The Transforming Basketball Podcast
Long-form conversations on the ideas shaping modern player development — skill acquisition, practice design and the constraints-led approach.
8 episodes
EP 175Practice designFormer France National Team Head Coach Vincent Collet on the Evolution of Principles of Play
George is joined by Vincent Collet, one of Europe's most accomplished basketball coaches and former head coach of the French National Team, to discuss what modern team defense…
12 Aug 202639 min- EP 158Practice design
Transforming Team Offense: A Guide to Implement the CLA and Conceptual Offense
A practical roadmap for moving from a pattern-based offense to a conceptual, decision-based one with the CLA — surviving the messy phase, winning buy-in, and using constraints and small-sided games to build it.
8 Apr 202612 min - EP 152Conceptual offense
Implementing Conceptual Offenses in the G League with Mfon Udofia
George is joined by Mfon Udofia, head coach of the Long Island Nets to share insights from his journey as a player and coach.
25 Feb 202622 min - EP 124Constraints-led approach
How Missouri Built One of the Nation's Most Efficient Offenses with Matt Cline
How Missouri built one of the nation's most efficient offenses by coaching behaviors instead of plays — designing practice around transfer and decision-making, a shared team language, and real player autonomy.
30 Jul 202527 min - EP 116Conceptual offense
Mastering Conceptual Offense in Aau Basketball
George Vaz George Vaz discusses the importance of mastering conceptual offense in AAU basketball.
4 Jun 202511 min - EP 51Player development
How Basketball Coaches Can Implement Clear Principles of Play with Zico Coronel
Alex Sarama is joined by Zico Coronel and Adam Omiecinski to discuss the alignment of principles of play with an ecological approach to skill acquisition.
19 Mar 202457 min - EP 30Constraints-led approach
What Are Principles of Play & Why Are They So Important for All Coaches?
Alex Sarama discusses the concept of principles of play and how they can be developed through the constraint-led approach (CLA).
5 Jan 202418 min - EP 7Player development
Why You Shouldn't Run Pass and Cut Offense
Alex Sarama discusses the problems with "pass and cut" motion offense in youth basketball, proposing an alternative approach.
17 Oct 202320 min