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Month: March 2020

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Creating Roles for Every Player on a Team

Tewksbury Assistant Coach Steve “Boudah” Boudreau shared a great idea for creating roles for every player on a team. Rick Gorman founder of BST helped Boudah with the general outline and Boudah took it and ran…

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March 30, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

Strategies for Playing Teams in a Rematch

Personally, when I play a team for a second time in a season I always think the psychological advantage goes to the team that lost the first time around. If you won, chances are you just…

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March 29, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Three Thoughts on Core Values from Coach DeMarco

If you have not seen the video of Heather Dorniden falling and then winning the 600-meter race at the Big Ten Championship watch it. I just saw this for the first time and cannot wait to…

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March 28, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Individual Growth

Transitioning from Being a First Year Head Coach

I spoke with Winthrop High School girls basketball coach Joe Lowe this past week. I have known Coach Lowe for many years since he used to coach the boys JV team at the school I coach.…

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March 27, 2020March 29, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Jon DeMarco on Ball Screens

The other day I did a teleconference with #GBetBBChat founder Jon DeMarco (follow @Coach_DeMarco on Twitter). Coach DeMarco meets with coaches every Wednesday at 8 P.M. to uncover literally every topic you can think of in…

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March 26, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Interview Process

Enthusiasm: The Most Important Controllable in an Interview

A very practical idea for perspective basketball coaches is what mindset they should have going into an interview. Matt Willis has coached at two different schools. The interview processes were very different at each. At his…

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March 25, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Villanova

What Does a Director of Basketball Operations Do?

Two seasons ago I attended Villanova basketball practice. They had just won their second national championship in three seasons, and I was curious to see their practice routines. The person who guided me along the way…

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March 24, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Coaching Advice during Rebuilding Seasons

At the conclusion of every season, outgoing seniors and incoming freshmen ensure that a program will be challenged. For the top one or two percent of programs the idea of rebuilding is completely foreign. These are…

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March 22, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Shot Selection

Shot Selection Based on Personnel Not System

I spoke with high school girls basketball coach Matt Willis over the phone recently. Coach Willis has been around long enough to coach teams in which post passing was essential and post passing was non-existent. The…

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March 18, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Individual Growth

Steve Nash Workout and Social Distance Strategies

I hope everyone that is sick returns to good health. For anyone that is not sick, I hope you remain in good health and find the opportunity in this crisis. School is no longer in physical…

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