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Month: November 2018

November 25, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • General

Over 100 Takeaways from 50 Encounters with Books and Coaches

Tryouts begin the season tomorrow. Good luck this season to all coaches. I hope to keep posting, but priorities do get rearranged this time of year. Thank you to everyone who gave me their time and…

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November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

Kevin Garnett Shell Drills and Unrequired Work

I just read Kevin Eastman’s book Why the Best Are the Best. My favorite anecdote from the book relates to players waiting on the sideline during practice. Eastman, a former Celtics assistant, tells the story of…

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November 22, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Situational Basketball

Late Game Basketball Considerations at Villanova

After the skill work portion of practice, the entire practice was scored and competitive. And from the look of it, the teams were balanced with blue going against white. As a result, there were points in…

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November 20, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills
  • Practice Plans

What Villanova Emphasizes in Practice Drills

I wrote the other day about Villanova’s defensive skill progressions. That was only one drill during a three hour practice. Villanova allocated time to a variety of fundamentals in their brand of basketball. Among the skills…

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November 18, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding
  • Defense

Villanova’s Half-Court Defensive Progression Drill

Villanova used three managers and coaches to go through six levels of progression in their half-court defense. Here they are labeled 2, 3, and 4. For teams without the luxury of three (or one) manager, players…

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November 15, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Offense

Villanova Ball Screen Actions

For reader discretion this write up on Villanova ball screen actions is based on watching them during one practice. My interpretations might not be one hundred percent accurate with what their coaching staff would endorse. Take…

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November 11, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

Five Quotes from Phil Jackson on Focus

In his book, Eleven Rings, Phil Jackson helped clarify how to confront a team member that struggles with focus. There are two sources where lack of focus can occur. The first is on the competitive level.…

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November 10, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

The Role of Emotion in a Basketball Player’s Potential

I recently read Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf. This quote put the ‘one day at a time’ slogan in more eloquent terms: “Think about your warrior dial from one to ten. One is ultra…

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November 8, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Villanova

Villanova’s Success Begins with ‘Attitude’ Toward Culture

When our high school season ended in early March, I made our team pick out three measurable goals that they would work toward in the off-season and beyond if necessary. One of mine was to read…

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November 3, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding
  • Conversion
  • Defense

Coaching Priorities at the Beginning of the Season

Coaching priorities at the beginning of the season have always been a challenge for me. There is so much to do and so little time to do it all. Skill development, offensive sets, baseline out of…

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