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    Nonlinear Pedagogy

    Nonlinear Pedagogy in Basketball

    Nonlinear pedagogy is an approach to coaching underpinned by an ecological dynamics theoretical framework. This approach is particularly relevant in a sport such as basketball,…

    Alex Sarama March 2, 2023
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      Play Design Lessons from Steve Kerr

      Head Coach Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors execute some of the most unique actions as ATOs in the NBA. Much of this is…

      Dominic Laviolette February 3, 2022
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        Do Players Really Need Fundamentals Before Playing Games?

        “Players Need Fundamentals Before they Can Play the Game” This Twitter thread generated a lot of engagement from coaches across multiple sports. Most of the support…

        Alex Sarama January 26, 2022
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          Using Bursts and Improving Time on Task

          Bursts are a teaching concept utilized to allow one or more players to remain on the floor continuously but over a shorter duration. The duration…

          Alex Sarama September 11, 2021
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            Basketball Game Coaching: What’s on Your Game Day Card?

            Ever since Stan Van Gundy explained his game day pocket card on the Basketball Podcast I have gotten asked for more ideas. I decided to…

            Basketball April 25, 2019
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              Using 360-Degree Feedback to Enhance Your Coaching

              Coaches can use 360-degree feedback to enhance their coaching. In this blog sport psychology researcher Matt Hoffmann highlights how 360-degree feedback can be a useful…

              Basketball April 17, 2018
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                How we use Culture Conversations to Shape our Team

                No amount of team talks, workshops and lectures can shape a team more than the daily conversations that shape your team’s culture. Culture conversations are…

                Basketball November 25, 2016
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                  The Value of Teaching With One-On-One Drills

                  Individual development drills are great tools for learning, but one-on-one drills are better tools. The value of teaching with one-on-one drills is that your players…

                  Basketball July 9, 2016
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                    David Blatt on Coaching Basketball

                    David Blatt is one of the most successful American coaches in European basketball history and is the former head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He spoke at…

                    Basketball June 8, 2016
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                      A Practical Guide to 3-on-3 Small-Sided Games in Basketball

                      “Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.” – Roger Lewin Small-sided games are not a new concept. My skill…

                      Basketball March 9, 2016
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                        “Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.” – Roger Lewin

                        Small-sided games are not a new concept. My skill acquisition professor used to say, “Most effective coaches are already doing many of the things sport researchers prove to be effective without knowing why or how they are effective.” Small-sided games are well researched and proven to be effective. Many coaches have been using small-sided games for years.  A small-sided game is a basketball game played on a smaller court with fewer players. The phrase “small-sided games” seems to be a buzz word in basketball coaching circles. This is positive as small-sided games are an effective teaching tool. I use small-sided games to support our games approach to coaching basketball.  My goal here is not to go through the research and explain the advantages of small-sided games. We are going to look at the benefits of 3-on-3 basketball as a teaching tool by providing video examples. The Benefits of 3-on-3 Basketball as a Teaching Tool If you are interested in more information on the specific benefits and research behind small-sided games please check out more of our concepts here: Start Here: Our Concepts Explained

                        Is there benefit to 3-on-0 drills?

                        Using 3-on-0 drills does not represent the way basketball is played. There is no defense, so there are no competitive interactions between the offense and defense. If the goal is to memorize a pattern than 3-on-0 drills can be effective. If the goal is to develop offensive and defensive players capable of making independent decisions than it is best to use 3-on-3 as much as possible. There is some benefit to using 3-on-0 drills if the purpose is to warm-up or cool-down, or for the development of timing and form. For example the 3-on-3 Up Screen Down Screen Drill is one I have used to develop our defensive understanding of covering an up screen and down screen action. The offense runs a pattern. I could teach the pattern 3-on-0 but my decision to do so would take time away from learning game situations. Offensive and defensive decision making would be limited. It might be necessary to initially teach the pattern without the defense so that the offense learns a basic understanding of what the pattern is. This decision is just one of the many decisions a coach must make in designing a drill that benefits their players and team development.

                        Seven Drill Design Decisions for the 3-on-3 Up Screen Down Screen Drill

                        1. Teach and run the offensive pattern 3-on-0.
                        2. Walk the defense through the defensive coverage (lower intensity).
                        3. Run the offense as a shell pattern with no deviation and reads but increase the intensity (higher intensity). 
                        4. Prevent the defense from being able to steal the ball or disrupt the pattern (Defenders must keep their hands behind their backs).
                        5. Allow the offense to score when an opportunity is available within the shell drill.
                        6. Set a specific number of shell repetitions before the drill is live (3x through before the offense can look to score)
                        7. Make the drill live with no restrictions.
                        Basketball Defense Of course, there are other decisions...Do you keep score?  Do you divide the players into two baskets or keep the whole team at one basket? How do teams rotate on and off the floor? How do you intervene if there is a teachable moment?  As you can see a simple drill has many design questions for you as a coach. The age level and experience of your players as well as your philosophy and the number of times you have used the drill, will help you make those drill design decisions. I prefer throwing players in the deep end. We would teach the pattern and the defensive coverage with a 3-on-3 demonstration and then make the drill live and competitive. I would then intervene when necessary to develop the concepts we are emphasizing.

                        Philosophy of Teaching Basketball Out of 3-on-3 Sequences

                        I am going to provide some practical examples of different small-sided 3-on-3 games that you can use in your coaching. They can be a framework for you to adopt and adapt to your specific coaching needs. All the 3-on-3 games come from the practices I observed during my travels around the world. This first video demonstrates how 3-on-3 sequences are used in practice to transfer the same technical and tactical skills to 5-on-5 practice and game applications. https://youtu.be/CIzbMK3a4gA In selecting 3-on-3 drills, choose sequences that develop what you do in 5-on-5. The art and science of coaching is to determine if what you are spending time developing in practice is translating into game success. If the 3-on-3 teaching does not transfer to 5-on-5 in practice and games than it is just a random drill. Choose 3-on-3 sequences that come directly from what you do on offense or what you need to defend on defense. 3-on-3 teaching not only increases the decision-making and skill application opportunities for your players, but also the number of teaching situations for you as a coach. Use your coaching interventions to teach within the game sequences. 3-on-3 Small Sided Games

                        Practice Examples of Teaching Basketball Out of 3-on-3 Sequences

                        https://youtu.be/NvH-NWD2cZo As a coach you can set the initial offensive sequence to develop your offense or to work on a specific defensive situation. As your team progresses in their learning, you should provide them with multiple options to run on offense. This makes your 3-on-3 game more random and variable. If you practice the same sequence over and over again your team will know what is coming. Instead, we want to stimulate thinking on every possession to simulate the randomness and unpredictability of games. 3-on-3 With A Post allows your team to work on post reaction sequences with a focus on the perimeter action. After the post entry and pass out of the post the coach steps out of the drill. 3-on-3 with a Post 3-on-3 Two Trips allows your team to play competitively in both half-court and full-court situations. 3-on-3 Two Trips 3-on-3-on-3 creates a continuous and competitive half-court game. The advantage is that a coach can change the defensive coverage on every trip. As the defensive team waits for the offense to come to their end the coach can communicate specific coverage's that can stimulate the offense’s development. Small-Sided Game 3-on-3-on-3 Small-sided 3-on-3 basketball games can be an effective teaching tool to help develop technical and tactical skills.