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How to Practice Blast Cuts in Youth Basketball Offense

George Vaz
8 de setembro de 20251 min de leitura
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At Transforming Basketball, we are a big believer in using blast cuts as a primary trigger for U12 and U14 youth teams. This is a great way to develop modern principles of play and lay the foundation for a conceptual offense.

If you’re not familiar with what a blast cut is, start with this segment of a coaching clinic with our founder, Alex Sarama:

Teaching Blast Cuts as a Principle of Play

When it comes to teaching this as a principle of play, we posed the question as a challenge to members in our community. We had such an amazing response from Tahj Holden (New Jersey) and Neil Houghton (Melbourne, Australia), that we had to share their answer. Their ideas are included below as a “masterclass” in bringing the blast cut to life with your youth team.

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George Vaz, Basketball coach, consultant and podcast host

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Basketball coach, consultant and podcast host

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George Vaz

George Vaz is a basketball coach, consultant and host of the Transforming Basketball podcast. Based in Goiânia, Brazil, he works with coaches, players and organisations to explore how basketball is taught and learned. His work connects coaching research with practical ideas for practice design and player development.

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