The By Any Means Coaches Podcast
The By Any Means Coaches Podcast: Exploring the Science, Art, and Culture of Modern Coaching.
The BAM Coaches Podcast takes coaches inside the evolution of player development. Grounded in modern skill acquisition science and Constraints-Led Approach but guided by balance and context. Hosts Coleman Ayers, Tyler Clark, and Alex Silva dive into how athletes truly learn - across cultures, systems, and environments. Each episode unpacks the intersection between science, experience, and intuition, equipping coaches to build players who think, adapt, and thrive anywhere in the world.
Episodes
94 episodes
Mitchell Kirsch (@hoopin_mitch) talks developing elite shooters, competency over confidence, building a culture that lasts and more
In this episode of the By Any Means Coaches Podcast, Tyler Clark and Coleman Ayers sit down with elite shooting coach Mitchell Kirsch (@hoopin_mitch) to dive deep into modern shooting development, learning theory, and what actua...
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54:51
Why Player Development Isn’t Linear
In this solo episode of the By Any Means Coaches Podcast, Coleman Ayers breaks down the concept of nonlinear pedagogy, reframed as the nonlinear progression model, and explains why learning, development, and skill acquisition in basketba...
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31:23
How to SKYROCKET Your Creativity as a Player Development Coach
In this episode of the By Any Means Coaches Podcast, Coleman Ayers breaks down what creativity actually is—and more importantly, how coaches can systematically develop it. Rather than treating creativity as an innate talent or mysterious...
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29:53
Rikki Broadmore (the.secret.trainer) talks principles of play, defensive concepts, triggers, developing a process-oriented culture and more
In this episode of the By Any Means Coaches Podcast, we sit down with Rikki Broadmore, head coach at Barking Abbey Academy and one of the most respected youth development coaches in the UK. Rikki breaks down how he designs principles of ...
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Episode 79
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1:06:10
Research Review: Young Hoopers & Scaled Equipment
In this research review episode of the By Any Means Coaches Podcast, the conversation dives deep into the impact of scaled equipment—lower rims, smaller basketballs, and modified environments—on youth basketball development. Through the ...
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25:47
Common Mistakes in Your Drill Design
In this episode of the BAM Coaches Podcast, Tyler Clark, Alex Silva and Coleman Ayers host an open group discussion with coaches from the BAM community - diving into real-world challenges, questions, and reflections around some of...
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Episode 77
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54:01
Joerik Michiels (@joerik) talks practice design, dealing with imposter syndrome, growing from "cook" to "chef" and more
In this episode of the BAM Coaches Podcast, Tyler Clark and Coleman Ayers sit down with Joerik Michiels for a wide-ranging conversation on coaching, entrepreneurship, learning, and personal evolution.Joerik shares his journ...
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Episode 76
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1:08:36
If I Were The Head of a Country's Basketball Federation...
In this episode of the BAM Coaches Podcast, Coleman Ayers walks through a thought experiment: how he would design and run an entire country’s basketball federation if it were built around ecological dynamics, skill acquisition, and long-term at...
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Episode 75
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27:34
Time On Task: Five Pillars to Time On Task
In this episode, the BAM Coaches break down one of the most underrated yet impactful concepts in player development: Time on Task.We explore what time on task really means, why it’s a massive competitive advantage in both t...
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Episode 74
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1:02:24
A Universal Framework to Simplify Your Offense
In this episode of the BAM Coaches Podcast, we break down a simple but powerful framework for evaluating, building, and teaching offense in basketball.Coleman Ayers introduces a three-part lens: advantage creation, advantage maintenan...
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Episode 74
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26:29
Ed Silva (UNE MBB) talks leading with love & respect, practice design, shared language and much more
In this episode of the By Any Means Coaches Podcast, we sit down with Ed Silva, a longtime collegiate head coach, mentor, and leader in the basketball community. Coach Silva reflects on his 25-year coaching journey and shares ho...
