The framework as a puzzle
Put the pieces together
Four pieces make one picture: when (period), who (layer), what you solve (problem) and how you coach (mode). Pick them and see what fits.
PeriodP1 · Transition & fullcourt
2 · layer
ProblemAwareness
4 · mode
1 Period
2 Layer
3 Problem you solve
4 How you coach it
Pick a period and a layer to see what the puzzle is about. We solve “awareness”.
Pieces that fit
Short-handed: 4-on-3
Create, notice and punish advantage; delay and recover when outnumberedPassing game, growing team
Catching on the move, passing to a moving target, head upFull-court 3-on-3: take the nearest player
Continuous play, switching, running back, creating and recognising advantageContinuous 3-on-2 → 2-on-1
Recognising and using advantage, the 2-on-1 rule, delaying when outnumberedTouchdown game
Running lanes, finding space without the ball, running ahead of the ball, catching on the run, switching at onceBalance and falling: the opener
Balance, falling safely, first contact