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Explore practical ideas to design better practices, develop adaptable players, and help your team play better basketball.
In the quest to develop well-rounded basketball players, embracing variability in practice is CRUCIAL. But why should coaches move away from rigid, highly-structured drills and incorporate more dynamic, unpredictable scenarios into their practice sessions?
A lot of coaches talk about their base defense; principles such as no middle, trap the box rotations, etc. One of the golden principles of defense in youth basketball is “staying in neutral.
How do the principles of video game design compare to that of game design on the basketball court? In this blog, we will look at the 5 basic principles of game design.
Coaching goes far beyond just calling plays and giving instructions. Much like players who have specific roles on a team, coaches too have distinct responsibilities during practice.
As a coach, we can all agree that warm-ups are an essential and important part of practice. A good warm-up can reduce the likelihood of injuries, preparing players both physically and mentally for the practice.
Since starting Transforming Basketball, a question we’ve received frequently is how to use the CLA with large numbers. This could be for youth camps, tryouts, or simply high practice turnouts.
"Learning is characterised by a search for functional performance solutions, where the learner is challenged beyond mere repetition and imitation of a putative classic action" - Nonlinear Pedagogy in Skill Acquisition by Chow et al.
Every year ‘Line and Box Drills’ do the rounds on Basketball X. These are viewed as fundamental drills which should supposedly be a staple of every youth basketball practice.
Practical coaching ideas to try with your players.
