Brian McCormick
@brianmccormick.bsky.social
PhD. Basketball Coach. Author.
Lessons from Superman: flow and skill development brianmccormick.substack.com/p/flow-learn...
Excerpt from Free Play: A Decade of Writings on Youth Sports - www.amazon.com/Free-Play-De...
Excerpt from Free Play: A Decade of Writings on Youth Sports - www.amazon.com/Free-Play-De...
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Lessons from Superman: flow and skill development brianmccormick.substack.com/p/flow-learn...
Excerpt from Free Play: A Decade of Writings on Youth Sports - www.amazon.com/Free-Play-De...
Excerpt from Free Play: A Decade of Writings on Youth Sports - www.amazon.com/Free-Play-De...
The environment affects development and performance.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The environment affects development and performance.
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Elite/pro/experienced players require more than repetitions to improve.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Elite/pro/experienced players require more than repetitions to improve.
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Using visualization in the locker room to prepare for a game.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Using visualization in the locker room to prepare for a game.
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"Small ball" is skill ball.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Small ball" is skill ball.
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Feedback: As little as possible, as much as necessary.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Feedback: As little as possible, as much as necessary.
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Talent ID and play: brianmccormick.substack.com/p/via-negati...
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Talent ID and play: brianmccormick.substack.com/p/via-negati...
What really drives the improvement?
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November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
What really drives the improvement?
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Philosophy determines drills, not a drill book.
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NADA: The Antifragile Defense: www.amazon.com/NADA-Antifra...
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NADA: The Antifragile Defense: www.amazon.com/NADA-Antifra...
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Philosophy determines drills, not a drill book.
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/philosophy...
NADA: The Antifragile Defense: www.amazon.com/NADA-Antifra...
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/philosophy...
NADA: The Antifragile Defense: www.amazon.com/NADA-Antifra...
The true value of most private basketball trainers:
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November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The true value of most private basketball trainers:
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The endgame.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The endgame.
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Midrange madness: brianmccormick.substack.com/p/practicing...
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Midrange madness: brianmccormick.substack.com/p/practicing...
Play and talent identification.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Play and talent identification.
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Is perfectionism good or bad?
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November 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Is perfectionism good or bad?
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October 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Doing drills and practicing without defenders is not automatically fundamentals and skill development.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Doing drills and practicing without defenders is not automatically fundamentals and skill development.
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/distinguis...
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/distinguis...
Shooting development is multifactorial and now always what it seems.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Shooting development is multifactorial and now always what it seems.
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Drills have a purpose when they have a purpose.
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October 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Drills have a purpose when they have a purpose.
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Coaching and generalizability: brianmccormick.substack.com/p/generaliza...
October 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Coaching and generalizability: brianmccormick.substack.com/p/generaliza...
Why do we do drills?
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The highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QniN...
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The highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QniN...
October 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Why do we do drills?
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The highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QniN...
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The highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QniN...
Players want to be challenged; they don't want to be bored. brianmccormick.substack.com/p/players-se...
October 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Players want to be challenged; they don't want to be bored. brianmccormick.substack.com/p/players-se...
Trying to find objective data to filter the noise and subjectivity of the eye test.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Trying to find objective data to filter the noise and subjectivity of the eye test.
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/practice-d...
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/practice-d...
We hear so much about European development and AAU basketball ruining basketball development in the United States. However, the examples often cherrypick the best examples from Europe to compare with the worst from the USA. There are other examples.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We hear so much about European development and AAU basketball ruining basketball development in the United States. However, the examples often cherrypick the best examples from Europe to compare with the worst from the USA. There are other examples.
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/the-realit...
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/the-realit...
What is the purpose of our feedback? What is our goal?https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/the-purpose-of-feedback
October 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
What is the purpose of our feedback? What is our goal?https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/the-purpose-of-feedback
What type of leagues, environments, and systems best promote development? What is most important for young players? for late teens? for near professionals? Is it the same throughout the age and skill ranges?
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/learning-f...
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/learning-f...
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
What type of leagues, environments, and systems best promote development? What is most important for young players? for late teens? for near professionals? Is it the same throughout the age and skill ranges?
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/learning-f...
brianmccormick.substack.com/p/learning-f...