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Player Development Blueprint

Your complete blueprint for developing skilled players

Develop finishing, ball manipulation, shooting and decision-making with ten core modules and nine complete workouts.

11 modules, including the concluding quiz (392 lessons)
9 player development workouts
250+ small-sided games

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The curriculum ↓Coach stories ↓Practice ideas ↓

A player driving against a live defender in the Advantage Start lesson from the Player Development Blueprint — Inside the Player Development Blueprint course
1-on-1 Advantage Start: Rim or 3PT
Attack an advantage
Adapt to the defender
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Modules: 11
Lessons: 392
Workouts: 9
Small-sided games: 250+

Lingua del corso: inglese. Le lezioni e i materiali inclusi sono attualmente in inglese.

From a coach
who’s used it

“With Alex’s ideas, I now focus on creating practice environments that players wouldn’t be able to replicate without me.”

Ryan Josephson

What you’ll coach

A system for individual growth

Develop players through a constraints-led approach and turn better skill into better results on the court.

Develop skilled players

Build adaptable players with a clear, evidence-based system.

Train individually

Create highly specific practice environments that foster individual growth.

Plan strategically

Design effective Player Development Plans using our proven framework.

Perform consistently

Turn improved player skills into better results on the court.

A young player attacking off the dribble in a development drill

From understanding the idea
to coaching it on court.

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Watch a lesson.
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Watch the course overview video or try two complete sample lessons. The course contains 392 lessons with explanations, examples and activities for you to implement immediately.

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The complete curriculum

Every module.
Every lesson.

Explore all 11 modules and 392 lesson titles. Select a module to browse its lessons, or search for a topic.

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Course contents11 modules · 392 lessons

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Modules 11

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Module 01 / 11

Introduction

10 lessons in this module

Reframing Player Development
Introduction to the CLA within Player Development
What is "Skill"?
Categorizing Skills
Player Development Within Team Practices
Rate Limiters
Player Development Plans
Shooting
Degrees of Freedom
Using Guided Defense

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Using the course

What to work on at practice

Start with a problem you see in games. Watch the relevant lessons, try an activity with your players, then review what happened.

01
Before practice
Identify a player’s needs
Choose one player and a recurring situation from their games. Write a development priority connected to that situation.
Start with these course lessons
- Player Development Within Team Practices
- How to Create PDPs
02
Your next session
Choose an activity
Pick an appropriate activity from the relevant skill module. Adjust the starting advantage, space or defensive pressure to the player.
Start with these course lessons
- 1-on-1 Advantage Start, Rim or 3PT
- 1-on-1 Fly-By Shooting
03
After the session
Update the plan
Record what the player noticed and how they responded. Use that evidence to update the next practice rather than repeating the same session automatically.
Start with these course lessons
- How to Create PDPs

Teams, trainers and coaches

Who is this course for?

For coaches who want to build individual development around game situations and purposeful practice. Choose the lessons that address what your players need.

Players and teams

For team coaches and individual trainers working on finishing, ball manipulation, shooting and decisions. Adapt tasks to each player’s current ability and game role.

Where to start

Begin with the theory if ecological dynamics is new to you. Experienced coaches can explore the skill modules, complete workouts and Player Development Plan examples.

Using it at practice

Use the ideas within team practice or a dedicated development session. Choose one player need first; you can build a longer plan as you learn.

How does a course compare with the membership, a clinic or a PDF?

This course

A complete system

A structured deep dive into player development blueprint, with explanations, filmed examples and practical activities you can revisit with lifetime access.

Membership

Ongoing learning & community

A broader place to keep learning, join coach discussions and explore the resources and live sessions included in your membership level.

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Clinic

A focused session

A presentation on a specific coaching topic. Useful when you want an introduction or a concentrated explanation of one area.

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PDF

A practical reference

A written resource to consult while planning. Check the individual product for diagrams, activities and any supporting videos included.

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Choose the format that matches your goal. Check the individual offer for exactly what’s included.

Your instructor

Alex Sarama

Founder of Transforming Basketball
Head Coach of the WNBA’s Portland Fire
Former Assistant Coach and Head of Player Development for the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers
Author of the Amazon bestseller Transforming Basketball
Coach developer for multiple federations and clinician in 40+ countries

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Coaching case study

How coaches use the course

A coach’s account of the ideas they took from the course and what those ideas meant for their practice.

Ryan Josephson / Player Development Blueprint course experience

Changing the coach’s role in development.

Ryan Josephson on the Player Development Blueprint

The ideas they used

Ryan says the theory changed how he thinks about player development and helped him design practice environments players could not recreate alone.

What they took from it

In his account, he spends less time instructing while his players learn more. He points to the range of content as a way to address different player needs.

“With Alex’s ideas, I now focus on creating practice environments that players wouldn’t be able to replicate without me.”

Ryan Josephson

On using the Player Development Blueprint

“It’s so efficient and fun for players and coaches ...”

Jonathan Vanderlinck

Based on the coaches’ own feedback. These are their reported experiences with the course.

Your complete coaching system

Learn it once.
Return to it all season.

A one-time investment in a resource you can keep coming back to as your players and coaching develop.

11 modules, including the concluding quiz (392 lessons)
9 player development workouts
250+ small-sided games
150+ unique constraint variations
All-access videos and PDP examples
Email support
Lifetime access, including updates

Lifetime access

The Player Development Blueprint

$499USD

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What skills does the blueprint develop?

It covers adaptive finishing, ball manipulation, shooting and triggers — each developed through a constraints-led approach with guided defense and differential learning.

What is a Player Development Plan?

A structured, individual plan for a player. The PDPs module walks you through designing effective PDPs using the course framework, with worked examples included.

Are the workouts part of the ten core modules?

The All Access and camp modules show the approach in practice, alongside skill activities and Player Development Plan examples. The eleven-module contents list above includes everything, including the concluding quiz.

How is the course delivered?

Everything is online and on-demand: 11 modules and 392 lessons plus all-access videos, with lifetime access on any device.

Develop players with a proven blueprint

Get lifetime access to the complete Player Development Blueprint — 11 modules, 392 lessons, 9 workouts and 250+ small-sided games.