# EP161: High School Coach of the Year Carson Huelle on Applying CLA Principles

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Podcast: [The Transforming Basketball Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-transforming-basketball-podcast-6627332)
Published: 2026-04-29T10:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1637

## Resource

In this episode, George is joined by Carson Huelle, head coach of Fort Collins High School Girls Basketball. They talk about implementing constraints led approach (CLA) principles into his practice environment; this has fostered a player-first culture rooted in trust, growth, and creativity that led to a successful turnaround season. Chapters: 00:01:00 – Returning to coach at his alma mater, Fort Collins High School, and taking on his first head coaching role 00:02:00 – How skill acquisition and the Constraints-Led Approach became central to daily practice plans 00:03:30 – Lessons learned from working with Jeff Schmidt and how mentorship reshaped his basketball philosophy 00:06:30 – Practical small-sided games coaches can use to teach offensive actions like ball screens, Zoom action, and spacing 00:09:30 – Using fast-break scenarios and finishing games to develop decision-making and scoring creativity 00:13:00 – What it means to "meet athletes where they're at" and why every player needs to be coached differently 00:16:15 – How player empowerment, trust, and culture fueled a dramatic team turnaround 00:20:40 – Why Carson would add even more chaos and game-like environments into future practices 00:23:50 – His transformative tip: embrace basketball's unpredictability and never stop evolving as a coach 00:26:10 – Transformative Tip Level up your coaching with our Amazon Best Selling Book: https://amzn.to/3vO1Tc7 Access tons more of evidence-based coaching resources: https://transformingbball.com/products/ Links: Website: http://transformingbball.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/transformbball Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformingbasketball/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@transformingbasketball Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/transformingbasketball/ Tik…

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