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I spoke with Coach Jim Dziadosz the other day about playing time and player psychology, making basketball a pure game again, and the role of high school coaches in recruiting. Player Psychology Coach Jim is an…
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I asked Coach Romeo of Masconomet what the most important thing he teaches on defense and his initial reply was one word: Team. Every player has different skills. Some players have superior quickness and others might…
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I met with Masconomet coach Bob Romeo to discuss how he gets his team to play at such a furious pace. He shared four shooting drills that are instrumental in getting his team to think up-tempo…
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I was watching Masconomet play in the preseason last year and admired how relentless the team was in transition. I asked their head coach Bob Romeo about it last week. Here is what he said: Building…
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I just read Underdawgs by David Woods which encapsulates the two Finals runs that the Butler Men’s basketball team went on in 2010 and 2011. After reading the book, there were several themes that demonstrated why…
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When I sat down with Rick Gorman after the workout he said the group was a sort of cult, and he meant it in the most positive way possible. Gorman told me ahead of time that…
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Rick Gorman is the founder of the B.S.T. Basketball Training program. I went to a workout last week and then talked with Rick as well as Steve Boudreau (Boudah) afterward. I am documenting the details of…
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In the final part of our conversation I asked Steve Boudreau (Boudah) for some ideas about things that he finds underrated in coaching. He could not emphasize enough the importance of footwork (more on that in…
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The lower the level of a team, the more constraints there are on a team for resources to gather data. In an era where analytics are increasingly valued in the game, there is also a proliferation…
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The main reason teams do not execute with end of game or end of quarter situational basketball is that they cannot find time in practice to teach them. After tryouts, teams are trying to teach defensive…
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