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Month: September 2018

What Keystone Habit Overshadows Everything Else?
September 30, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

What Keystone Habit Overshadows Everything Else?

I recently read The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. There are references to companies, sports, education, medical practices, and a myriad of other fields. Habit after all is essential to anything and everything in life.…

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September 24, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

How the Character of Brad Stevens Reinforces His Messages on the Court

The other day I took part in a chat with five other high school basketball coaches. One of the things we discussed was a lack of mental toughness in many of today’s players. We related it…

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September 23, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding

Rebounding Drills and Techniques from Erik Johnson

Erik Johnson sent a tweet of Carolyn Swords of the WNBA (formerly Boston College) sealing for an offensive board and put back. I asked him about that specific play and he provided a simple explanation that…

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September 22, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding

Offensive Rebounding Against Transition Defense

I met recently with Erik Johnson. Erik is the former head coach of the Boston College women’s team. We talked for an hour about a variety of subjects. One that he spoke to me in great…

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September 19, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Coach Tanglis on Delegating, Game Day Routines, and Enthusiasm

In the last of a four-part series with North Andover High School Coach Paul Tanglis, he told me about details. Specifically, Coach Tanglis touched on delegating, game day routines, and enthusiasm. Delegating Coach Tanglis has learned…

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September 17, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Defense

Coach Tanglis on Box Outs and Close Outs

I spoke with Coach Tanglis on box outs and close outs. Over the years, I have had the opportunity to sit as a fly on the wall at Coach Tanglis’ practices. The themes of boxing out…

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September 12, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Statistics

How to Build an Identity Around Turnovers

I have had limited opportunities to watch Coach Tanglis’ teams at North Andover and before that Stoneham High during the winter months. Every time I watch though it seems like they are forcing a five second…

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September 5, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • General

How to Hold Players Accountable

I sat down with North Andover High School head coach Paul Tanglis recently. Earlier this year I sat down with his brother and assistant coach to discuss small details like yelling dead when the dribble is…

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September 2, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • BLOBs

Why Players Can’t Execute Out of Bounds Plays

In the book Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown, there was a consistent theme around the usefulness of variable practice. Last season, my team had twelve out of bounds plays in the playbook at the…

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September 1, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

Key Factors that Determine Playing Time

In watching the Pentucket High School girls basketball program over the years, it is evident Coach John McNamara gets many players in the game. Other coaches and other teams stay use the bench less. I asked…

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