Good Drill Pod Cleveland Cavaliers’ Coach Alex Sarama Shares Training Insights
Jan 21, 2025
Cleveland Cavaliers' coach Alex Sarama joins the conversation to share groundbreaking insights on basketball training. He discusses the shift towards three-point shooting and the challenges players face adapting to modern strategies. Sarama emphasizes the importance of instinctive performance and environmental interaction over traditional drills. He contrasts European and NBA basketball cultures, highlighting different developmental approaches. With a focus on player-centric training, Alex advocates for fostering intuition and adaptability among athletes.
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Skill Definition
- Skill is the relationship between a player and their environment, not just a technique or move.
- It's adaptive and emerges differently in each context, rejecting the "super robot" view of skill.
Training Approach
- Use small-sided games with constraints to develop adaptable skills.
- Avoid isolated one-on-one training that focuses on individual moves.
Constraints-Led Approach
- Movement emerges from the interaction of individual, task, and environmental constraints.
- Consider height, social culture, and rules when designing training.