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“Learning is characterised by a search for functional performance solutions, where the learner is challenged beyond mere repetition and imitation of a putative classic action” – Nonlinear Pedagogy in Skill Acquisition by Chow et al., We believe that as a basketball community, we need to reconsider what learning actually entails. Regardless of whether working with […]

Reconsidering Effective Learning in Basketball

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Aug 26, 2024

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The Spurs famously coined the term “vitamins” many years ago. This now refers to the delivery of short sessions of on-court player development. We love the concept of vitamins at Transforming Basketball, but we believe the way vitamins are delivered could be tweaked to benefit from contemporary skill acquisition research which is now available. One […]

Rethinking Basketball Vitamins

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19.08.2024

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Guided defense is when the defense is constrained in how they can defend an offensive player(s) within a particular sequence or possession. The goal of guided defense is for players to develop functional movement solutions for executing and using different coverages, while the offense can also explore various solutions for creating an advantage when faced […]

How To Use Guided Defense in Player Development

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08.07.2024

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