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Decision making
Developing perception, anticipation and in-game decision quality.
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Basketball decision-making involves recognizing opportunities to shoot, drive or pass while the game is changing. A teammate moves, a defender helps, a passing lane opens and closes. Practice needs to keep those relationships connected to the player's actions.
Telling a player to “play faster” does not explain what they missed. Start with the basketball problem: did they hold the ball through an open closeout, drive into help, or pass after a teammate's opening disappeared?
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Better 1-on-1 Players: Move Away from “Check-Ball” and Embrace “Advantage-Starts”
Walk into almost any open gym, driveway, or team practice around the world, and you will inevitably witness the same sequence: a player stands at the top of the key, bounces the ball to their defender, receives it back, and systematically squares up to attack.
Late-Game Basketball Strategy: When to Hold or Attack
Late Game Basketball Strategy: The Brutal Truth and 4 Ways to Improve Late game basketball strategy is often where coaches feel the most pressure to exert control, but the brutal reality is that over-coaching the finish is exactly what leads to stagnation and turnovers.
How to Coach Basketball Shot Selection
What Is Basketball Shot Selection and Why Does It Matter? Basketball shot selection is one of the most important skills a player can develop.
What is the Concept of “Playing with Advantage” in Basketball?
How your team consistently creates advantages depends on your player’s unique strengths and weaknesses, as well as what may be most effective based on the tendencies of other teams in your league.
Deception in Basketball: How to Teach It Ecologically
What Is Deception in Basketball? Let’s start by considering what deception in basketball is. A 2022 paper by Ramsey et al. , forms the basis of this blog article.
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EP184: Teaching Conceptual Offense and Defense Principles with Gabriel Millian
22 min
EP175: Former France National Team Head Coach Vincent Collet on the Evolution of Principles of Play
40 min
EP173: Functional Perception Action Coupling with Adam Omiecinski
10 min
EP167: Barking Abbey Academy Coach Rikki Broadmore - Winningest Academy in UK History
34 min
EP165: Constraints, Movement Layering, and Conceptual Basketball with Erick Vigansky
26 min
EP160: Representative Shooting Drills with Arkansas State Assistant Coach Anthony Goods
25 min
EP152: Implementing Conceptual Offenses in the G League with Mfon Udofia
23 min
EP143: Value of Donor Sports and the Developmental Pyramid with Scott Peters
20 min
EP130: The Secrets Behind ALBA Berlin's Coaching Philosophy with Norbert Opitz
28 min
EP117: Applying the CLA to Build a Championship Team with Paul Cortes
32 min
EP64: The Role of An SAS in Professional Basketball with Shawn Myszka (Pt 1)
41 min
EP55: Exploring Eco Psych with Gray Thomas
49 min
EP54: An Ever Evolving Coach with Jonas de Bruyne
24 min
EP42: Designing Representative Practice Environments with Tom Parry
33 min
EP22: How do Games-Based Approaches Differ from the CLA?
31 min
EP16: What is Ecological Dynamics and How Does It Impact Basketball Coaching?
12 min
EP9: How does an NBA Coach use the CLA to Develop Their Players with LA Lakers' JD Dubois
27 min