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We are fortunate to have George Vaz on this episode.
Vaz is a basketball coach based in Brazil. He’s also coached in Portugal and the England.
If his voice sounds familiar, it’s because Vaz is the current host of the Transforming Basketball podcast. He is also a clinician for Transforming Basketball.
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN
1:20 - What are Principles of Play (POP)?
4:05 - How is the POP presented to players?
6:05 - Identifying micro principles in your POP
8:35 - Building a POP based on Personnel
10:40 - How constraints tie into POP
11:45 - The role of Intent in building Small-Sided Games
15:40 - Keeping the focus the focus in SSGs
17:25 - What to do when things go wrong with a constraint
20:30 - Common constraints that don’t typically have an impact
23:25 - Building SSGs that fit your team’s needs
27:05 - Timeline for adoption in nonlinear learning
32:05 - Narrowing down the focus during practice
