Learning Basketball

Despite the game of basketball frequently evolving, many coaching and organisational approaches have remained unchanged across the last several decades. Coaching practices within the basketball world are often based upon entrenched traditions, social norms and the way things have always been done. The potential to optimise basketball performance and access large competitive advantages through an evidence-based approach have not been harnessed. Until now.

Basketball statistics come to life. Listeners won't look at math the same way again!

Shy Baller: A Basketball Story About Learning to Ask for What You Want takes us to Hoopville, where a young basketball player faces a challenge. Shy Baller loves the game, but struggles to make her presence known on the court. Her shyness keeps her from asking for the ball, even when she's in the perfect spot to score.

LeBron James is a basketball legend. In 2016 he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their first ever National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship. Before that, the basketball superstar - known to fans as King James - had already won two other NBA championships and two Olympic gold medals. He's been in movies, on TV, and on magazine covers. He's naturally talented, but he still works incredibly hard to stay on top of his game. Learn more about James's career, his routine before and after games, and his incredible successes both on and off the court.