds players who can actually read the game.

How can your team create more scoring opportunities BEFORE the defense sets up? At any level, the worst transition offense will be better than the best half court offense. It is important not only to take advantage of transition opportunities but also create rich learning environments for your players to learn these principles effectively. 

Transforming Basketball Officially Partners with the NBBF to Redefine Coach Education. Building on years of collaboration, we are thrilled to announce a formal partnership to deliver a modern, evidence-based education pathway for coaches across Norway, starting with Level 1 in February 2026.

This post examines the impact of survivorship bias on basketball coaching, illustrating how practitioners often adopt methods based solely on the historical success of others while remaining blind to potential failures.

Neil shares some great ideas for coaches to use 3-on-3 in their practices.