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