Teams are complex systems that self-organize and adapt.
Coaches should not try to control every aspect but rather influence the environment and constraints.
This empowers the team to find their own solutions and respects their ability to learn and evolve.
Focus on creating problems based on the game itself, allowing the team's natural drive to win to guide their self-organization.
Avoid overly structured drills that impose a coach's beliefs over the game's natural flow.
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In this episode, Alex Sarama interviews Marti Canellas, the host of "The Fosbury Flop" podcast. Marti shares his background as a basketball player and coach, discussing how his curiosity and insecurity led him to explore different approaches to coaching. He highlights the importance of understanding the cultural influences and forms of life that shape our coaching practices. Marti also delves into the concept of complex systems and how it relates to coaching, emphasizing the need to view basketball as a complex system rather than a complicated one. He encourages coaches to question their beliefs and intentions and to focus on the game and the players' needs.