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SmartBallers / Professional basketball training by Coach Yoed Agmon

SEE THE CUE. READ THE PLAY. MAKE THE RIGHT MOVE.

A basketball coaching academy for players and coaches. Build players who see the whole game, make better decisions, and move with purpose through Coach Yoed Agmon’s Cognitive Reaction Training.

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IDEAS WORTH BRINGING TO PRACTICE.

A drill can look good and still miss the point. Here you will find coaching ideas built around what players see, how they read the play and what they do next.

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Player IQ / 4 MIN READ

The Two Rules That Change How You Play Basketball

Before another drill, teach your players where to look. Two simple rules change every possession.

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Player IQ / 5 MIN READ

Court Vision Is More Than Keeping Your Head Up

Physical skill, basketball intelligence and emotional control have to work together.

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Player IQ / 5 MIN READ

Basketball Is a Martial Art

The ball is a tool. Control of space, timing and the defender is the real contest.

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Movement / 4 MIN READ

Stop Faster. Change Direction Better.

Agility starts with a great stop. Learn to brake, shift your center of mass and redirect momentum.

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Defense / 4 MIN READ

Before the Scheme, Build the Defender

A defensive system cannot save players who never learned to control their own space.

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Defense / 4 MIN READ

Defensive Talk Should Change the Possession

Get past empty noise. Build a shared language that actually coordinates five defenders.

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Offense / 4 MIN READ

Stop Yelling “Space Out.” Teach Space.

Spacing is a picture the whole team can recognize, not an instruction shouted from the sideline.

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Offense / 5 MIN READ

Passing Is a Language. Teach the Grammar.

A smart pass is a connection between two players, not just a ball traveling through the air.

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Offense / 4 MIN READ

Your Shooting Drill Should Look Like Basketball

Stop confusing a high practice percentage with a good game shot.

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C.R.T. / 5 MIN READ

Train the Read. Train the Reaction.

Why REACT CRT puts attention, choice and movement in the same basketball rep.

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The coaching philosophy

AGILITY STARTS WITH WHAT YOU SEE.

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See the whole floor

Train the eyes to find the cue before asking the body to move.

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Stop to create an edge

Agility means braking, shifting and driving into the right next direction.

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React to real information

Cognitive Reaction Training links changing visual cues to decisions and movement.

The coaching method ↗
Stylized one on one basketball defense, visual scanning and reaction
COURT VISION / AGILITY / DECISION / REACTION
The toolbox

COACHING TOOLS.
BUILT FROM EXPERIENCE.

Cognitive Reaction Training connects visual cues to choice and action. These tools turn that process into practical basketball training.

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REACT CRT APP

Cognitive Reaction Training prompts that link perception, choice, movement and agility.

Explore the REACT CRT app ↗
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CRT TRAINING KIT

A physical target system for reactions in real space.

See the REACT CRT Kit ↗
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COACHING PLANS

Structured planning and practical training ideas.

English page coming soon
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WONDROUS WORLDS

Coach Agmon’s book on Cognitive Reaction Training.

English page coming soon
The standard

IF THE PLAYER ONLY LEARNS THE DRILL, THE DRILL HAS FAILED.

Meet Coach Yoed Agmon ↗
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