Stationary dribbling for an hour and a half. That's how Claire Murphy — a college-level basketball player — described what practice looked like growing up. Not occasionally. Consistently. At every level. And honestly? When I heard that, I didn't laugh. I nodded. Because I've been there
Most basketball players land wrong. Every single game. Every single practice. And nobody's training them to fix it. When I heard strength coach Matt Bruce break this down on a recent podcast with coach Mark, I immediately thought about how many ACL tears, ankle sprains, and knee injuries
Roughly 70% of kids quit organized sports by age 13. Not because they stop loving the game — but because the experience stops feeling worth it. That stat hit me hard the first time I came across it, and it came rushing back when I sat down with this podcast episode.
Most coaches I know can tell you exactly where they were when they realized basketball would define their life. For Kyle — the guest on this episode of The Hours — that moment happened in a bathroom stall, signing a Division I scholarship his dad slid under the door while commenting on
Most coaching courses end with a standing ovation and a room full of inspired people who change absolutely nothing. I've been in those rooms. I've been that inspired person. And then Monday rolls around, someone sends a text asking why you're not running practice
Five-on-zero offense that looks perfect in practice but completely falls apart the moment a defender shows up. If you've coached for more than a season, you know exactly what I'm talking about. That gap between what happens in practice and what actually shows up in a
Most coaches have never heard of the Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action at UConn. I hadn't either, not really — not until I listened to this episode of the Transforming Basketball Podcast and felt something shift in how I think about player development. Alex Sama
Only about 5% of youth athletes who play organized sports at age six are still playing by the time they're eighteen. Five percent. When I heard that statistic for the first time, it stopped me cold. And honestly, it's the reason I think conversations about youth
Five national championships. That's what Liam Jefferson helped build over 12 seasons at Loughborough University before walking into a completely different coaching philosophy — and having to rebuild his understanding of the game almost from scratch. When I heard that detail in this conversation, I immediately thought about how
Most coaches think they're implementing a better approach the moment they find a great drill online. They screenshot it, save it, run it at their next practice, and wonder why the results don't match what they saw. I've watched this happen over and over
Most basketball drills are dead. I don't mean that as a metaphor. I mean it literally — if your player can walk into a drill knowing exactly where they start, exactly where they finish, and exactly what movement they need to execute from beginning to end, there's
Most basketball programs spend thousands on play design, film sessions, and conditioning equipment — and then hand players a granola bar before tip-off. I've been sitting with that thought ever since I listened to this episode of the Transforming Basketball podcast, where host Alex Sama brought on Patty Bernett,