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Explore practical ideas to design better practices, develop adaptable players, and help your team play better basketball.
Whether you’re coaching in the NBA, EuroLeague, or youth basketball, one thing remains universally true: the worst transition offense is still more efficient than the best half-court offense.
Spacing has changed the game. NBA offenses today look nothing like they did in the ’90s—more threes, better efficiency, and smarter shot selection. But why?
If you were to search for pick and roll spacings, the internet would give you a myriad of different spacings. We wanted to keep this blog simple and present four of the most common spacings in the modern game.
This blog builds on the previous blog "what is the relay pass?" , focusing on ways to develop the relay pass through CLA practice environments.
The relay pass is becoming an increasingly important weapon in modern pick and roll offenses. This blog explains what a relay pass is, when to use it, and why it’s particularly effective against aggressive defensive coverages.
How Paris Basketball Uses Tagging Up to Lead the EuroLeague in Offensive Rebounds How does Paris Basketball use “Tagging Up” to slow down their opponent's transition while generating more offensive rebounds?
For nearly a decade, I’ve coached senior-level players in semi-professional basketball, and despite their individual talents, I encountered the same recurring issues on offense. It wasn’t a lack of skill, but a deeper challenge - stagnation.
A while ago I had a really good conversation with another coach here in Germany. I re-posted a particularly ‘shifty’ dribble move on Instagram, and he wanted to know how I would ‘teach’ that using the CLA.
Firstly, if your unsure of what a conceptual offense is, I recommend starting with the video below... https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=kxquqVe4EcU&t=247s Then for a deeper dive, this clinic is a great resource.
One of the questions we receive most frequently at Transforming is "how would you introduce these ideas to other coaches in the program or across a whole club?"
This is a bit of a ‘catch 22’ scenario! While we make use of BRADs extensively at Transforming (original credit to Sefu Bernard), we don’t believe in having a list of external cues that are uniformal to every player.
Defense is arguably the biggest thing missing within the player development and skills training world. If watching a work-out or scrolling through social media, it is rare to find a work-out where defense is emphasised.
Practical coaching ideas to try with your players.
