About this episode

Sam and TJ discuss how to design basketball practices that effectively transfer skills to games using a games-based and constraints-led approach.

What if your practices could build basketball IQ, sharpen habits, and raise engagement all at once? In this episode, Sam and TJ break down how to use a games-based and constraints-led approach to make sure what your team works on in practice actually transfers to games. They share specific games you can steal — from five-point plays and golden guns to weak-hand assist rules — plus the coaching framework behind them. TJ also unpacks the master-teaching skill of "loading and unloading" constrai...

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Hosts: Sam, TJ

Topics covered

• practice design
• basketball IQ
• games-based approach
• constraints-led approach
• team engagement
• coaching framework

Keywords

• basketball practice
• game transfer
• coaching techniques
• engagement
• skills development

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