About this episode
We are fortunate to have Liam Jefferson on this episode.
Jefferson 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.
Jefferson also was an assistant coach on Great Britain’s U20 staff last summer.
EPISODE BREAKDOWN
1:40 - The state of basketball in Great Britain
3:40 - Reasons for taking the London Lions job
5:55 - The purpose of the youth academy
7:50 - Roster rules for BBL teams
9:30 - Takeaways from using the CLA in development
12:50 - How the coaches are working together
14:50 - Areas that have been harder to implement
18:35 - A typical week for players
21:05 - Comparisons with England’s soccer academies
22:00 - Practice planning and implementation
26:10 - Individual development plans
29:50 - Connection between academy & the top team
32:05 - Categorizing player’s roles
35:05 - Using the CLA to teach players (PnR)
39:50 - Purposeful feedback in practice
42:15 - The bridge between practice & games
44:40 - Using film to guide development
48:35 - Personal development as a coach
