Coach Pascal Meurs

05/09/2026

A smaller talent pool is a disadvantage.
It is, at least partly, a numbers game. Countries with a bigger population simply have more potential players to choose from.

But a smaller theoretical talent pool should never give you smaller ambitions.
That might be my biggest takeaway from this summer’s Youth EuroBaskets.

And once you start looking beyond the medals, another question appears: where is all that European talent actually playing and developing?

I tried to map that in my latest article.

https://pascalmeurs.com/small-nations-european-youth-basketball/

31/08/2026

At we regularly use video sessions to help players understand the game.

Showing players what happened is one thing. Helping them understand why it happened — spacing, timing, reads and decision-making — is where video becomes really valuable.

A short glimpse into one of our video sessions in Valencia.

23/08/2026

BELGIAN CATS 2026 — QUICK PLAY

Floppy into a quick backdoor action, with Emma Meesseman operating as the playmaker at the four.

A simple way to use her basketball IQ and passing ability—not only her scoring.

22/08/2026

Summer programs with EuroProBasket

20/07/2026

We sometimes spend countless hours trying to make shooting drills more game-like.
What if we're trying to replicate the wrong thing?
Maybe it's not the shot that players need to recognize.
Maybe it's the moment.

Full article:

Why great shooters don't just practice shooting. Lessons from Julie Vanloo, Steve Kerr and one simple idea that changed the way I think about game-like practice.

20/06/2026

Why do the smartest guards keep dribbling behind the basket?
They're not escaping pressure. They're creating it.

New breakdown of the Nash Zone:

The Nash Zone changes the geometry of help defense. Ricky Rubio and Patty Mills know it. A breakdown of one of basketball's most underrated spaces.

16/06/2026

31/05/2026

Watching Valencia live again on Friday against Gran Canaria, one thing immediately stood out.

Six easy points in the opening minutes.
Three times the same punishment: the rimrunner.

If you want to play against Valencia, you better be prepared for it.

Defensive transition is obviously about communication and roles.
But it starts even earlier: how do you attack the offensive rebound?

Because if your balance is wrong, Valencia does not forgive you.
The game immediately starts flowing in one direction.

This clip is exactly about that:

19/05/2026

One of the biggest secrets behind Valencia’s success this season is the mobility of their bigs.

Matt Costello is a perfect example.

This sequence shows multiple high-level efforts that will never appear in the boxscore.

After a missed corner three at the buzzer, many players would jog back in transition. Costello sprints back immediately and becomes the key to Valencia’s defensive transition.

Seconds later, he outruns everybody down the floor, arrives first at the rim and creates the spacing for a wide open transition three.

Invisible impact.
Huge value.

27/04/2026

ESPN published an excellent piece on the 'Foul up 3' dilemma.
Must-read for coaches:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48582233/nba-playoffs-2026-foul-3-san-antonio-spurs-portland-trail-blazers-impact

"Splitter said he prefers to foul because he was "raised in EU bball, where I'd say 98% of the coaches over there foul up 3"

Splitter doesn't follow the BNXT though 👇🏻