Guest: Ryan Saunders, Denver Nuggets Assistant Coach Denver Nuggets assistant coach Ryan Saunders shares insights on NBA defensive concepts and techniques. 
 In 2009, Ryan Saunders began coaching in the NBA, becoming an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards. Starting in 2014, he was an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. 
 On January 6, 2019, Ryan Saunders was promoted to interim head coach of the Timberwolves, also becoming the youngest head coach in the NBA for the 2018–19 season On January 8, Saunders got his first win in his debut as head coach when the Timberwolves defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, and became the youngest head coach to win in his debut since 1978. At age 33, Saunders became the youngest head coach in the league, despite having over 10 years of NBA experience under his belt 1. 
 After his tenure with the Timberwolves, his next stop was with the Denver Nuggets who hired Saunders as an assistant coach under Michael Malone. Saunders won an NBA championship in 2023 when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. 
 
 Breakdown 1:00 - Made this Team Special 3:00 - Unseen Hours 5:00 - Player vs Coach Led 8:00 - Challenges on One/Two Players 11:00 - Assistant to Head Coach Transition 13:00 - Collaboration with Coach Malone 16:00 - Head Coaching Opportunity 18:30 - Accountability on Defense 21:00 - Preferred Mechanism 25:30 - Personnel 28:00 - To Be Better Defensively 31:00 - Running Zone vs Modern Offense 34:00 - Certain Matchups 37:00 - Newcomers 41:00 - Triple Switches 43:00 - Zone concept of Bumping 
 Ryan Saunders’ Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Saunders Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ryno_Saunders 
 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion 
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Episode 289: Ryan Saunders, NBA Defensive Concepts and Techniques

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Guests: Dave Love, NBA Shooting Coach, and Matt Robertson, Co-Host of The Coach Dave Love Podcast In this week's coaching conversation, Chris Oliver joins the Coach Dave Love Podcast to share insights on applying skill acquisition concepts to basketball shooting and player development. In this enlightening episode of The Coach Dave Love Podcast simulcast on the Basketball Podcast, hosts Matt Robertson and NBA Shooting Coach Dave Love are joined by Chris Oliver, the esteemed founder of Basketball Immersion.  
 Chris Oliver stands as a leading figure in integrating motor learning and skill acquisition principles into basketball training. With a track record of consulting for numerous NBA teams and National Federations globally, Chris brings a wealth of evidence-based coaching approaches to the table. 
 Throughout the episode, Chris and Dave dissect their top five Skill Acquisition concepts, providing invaluable insights for coaches looking to enhance their training methodologies. This episode serves as a beacon for those new to the realm of Motor Learning, offering a comprehensive starting point. Tune in as Chris and Dave delve into the nuances of skill acquisition, providing actionable strategies and practical advice that coaches can implement immediately.  
 Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a newcomer to coaching, this episode promises to equip you with the foundational knowledge needed to elevate your coaching game and unlock the full potential of your players. If you're ready to take your coaching to the next level and optimize player development, this episode is a must-listen. 
 Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 3:00 - Basketball Shooting Form and Practice Methods 8:00 - Improving Skill Acquisition 12:30 - Importance of Adaptability 17:00 - Internal vs External Cues 21:30 - Perception and Adaptability 26:00 - Skill Acquisition Strategies 30:30 - Reducing Instructions 37:00 - Focusing on Habits 40:00 - Teaching Cues 44:30 - Coaching Techniques 48:00 - Constraint-Led Approach 54:30 - Player Development 58:30 - Personalized Approach 
 Dave Love’s Bio: Website: https://www.coachdavelove.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coach-dave-love-podcast/id1719926493 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCspHEavqXfrWe2YFps_4RiQ 
 Matt Robinson’s Bio: Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachmattyrob 
 Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion 
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Episode 318: Dave Love Podcast, Skill Acquisition Concepts for Shooting

Guest: Chris Oliver, Founder of Basketball Immersion In this week's basketball coaching conversation, the creative mind behind Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver, joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on his practice framework for player and team development.  
 For a decade, Chris Oliver, founder of Basketball Immersion, has been revolutionizing basketball coach education with his experiential and evidence-based approach. Chris has traveled the world, and worked with NBA organizations, National Federations, and NCAA programs, along with youth basketball players and coaches around the world. In this special solo podcast episode, Chris dives deep into his Practice Framework – a blueprint for maximizing player and team development. Listen in as the veteran coach unveils strategies to go beyond rote memorization and empower players to understand the "why" behind the drills.  
 This episode includes an audio clip from a 10-13-year-old mixed youth basketball development session and is a must-listen for any coach who wants to build winning teams and create a truly impactful practice experience. Learn more about this podcast and Basketball Immersion at. 
 Breakdown 1:00 - Focus on Player Development 3:00 - Moving to Los Angeles 7:00 - Audio on 5 on 5 Conceptual Offense 11:00 - Player Development and Parent Involvement 15:30 - Creating Double Gaps for Spacing 18:00 - Classroom Management Strategies 23:30 - Challenging Drils 26:30 - Improving Player Performance 32:00 - Offense and Defense Concepts 34:30 - Space, Passing, and Driving Principle 42:30 - Player Development and Problem-Solving 48:30 - Player Responsibility 51:30 - Defensive Strategies and Techniques 57:00 - Open-Ended Questions 59:30 - Coaching Philosophies and Practice Strategies 
 Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion 
 Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Episode 317: Chris Oliver, Practice Framework for Players and Team Development

