Knowledge, a game and good resources.
Everything we find useful for youth basketball coaches and parents: our guides, a game and websites we like to use ourselves.
GameRotation Hero
Split forty minutes evenly across twelve players, so everyone ends up with exactly 16:40 on the court.
Start gameToolRules & Philosophy
Try the team standards: pick statements, mark up to five as your team DNA and take the rulebook with you as a PDF.
ToolPlay designer
View plays like in the app playbook: as a drawing, as an animation or step by step, and share them as a link.
About PRACTX
Become a coach
Coach a youth team with no experience: simple core drills, every drill explained, and the organization runs in the background.
Training logic
The 20 development goals, main and secondary goals of a drill, and how constraints (CLA) change a drill.
FAQ
Short answers about the trial, practice planning and team communication in the app.
Knowledge
Why every player here wears a pinnie
In games, color matters. In practice, too.
Practice should use the same cues as the game. Jersey color is one of them.
For coaches · 3 minRules instead of shouting
How the Constraints-Led Approach works.
For coaches · 3 minPush the ball
Why we bet on the fast break in youth basketball.
For coaches and parents · 3 minThe tall kid gets to dribble too
Why we don't lock kids into their strengths.
A head start in development is not talent. It is borrowed.
For coaches and parents · 3 minBrave, not flawless
Why mistakes belong in practice.
For coaches and parents · 2 minSay less, coach better
What makes good feedback.
For coaches · 2 minNobody waits in line
Why we play in small groups.
The most important number in practice is touches per kid.
For coaches · 2 minEverybody plays
Why playing time is a rule in German mini-basketball.
Nobody gets better on the bench.
For coaches and parents · 2 minThe ride home
What kids want from their parents.
For parents · 3 minBasketball and something else
Why early specialization rarely helps.
For parents · 2 minGood sites on the web
Positive Coaching Alliance
US non-profit since 1998 with free short articles for sports parents and workshops for clubs.
positivecoach.org (opens in a new tab)Changing the Game Project
John O’Sullivan’s blog and resources on child-centered youth sports for parents and coaches.
changingthegameproject.com (opens in a new tab)Aspen Institute Project Play
Age-based checklists for parents and research on how kids stay in sports.
projectplay.org (opens in a new tab)Transforming Basketball
Coaching platform and book by Alex Sarama on the constraints-led approach and evidence-based coaching.
transformingbball.com (opens in a new tab)FIBA Mini Basketball
FIBA’s program for kids aged 5–12, with a free coaches manual.
foundation.fiba.basketball (opens in a new tab)Canada Basketball LTAD
Canada Basketball’s long-term athlete development model, stage by stage.
basketball.ca (opens in a new tab)