{"podcast":{"title":"The Transforming Basketball Podcast","slug":"the-transforming-basketball-podcast-6627332","podcast_index_feed_id":6627332,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147625685/feed","website_url":"https://education.transformingbball.com/podcasts/the-transforming-basketball-podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/a/2/c/0a2c9e07b09df8bb16c3140a3186d450/a03113-6223-a7fa-f82b-4ab42ef8f16_Podcast_Cover_-_Transforming_Ball.png","author":"Transforming Basketball","episode_count":175,"summary":"Transforming Basketball is all about breaking away from the status quo by helping the basketball world make sense of evidence-based ideas. Within the podcast, contemporary skill acquisition ideas are introduced to change the way we think about basketball performance. If you're ready to join us in our quest to transform the basketball world, challenge the way things have always been done, and reflect deeply on our coaching and organisational approaches, then this is the podcast for you!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T22:17:39.639942+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-transforming-basketball-podcast-6627332"},"episode":{"title":"EP163: England Youth National Team Assistant Antony Distras on Transforming Player Development","slug":"ep163-england-youth-national-team-assistant-antony-distras-on-transforming-player-development","published_at":"2026-05-13T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-transforming-basketball-podcast-6627332/ep163-england-youth-national-team-assistant-antony-distras-on-transforming-player-development","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-transforming-basketball-podcast-6627332","url":"https://7d12d515-12c7-4a82-96aa-bd695f28d55a.libsyn.com/ep163-anthony-distras","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/7d12d515-12c7-4a82-96aa-bd695f28d55a/TB_EP163_-_Anthony_Distras.mp3?dest-id=5322485","summary":"In this episode, George is joined by Antony Distras, a championship-winning coach and England U15 assistant, to explore how shifting from traditional drills to a decision-based, game-realistic approach can transform player development. Antony shares how trusting players, embracing mistakes, and designing practices around real-game chaos helped lead his U14 team to an undefeated championship season. Chapters: 01:00 – Introduction to Antony Distras and his coaching journey 02:00 – Early coaching experiences and learning through trial and error 03:30 – Moving away from copying drills to understanding the \"why\" behind coaching 05:00 – Why traditional drills (5-on-0, three-man weave) fall short in real games 06:30 – Embracing chaos: making practices more game-like and decision-driven 08:00 – Winning the championship: lessons from developing an inexperienced team 09:30 – Building player confidence by creating a safe environment for mistakes 11:00 – Shifting from constant correction to guided discovery and questioning 12:30 – Favorite small-sided games for skill development and team concepts 14:00 – Using constraints to improve pace, decision-making, and transition play 15:30 – Designing offense: spacing, triggers, and empowering all players as playmakers 17:00 – Encouraging fast play and maximizing transition opportunities 18:30 – The role of the coach: stepping back and letting players figure it out 20:00 – The downside of 1-on-0 training and building \"false confidence\" 21:30 – Creating better learning environments through decision-making and pressure 23:00 – 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:/…","meta_description":"In this episode, George is joined by Antony Distras, a championship-winning coach and England U15 assistant, to explore how shifting from traditional dril…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1475,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-transforming-basketball-podcast-6627332/episodes/ep163-england-youth-national-team-assistant-antony-distras-on-transforming-player-development/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-transforming-basketball-podcast-6627332/ep163-england-youth-national-team-assistant-antony-distras-on-transforming-player-development.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}