Permissionless Rather Than Positionless Basketball
Many refer to it as POSITIONLESS play. Years ago, while working with Canada Basketball, we had referred to it as developing the ‘global’ player (i.e. players that could shoot, pass, and dribble from...
View ArticleSay Hello To My Little Friend: BRADs
I’ve written before about key performance indicators and how the dearth of data analytics and tracking software is spurring on a new era in sports performance analytics. The reality is, at least for...
View ArticleHigh Performance Teams Are NOT A Family
Oh boy… (Going to get myself in trouble with this one!) I know, I know…. For many of us, the sheer utterance that sport is not a family is sacrilege. Yet, when I listened to Jack Clark (UC Berkeley...
View ArticleThe Iceberg Illusion & Why Mistakes Matter
Icebergs have two parts: what people see (above the surface) and what people don’t see (below the surface). Success Is An Iceberg We often get mesmerized by someone’s above the surface success and...
View ArticleBasketball is NOT Basketball
There are very few absolutes in basketball. (To be honest, the only one that I can think of is: High score wins!) One of the dangers or blind spots we all have is that our perspective is influenced by...
View ArticleMike MacKay: Developing World Class Basketball Players
This. Is. A. Coaching. Masterclass…! Seriously. It’s rare to observe basketball practices that have been mindfully designed to integrate the mental, technical, physical, social and competive...
View ArticleNon-Traditional Stats
Not all non-traditional stats are equal. Which ones are most important to winning? Take a look into a team's "hustle board" to see what they track. The post Non-Traditional Stats appeared first on...
View ArticleImpact of Coaching With a Shot Clock
How you coach the game with no shot clock is different than how you coach it with a shot clock. Here's why this impacts player development. The post Impact of Coaching With a Shot Clock appeared first...
View ArticleThe Value of a Great Inbound Passer
Some of the most exciting plays in a basketball come from the inbound passer. Begs the question: If the inbound pass is so important, how are we as coaches developing this competency in players? The...
View ArticleAlan Keane: Observations & Trends from FIBA U18 European Championship
These notes, reflections and observations by Alan Keane (England u18 National Team Head Coach) from the FIBA U18 European Championship 2019 is too good not to share – much less to allow to get lost in...
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