Liam Jefferson, London Lions Academy

We are fortunate to have Liam Jefferson on this episode. 

Jefferson is a head coach with the London Lions boys academy. Prior to that he spent 12 years as an assistant and head coach at Loughborough University.

Jefferson also was an assistant coach on Great Britain’s U20 staff last summer.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN

1:40 - The state of basketball in Great Britain

3:40 - Reasons for taking the London Lions job

5:55 - The purpose of the youth academy

7:50 - Roster rules for BBL teams

9:30 - Takeaways from using the CLA in development

12:50 - How the coaches are working together

14:50 - Areas that have been harder to implement

18:35 - A typical week for players

21:05 - Comparisons with England’s soccer academies

22:00 - Practice planning and implementation

26:10 - Individual development plans

29:50 - Connection between academy & the top team

32:05 - Categorizing player’s roles

35:05 - Using the CLA to teach players (PnR)

39:50 - Purposeful feedback in practice

42:15 - The bridge between practice & games

44:40 - Using film to guide development

48:35 - Personal development as a coach