EP163: England Youth National Team Assistant Antony Distras on Transforming Player Development

Podcast: The Transforming Basketball Podcast · Transforming Basketball

Opublikowano: 2026-05-13

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...