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21 SSGs for Your Next Practice

Get 21 small-sided games you can run and adapt at your very next practice — representative, game-like activities built around the Transforming Basketball approach.

Inside the guide: the Two Side 3-on-2 small-sided game, with court diagrams, coaching concepts and constraints
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What you'll get

  • 21 ready-to-use small-sided games
  • Practical activities you can run in your very next practice
  • Ideas you can adapt across different ages and levels
  • Built around the Transforming Basketball approach
A look inside

Practical activities. Real constraints. Ready for practice.

Every one of the 21 games is laid out like this — court diagrams, the concept it develops, a clear explanation and constraint variations you can adapt to your players' age and level.

Inside the guide: the Two Side 3-on-2 small-sided game, with court diagrams, coaching concepts and constraints
One sample activity from the guide — 20 more inside.
Small-Sided Games

Why small-sided games?

Players learn best inside representative, game-like problems — not isolated, scripted drills. Small-sided games keep decision-making, perception and skill together the way they show up in a real game.

Each game in this pack is a starting point. Adjust the constraints, numbers and scoring to challenge your players and shape the behaviours you want to see, whatever their age or level.

Alex Sarama presenting to a room of coaches
Built by Alex Sarama

One of basketball's leading voices in modern coaching and skill acquisition.

Alex Sarama is the founder of Transforming Basketball and a leading practitioner in contemporary basketball coaching. His work brings modern skill acquisition principles into practical coaching environments, helping coaches move beyond traditional drills and create more representative, adaptable learning experiences.

Professional experience

  • Cleveland CavaliersNBA
  • Portland FireWNBA
  • FIBAInternational

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