A Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching Basketball
Language: English
Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2026
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- Title
- A Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching Basketball
- Author
- Alex Sarama
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1032780738
- ISBN 13
- 9781032780733
- Item weight
- 453 grams
A Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching Basketball provides coaches with both the theoretical and practical understanding of how to apply modern skill-acquisition ideas to basketball coaching. To make sense of the theory, the book is complemented with numerous practical examples specifically for coaches working with novice, young adult, collegiate and professional players.
This new volume provides numerous insights into how constraints can be purposefully manipulated by coaches working at all levels of the game, serving to show how principles of play can be underpinned by ecological dynamics and questioning the notion that basketball needs to be played through overly controlled styles. The book explains how these principles of play can be developed using the constraints-led approach (CLA), referring back to on-court examples with players at the four different levels of basketball.
A Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching Basketball is a practical book looking to benefit from modern skill acquisition ideas, moving away from path dependency and the traditional, prescriptive coaching styles that dominate the basketball world. It is vital reading for academics, students and those working in the field of sport coaching.
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About the Author
Alex Sarama is a professional basketball coach committed to the application of a CLA. Alex is currently the WNBA Head Coach of the Portland Fire, previously serving as Assistant Coach and Head of Player Development for the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers. In addition to his coaching duties, Alex is the founder of Transforming Basketball, a coach education company helping to bring an ecological approach to the forefront of the basketball coaching world.
Alex Lascu is a sport scientist in learning design (skill acquisition) in Australia. Their Doctor of Philosophy in Sport Science centred on talent development and ecological dynamics, which led to working directly with professional, Olympic and Paralympic sport programmes. They continue to research coach learning and development as an adjunct academic at the University of Queensland in Australia.
George Vaz Rocha is a basketball coach consultant, writer and clinician. He helps lead Transforming Basketball, hosting its podcast and delivering global workshops to help coaches and organizations translate modern ideas into practical, tangible results on the court.
Neil Houghton is a basketball coach in Melbourne, Australia, with the Knox Raiders representative teams playing in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL). Ecological dynamics and the CLA underpin his roles as a Coach Mentor with the NextGen Coach education programme and the Coach Development Coordinator with the Wildcats Basketball Club.
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