Episode 212: Alex Sarama, Practical Applications of Evidenced Based Coaching Ideas

Guest: Alex Sarama, Basketball Immersion  Basketball Immersion's Alex Sarama joins the Basketball Podcast to share practical applications of evidence based coaching ideas around constraints, affordances, movement solutions, and an ecological approach.Alex shares team and player development ideas for basketball coaches, teams, federations, and organizations all around the world. Alex’s focus is on helping coaches stimulate their thinking by combining their personal & practical experiences with evidence-based coaching ideas. He continues to inspire us all with his practical applications of evidenced-based coaching ideas and particularly of late his Twitter threads where he connects so many dots for us coaches asking is there a better way? Breakdown1:00 - Developing The Ability To Shoot7:00 - Constraint Led Approach10:30 - Understanding Constraints14:00 - Key Ideas on Constraint Led Approach18:00 - Representative Learning20:00 - Adding a Defender27:00 - Problem with Fundamentals30:00 - Ineffective Example Shooting32:00 - Two-Hand Shot37:30 - Player Development44:00 - Differential Learning46:00 - Creating Solution50:30 - Game Model54:00 - Take Advantage56:00 - Connecting Video Game Into Practice59:00 - Warm-Up and Adaptability1:05:00 - Critical Analysis1:07:00 - Importance of Positivity1:11:00 - Conclusion Alex Sarama’s Bio:Bio: https://basketballimmersion.com/alexsarama/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexJSarama Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/