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Episode 73
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1:49:31
Ofek Pazuelo (@op.hoops) talks player development from youth to pro's, intent and a deep dive into the mental side of basketball
In this episode of the By Any Means Coaches Podcast, we’re joined by Ofek “OP” Pazuelo, professional player development coach for Elitzur Netanya (Israel First Division). Ofek shares his unconventional journey into coachi...
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Episode 72
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1:13:05
Build Elite Change of Speed With Your Athletes
Change of speed is one of the most talked-about concepts in player development, and for good reason. But too often, it’s taught in an oversimplified way: rep it out, add a hesitation, slow down then go fast, and assume it will magically transfe...
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Episode 71
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23:00
Why Most In-Season Training Fails (And How to Do It Right)
Most players and coaches think in-season development means one of two things:Either you don’t train at all,Or you train the same way you do in the off-season… just shorter.We believe there’s a different approac...
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Episode 69
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24:03
Can Small Sided Games Build Athleticism? (Research Review)
Can small-sided games actually build better athletes, not just better decision-makers?In this episode, we break down a 2024 randomized controlled study showing that scoring-based small-sided games helped trained high-school players jump ...
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Episode 70
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24:21
Podcast Announcements, Environmental constraints, the balance with creativity and team practices (Pt. 2)
Part 2 of a discussion that Alex and Tyler had two weeks ago, this part of the discussion we go into more depth about reverse engineering your principles of play in a team setting and then using those principles to create your player developmen...
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Episode 68
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34:03
Coleman Ayers (@byanymeansbasketball) talks new book: The Modern Basketball Blueprint
Coleman and Tyler take a look into how Coleman built the exact philosophies that you can read about in his book, there's so much to learn from someones journey and their experiences.Coleman is a trailblazer in the player development spac...
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47:58
NBA Shooting Coach Dave Love (@coachdavelove) talks Shooting Periodization, Touch & The Future of Shooting
NBA shooting coach Dave Love joins Coleman and Tyler for one of the deepest conversations we’ve had on shooting development. Dave breaks down shooting periodization, quantifying touch, movement coordination, skill adaptability, the massi...
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1:26:22
A Modern Approach to Building Lockdown Defenders
In today’s episode, we’re breaking down what actually builds better defenders in the modern game.Most coaches approach defense with yelling, punishment, endless sliding, and shell drill reps… but none of that matters if your player...
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26:34
Your Eyes Control Your Shot: The Quiet Eye Deep Dive
In this episode, we break down a mini meta-analysis of three peer-reviewed studies on the quiet eye, or the visual behavior that predicts shooting performance better than mechanics, “form,” or feel. We look at how elite shooters use their eyes ...
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23:27
Podcast Announcements, Environmental constraints, the balance with creativity and team practices (Pt. 1)
Welcome to the By Any Means Coaches Podcast! The podcast has a new look and format, and we're about to bring so much value it's not even funny. The important format changes: 1. Coleman Ayers (@byanymeansbasketball) will be giving yo...
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45:56
You’re Not a Robot: Motor Noise & The Real Reason Shooters Miss
Basketball coaches talk a lot about “consistency,” “repeatability,” and “perfect reps.” But the human body was never built to operate like a robot. It’s built with noise… unavoidable variability in the nervous system, muscles, perception, and m...
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20:46
10 SSGs That Build Complete Players (And Infinite Variations)
In this episode, we break down the 10 small-sided games I’d choose if I could only do 10 for the rest of my life! Because each game can be constrained and modified in countless ways, this list becomes an infinite toolbox for any coach or traine...
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19:22
How to ACTUALLY build shooters
Coleman puts shooting under the microscope in this episode, there's a ridiculous amount of value packed into this 20 min episode. If you want to really, truly develop yourself, your players and your team into lights out shooters... you need to ...
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20:05
Your best players should be the best at your drills
Yes, you read that title right, your best players should also be the best at your drills. Coleman takes a deep dive in a thought provoking prompt, a lot of coaches won't necessarily agree with this perspective and that's completely fine. There'...
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