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Month: June 2018

June 25, 2018 Mark Schruender 2 Comments
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Ten Basketball Lessons from Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits

I finally read Stephen Covey’s masterpiece The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It is a must read for any coach. Here are ten basketball lessons from 7 Habits: 1. Mission Statement My team has utilized…

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June 23, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Yelling “Dead” When the Dribble Gets Picked Up

I sat down with North Andover High School assistant Kevin Tanglis. We discussed yelling “dead” when the dribble gets picked up, the assistant’s role during timeouts, and consistency at all levels. Yelling Dead to Force Five…

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June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Five Leadership Themes from One Minute to Midnight

I recently read One Minute to Midnight by Michael Dobbs. As the Cuban Missile Crisis unfolded in October of 1962, Dobbs provides insights into the perspectives of Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro, and John F. Kennedy. This…

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June 15, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Superforecasters Changed My Perception of Game Planning

The book Superforecasters changed my perception of game planning. The authors, Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner, hit on several common themes that I have been reading up on during the off-season. Decisiveness, transparency, and open-mindedness among…

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June 10, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Chaos Monkeys Takeaways from a Coach’s Perspective

Chaos Monkeys from a coach’s perspective, is not the first book I’d recommend off the shelf. A friend of mine who works in the tech start-up world recommended it. He did not say why and I…

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