Transforming Basketball Reviews 113

I have been coaching middle school for 5 years. Throughout my journey, my biggest battle is asking the questions - “Why doesn’t this transfer to a game? Why do my kids not understand how to play baske... See more

I adopted CLA 100% this year coaching a 4th grade competitive girls team in Hopkins MN. I started with traditional block training but nothing went well in games. Strong players dominated the ball an... See more

I came upon Transforming Basketball through a friend who has coached with Alex in Cleveland. He recommended the book, which I read, and then I instantly wanted to learn more. I've realized that the CL... See more

I have ran Dribble drive motion offense for a few years. Transforming basketball has Opened my eyes to a better way to teach. Using SSG and constraints has been a huge asset to transfer skill to games... See more

The drills lack points of emphasis or coaching points. Without having any video of drills or explanations on the why behind things, it doesn't feel very helpful.

I purchased this prematurely…I was hoping for more of an explanation of the diagrams. So I am slowly working through the diagrams on my own.

Youth Offense Course is fantastic, showing the CLA approach in practice. Helped me understand how to teach conceptually so much better. Section on teaching Gets is phenomenal. TB app is really help... See more

Using the CLA, Concepts, and Small Sided Games has changed the quality of my training sessions. Everything is organized, clear, and easy to apply. The material helped me build sessions that teach pla... See more

I came across the Instagram page and as a long time coach but new to Basketball the coaching style shared is amazing. As I have a U11 team that are brand new to the game some of the content online is... See more

Came across the website and decided to listen to the podcast. Bought the book and the membership and can't wait to sink my teeth into learning more about how to apply these principles and techniques w... See more

The small side game pdf is a welcome addition to any coaching library. It diagrams wide variety of activities that a coach can pick and choose when planning a practice. The organisation of the manual... See more

Their content really helps you grow as a coach. It offers great insights into how to teach more effectively and make your practices more engaging and enjoyable for your players. Practices are just mor... See more

This has been an unbelievable resource. I've had practices in the past where I knew what I was doing wasn't transferring to games well. This has completely changed that, and we are already looking lik... See more

I’ve watched podcasts and have gained access to the SSG book and they have already helped my coaching journey. I currently coach youth teams through high school and all teams could definitely benefit... See more

As a younger High School Head Coach trying to change the dominant approach in my area, the film breakdowns, terminology, case studies, & practice designs all help me translate this CLA approach to oth... See more

As a young and inexperienced coach, I truly believe the content shared by Transforming Basketball is extremely valuable. It’s helping me transition away from the old ways and become a much better coac... See more

Alex and his team have done an incredible job creating a community of coaches who are looking to grow and get better. I purchased the SSG game book & became a member. Great resource with a ton of valu... See more

This product Is Amazing, you can teach the modern offense to the Kids, giving them the Power to decide what to play, reading the defense and make the right choice everytime, make them student of the g... See more

Great resource for keeping my u11 girls engaged in all the training session. The variety in the practice plans keeps everything fresh. Kids having fun, competing and improving. Well worth the investme... See more

My experience with Transforming Basketball, have been great. The results I see is my kids game play has improve. The improvement I see is, they are making quicker decision, and playing with more con... See more

I am looking for a new approach to coaching. I was getting tired of wondering why things went well in practice, but never translated to the games. I am looking forward to applying what I have learned,... See more

As a coach, I’ve gone from motion offense to read and react to now realizing the importance of CLA approach in coaching basketball, especially at the youth level. Transforming Basketball and the conce... See more

Fantastic perspective on how the coaching styles were and what you can do to create a better learning environment for your athletes. I am a lacrosse coach and the concepts and principles found in this... See more

The intro to CLA video did a good job of explaining the origin and constructs of the concept. I use many of the concepts in my beginner classes for 8-13 year-olds and 100% agree that small-sided games... See more

This is a very useful tool. The coaches really understand how to explain and demonstrate useful information.

A great compliment to the conceptual offence course. Alex does a great job outlining the philosophy of half court offence when and how to use it. He takes the time to specify how it should be implemen... See more

Really unique way and approach of teaching methods. I think this way of organising the practice will be way more efficient than the “old-school” coaching, specially with the new generation of the pla... See more

The SSGs book marks the 6th product I've purchased so far (more to follow!) from Transforming Basketball. When you get to the end of the first page of the PDF, the games/possibilities keep coming... See more

Transforming basketball has been an absolute gamechanger for me as basketball coach. My team has way more fun in practice and their development has improved big time. What Transforming also does is gi... See more

Using the Conceptual Playbook CLA, and especially Small Sided Games has changed the quality of my practice sessions. Everything is organized, clear, and easy to apply. The material helped me build se... See more

Implementing the conceptual offense is true basketball. It puts the players in position to make decisions. Sometimes they make great decisions and other times they don't, but that is what learning loo... See more

I've always asked as a new coach why are coaches still using the same practice methods from when I played as a player. And then I found CLA, it just gave a new clarity on how to approach my program in... See more

Transforming Basketball has totally transformed the way I coach basketball. Beyond the concepts the Alex and co have established a set of resources that are informative and directly applicable. I'... See more

Everything I have put my eyes on has been eye-opening! I love the CLA and everything it entails. Alex Sarama has really challenged me to think about the game differently. I 100% recommend this to anyo... See more

I'm just starting to implement the Constraints Led Approach and all Evidence Based Ideas in my small youth program in Northern Italy. I'm very grateful to have the opportunity to learn from Alex and... See more

As a youth coach, I've really benefitted from their content teaching small sided games. It's been a game changer for fostering learning/development in practice.

Using the Transforming Basketball app has been a surprisingly positive experience for me. The interface is clean and easy to navigate, which made it simple to track my progress and training goals. I... See more

We began utilizing the Constraints Led Approach and all of the resources through Transforming Basketball this season including fully implementing the Conceptual Offense. While it was a lot of change f... See more

I really enjoyed this course, even though I had listened to some of the podcast clips that were included in it. I feel like I have a much better understanding from the course than I did before complet... See more

I’ve been a member of Transforming Basketball for about a month, and it has already been incredibly valuable. I run a basketball school in Japan for players from U6 to U15, and this platform h... See more

The conceptual playbook is an amazing resource to keep things fresh. It’s in depth, easy to understand and gets you to where you want to be. I felt very knowledgeable already but the playbook has open... See more

Transforming Basketball’s Small-Sided Games is a clear, practical resource for coaches. The drills are easy to set up, focus on decision-making, and keep players engaged. It helps develop skills in ga... See more

Alex’s evidence based methods for teaching and coaching are transformative. Players learn to play the game and have more fun doing it! Coaches give it a try! You to will ove it and become a better coa... See more

In this clinic, Alex nicely summarizes and translates dense academic research into easily understood terms and relevant activities. I have purchased several of his products and spent uncountable... See more

I like the fact the content provides a new way of Coaching basketball, deviating from the rules and standards of the past. Could provide more guidance on the step by step implementation of the youth c... See more

I coach a +18 basketball team that competes in a PRO-AM league in Argentina. I played high school and college basketball in the USA and a lil bit of pro in my home country until I suffered a... See more

The evidence that has been so difficult to find has been broken down and applied to basketball for us. This is great work that has saved a lot of my personal time.

Alex and the Transforming Basketball team continue to provide great resources for coaches at all levels! He is elevating my girls program currently!

Transforming Basketball was the thing I was looking for to motivate me to change my practices. Glad I have all this resources to learn from.

Small Sided Games was a great resource for our team this spring. We learned a lot about the concepts and understanding play through constraints!