Conceptual Offense Talk w/ Liam Jefferson
We are fortunate to have Liam Jefferson on this episode.\xa0
\nJefferson is a head coach with the London Lions boys academy. Prior to that he spent 12 years as an assistant and head coach at Loughborough University.
\nJefferson also was an assistant coach on Great Britain\u2019s U20 staff last summer.
\nEPISODE BREAKDOWN
\n1:40 - The state of basketball in Great Britain
\n3:40 - Reasons for taking the London Lions job
\n5:55 - The purpose of the youth academy
\n7:50 - Roster rules for BBL teams
\n9:30 - Takeaways from using the CLA in development
\n12:50 - How the coaches are working together
\n14:50 - Areas that have been harder to implement
\n18:35 - A typical week for players
\n21:05 - Comparisons with England\u2019s soccer academies
\n22:00 - Practice planning and implementation
\n26:10 - Individual development plans
\n29:50 - Connection between academy & the top team
\n32:05 - Categorizing player\u2019s roles
\n35:05 - Using the CLA to teach players (PnR)
\n39:50 - Purposeful feedback in practice
\n42:15 - The bridge between practice & games
\n44:40 - Using film to guide development
\n48:35 - Personal development as a coach