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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.
One of the most frequented questions we receive at Transforming is how to beat a zone offense. Within our membership community, we posed the question to our members in one of our monthly challenges.
At Transforming Basketball, we are a big believer in using blast cuts as a primary trigger for U12 and U14 youth teams.
Administration, parents and sociocultural expectations all have an influential role on how we end up coaching our players each and every day. Having different philosophical beliefs around pedagogy can constrain your impact and downright confuse the players.
A big hurdle to overcome in making the leap into utilizing the CLA is the pushback you can receive from those on the outside such as parents administrators and other coaches.
Looking to generate quality shots within the first 6–8 seconds of the shot clock? The 2-side break could be the key to enhancing your team’s transition offense.
Living in the age of information, paralysis by analysis is easier to experience than ever. Implementing a Constraints-Led Approach with a basketball team is no different.
This blog provides an introduction into using off-ball screening actions. The idea is NOT to copy paste these ideas immediately into your offense, but provide a perspective of interesting off-ball…
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.
Practical coaching ideas to try with your players.
