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OK, we are about halfway through the season and the rankings are starting to crystalize a bit. There’s still a number of un-answered questions for me on the rankings formula and calculations. There are some missed…
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The first MIAA Basketball Power Rankings from Boys and Girls will be out sometime today. You should be able to find the rankings on the MIAA Power Rankings website here. If you are interested in what…
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Today is the day! The first MIAA Basketball Power Rankings from Boys and Girls will be out sometime today. You should be able to find the rankings on the MIAA Power Rankings website here. If you…
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Here is an update to the unofficial MIAA Girls Basketball Power Rankings for January 8, 2023. If you are interested in what goes into the ranking projections, check out the initial Unofficial MIAA Girls Basketball Power…
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The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) moved to a Statewide tournament across all sports starting in the 2021-2022 season. That meant having a scoring formula for each sport to create an RPI like rating to rank…
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Last month I spoke with Coach Jon DeMarco about one to one individual basketball workouts. Coach DeMarco is a skills trainer and works with a diverse group of players from the collegiate level down to the…
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Team building sometimes gets stuck in the clichés of the game. Very often they sound great in principle, but constraints get in the way. You run out of time, you do not want to sacrifice precious…
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This is a follow-up to a conversation with Burlington High girls basketball coach Pam MacKay. Coach MacKay offered several concrete examples of coaching with positivity. Here are five that can change the way that you coach…
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I recently spoke with Burlington High girls basketball coach Pam MacKay. Coach MacKay’s team is coming off an undefeated league championship season, which propelled them to the #6 team in The Boston Globe’s end of year…
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At the conclusion of each season, I ask the outgoing seniors five question. Here was an interview from two seasons ago (both players granted permission for me to post it). My goals in these interviews are…
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