Guest: Joe Crispin, Penn State Assistant Coach Penn State assistant coach Joe Crispin joins the Basketball Podcast to share his philosophy on cultivating creativity and adaptability in basketball. 
 One of Penn State’s all-time great players and longtime professional athlete, Joe Crispin is an Assistant to the Head Coach at Penn State. Crispin last appeared on Episode 247 and his Immersion Videos product All Access Practice with Joe Crispin has become a best seller as coaches learn about his play based philosophy from raw and real practices. 
 Crispin spent the last seven seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Rowan University where he guided the Profs to a 114-54 record, three NCAA Tournament appearances, two conference titles and the 2023 Sweet 16. He collected the fourth-most wins by a head coach in school history through his seven years on the sideline. 
 Crispin engineered one of the most prolific offenses in the country at Rowan, as the Profs averaged more than 80 points per game in each of his final six seasons including 90+ points per game in each of the last two years. 
 A longtime professional player, Crispin joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001 as a free agent and enjoyed a highly successful career in Europe for more than a decade. 
 Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Practice to Games 5:00 - Experiential 7:00 - Youth Basketball Development 11:30 - Higher Level Coaches 16:00 - Problem Solving 21:00 - Asking Questions 24:30 - Creating Solutions 27:00 - Freedom and Structure 30:00 - Organization Drills 34:00 - Stop and Listen 39:00 - Structure 43:00 - Run The Pattern 46:00 - Struggling with Flow 51:00 - Adaptability 56:00 - Working on the Game 59:00 - Take Away Decisions 1:02:00 - Creating Opportunities 
 Joe Crispin’s Bio: Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Crispin Twitter: https://twitter.com/joecrispin 
 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion 
 Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Episode 316: Joe Crispin, Cultivating Creativity and Adaptability in Basketball

Guest: Kevin Mulcahy, Sports Practice Design Specialist Sports practice design specialist Kevin Mulcahy joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on representative practice using a constraints-led approach. 
 Kevin is an experienced sports and conditioning coach who has worked with sports teams, athletes, professionals, and clubs across three continents for over 30 years. He is the owner-operator of the Design the Game Project, a platform that shares coaching insights and research with a progressive and learning-led audience. 
 Design the Game promotes a Constraints Led Approach to Motor Learning and coaching. Kevin has studied on and off the field how humans learn to move and learn skills for well over 20 years. Through the Design the Game brand has run several mini online courses around motor learning, decision making in sport and practice design. Kevin also runs TMC Performance, a sports and conditioning, personal training business that caters to the overall health and lifestyle of his clients from athletes to busy professionals through a strength and conditioning for life and sport mindset and programming approach. 
 Kevin has a strong educational background in coaching science, with a BSc in Strength and Conditioning from Setanta College, a certificate in Nutritional Science and Coaching from Precision Nutrition, and a certificate in The Neuroscience of Decision Making from Barcelona FC 
 Breakdown 1:00 - Constraint Led Approach 7:00 - Manipulating Task Constraint 11:30 - Elicit Skill 16:00 - Technique Development 26:00 - Poet's Practice 34:00 - Feedback with Action 40:00 - Early in Learning 49:00 - History 52:00 - Playing Unstructured 59:00 - Affordances 1:03:30 - The Three Things 1:07:00 - Basketball Drills 1:12:00 - Free Throw 1:14:00 - Conclusion 
 Kevin Mulcahy’s Bio: Bio/Website: https://kevinmulcahy.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/movementcoachkm 
 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion 
 Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com


Episode 315: Kevin Mulcahy, Constraints Led Coaching

Guest: Tanisha Wright, Atlanta Dream Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, Atlanta Dream head coach Tanisha Wright joined the Basketball Podcast to share insights of WNBA culture and coaching. 
 Tanisha Wright joined the Atlanta Dream prior to the 2022 WNBA Season and led the franchise to its most wins in a season (14) since 2018. Her breakout first year as a head coach with the Dream also earned her the Associated Press Coach of the Year award and a second-place finish in WNBA Kia Coach of the Year voting. 
 As head coach, Wright is responsible for fostering the growth of the Dream’s players and establishing a culture of integrity and accountability. She brings 14 years of WNBA experience as a player and 2 more seasons as an assistant coach with the Las Vegas Aces. 
 A first-round draft pick in 2005, Wright spent 10 seasons as a guard with the Seattle Storm, where she helped lead the team to nine straight playoff appearances and a WNBA Championship in 2010. She played another four seasons with the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx before retiring as a player in 2019. 
 While still playing in the league, Wright began her coaching career in 2017 as an assistant with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers. In 2020, the Aces signed her as an assistant coach, where she worked closely with industry leader Bill Laimbeer. 
 Prior to joining the WNBA, Wright was a three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-American at Penn State. 
 Breakdown 1:00 - Vision of Coaching 3:30 - Huge Impact 5:00 - Building Culture 8:30 - Player Accountability 12:00 - Unstoppable Moves 13:30 - Analytics 17:00 - Player Development Coach 19:00 - Game Reps 20:30 - Traditional Practices 23:30 - Different Type of Realities 25:30 - Adjustments 27:30 - Special Projects 28:30 - Playing Conceptually 31:00 - Evolving Landscape 34:30 - Development League 38:00 - Value of Mentor 40:30 - Off Season 42:00 - Small Jobs 
 Tanisha Wright’s Bio: Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanisha_Wright Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachtwright_ 
 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion 
 Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com 


Episode 289: Ryan Saunders, NBA Defensive Concepts and Techniques

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