Technique-Driven Skill Enhancement
TDSE was developed with a simple goal: to revolutionize skill enhancement in the basketball player development industry.
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A True Skill Enhancement Certifiction
The true measure of great trainers lies in their ability to effectively enhance skills, accurately identify techniques, and apply effective training methodologies in real time.
TDSE not only provides the tools to achieve this but also empowers trainers to bridge the gap between theory and live performance. By focusing on accountability and adaptability, TDSE establishes itself as the only true basketball skill enhancement certification available today, equipping trainers to deliver transformative results for players at every level.
TDSE Mission
Technique-Driven Skill Enhancement elevates the standards of skill development professionals in the basketball training industry. We achieve this by providing the best educational experience and requiring trainers to pass a written exam based on the TDSE textbook and online course. Trainers must also stay updated on skill enhancement techniques and practices each year.
This ensures we build a network of qualified trainers who can deliver effective workouts and provide clear, detailed, and game-realistic instruction, all within a systematic approach to skill enhancement.
Do you have a certification that makes you a better coach or trainer? One that helps your players improve? Discover how TDSE can advance your career and elevate your training.
The TDSE Certification Process
Earn the certification that transforms techniques into game-ready skill
Register for the Course and Begin Studying Online
Gain immediate access to the TDSE online curriculum. Study at your own pace with comprehensive matreials designed to build your expertise in Technique-Driven Skill Enhancement.
Receive the TDSE Level 1 Textbook by Mail
After registering, you'll receive the TDSE Level 1 textbook delivered right to your door. This essential resource serves as your guide to mastering the principles of TDSE.
Attend the Level 1 Certification Workshop (Optional)
This immersive two day experience is a hands-on experience with Micah Lancaster, allowing trainers to explore the foundational techniques and methods of TDSE in a practical, interactive environment.
Pass the Written Exam
Complete the written exam to demonstrate your mastery of TDSE principles and methodologies, solidifying your knowledge and officially earning your TDSE certification.
Elevating Skill with Expertise
The future of skill development lies in technique-driven training, empowering players to develop game-ready skills that seamlessly translate to live performance. This groundbreaking system offers trainers a proven methodology to teach basketball skills with unmatched effectiveness, rooted in accountability and adaptability.
TDSE enables real-time diagnosis of skill and technique issues, uncovering details to guide players toward effective movement. By leveraging accountability-targeted methods and insights from the world’s top players, it refines actions and maximizes outcomes with purpose, precision, and adaptability.
This isn’t just training—it’s a revolution in skill mastery, equipping players to meet the demands of the modern game while positioning trainers as leaders in player development expertise.
- Master a proven system to teach basketball skills effectively, emphasizing accountability and adaptability.
- Utilize a comprehensive system and language to teach basketball techniques, skills, and methodologies.
- Apply accountability-driven methods to refine player actions and maximize training outcomes.
- Diagnose skill and technique issues in real-time with precision and efficiency.
- Identify intricate details within techniques to guide players toward more realistic and effective movement.
- Equip players with techniques and skills that seamlessly translate to real-game situations.
- Understand the connection between technique, skill, adaptability, decision-making, and performance.
- Develop high-quality, game-eligible skills to ensure every movement and decision has maximum impact in live play.
- Leverage insights from the world’s most successful players to train with precision, adaptability, and readiness.
Snippets of TDSE Principles
Where Science Meets
Logical Application
The TDSE certification process is grounded in both scientific evidence and practical application.
While research often focuses on developing players through information present in their environment, TDSE is concerned with one thing - the quality of information in ANY training environment, whether in detailed teaching or within the training methods used.
Once You Name It,
You Can Train It
As the game of basketball evolves, so do its movements. Over the past decade, through extensive study of the world’s top players, TDSE has broken down movements within basketball and identified each action a player makes. These terms and definitions allow us to organize and categorize every possible technique, ensuring that no aspect of a player’s development goes unnoticed.
Redefining Technique in Basketball Training
When we talk about technique within the context of TDSE, we’re not talking about the outdated, rigid stereotype of traditional training.
The key to technique is the consistent replication of identifiable movements. In TDSE, the emphasis is on the identifiability and functionality of a technique, rather than perfection.
Defining Real Skill
A skill in basketball is the proficient execution of one or more techniques and abilities, emphasizing their effective execution and practical usefulness within the game. While technique focuses on the precise execution of individual actions, skill emphasizes the ability to proficiently implement one or more techniques in a way that aligns with the demands of gameplay.
The Relationship Between Skill and Adaptability
Some have argued that skill emerges as a product of exploring the environment, but it is most accurate to conclude that it is adaptability that emerges as an outcome of possessing a wide range of skills. When a player demonstrates the ability to adapt to the flow of the game and make sound decisions, it’s not a manifestation of newly created skill, but rather the evidence and application of it.
Accountability-Targeted Enhancement Methods
The core methodologies of I'm Possible Training revolve around accountability principles to refine skills and improve movement efficiency. This approach focuses on holding players accountable for their actions and efforts during training, maximizing their potential and driving results through techniques like Forced Accountability, Guided Accountability, Skill Shaper Constraints, and more.
Skill Shaper Constraints
TDSE utilizes constraints not only to set boundaries but also to establish accountability, combining both explicit and implicit teaching methods. Utilizing Skill Shaper Constraints, a training tool can be used to guide players implicitly and explicitly within the same drill, allowing flexibility without limiting their movement solutions.
Variable-Block Cycling
TDSE's Variable-Block Cycling approach is designed to enhance adaptability and retention by blending the precision of blocked repetitions with the benefits of variability. This approach is particularly valuable for players who aren’t naturally gifted.
Variable-Block Cycling
The essence of TDSE is this: the possibility of self-organization does not replace the deliberate and detailed pursuit of skill. Some players can learn effectively through self-organization, but this approach isn’t universally reliable, especially for those who struggle to identify and correct specific issues on their own. Instead of relying solely on self-discovery, TDSE employs targeted training methods that provide clear, actionable feedback
Our Partners
TDSE trainers can collaborate with some of the most esteemed organizations in the skill development industry, including I’m Possible Training, the premier brand in skill enhancement, and Skill Lab, the leading provider of skill enhancement facilities. Both organizations mandate Technique-Driven Skill Enhancement certification for their trainers.
Additionally, the Basketball Trainers Association recognizes this certification as the only accredited trainer certification specifically focused on basketball skills and techniques.
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