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July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Footwork

15 Tips on Footwork from Mike Procopio

The Director of Hoop Consultants Mike Procopio came on a Fireside chat this week to discuss footwork. Footwork is basketball’s version of financial literacy. Most kids are deprived any education on the subject in favor of…

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July 22, 2020July 23, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

Chris Oliver on Sharing and Games Approach

Chris Oliver saw a problem with coaching clinics. He watched big-time coaches present a topic on technical and tactical ideas to coaches like himself that were trying to grow. Months later, he watched those same coaches…

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July 16, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Team Culture

Niang on Accountability, Leadership, and Adversity

This post is the second of two posts recapping Georges Niang’s journey to the NBA. In the first post, Niang analyzed the roles that his focus, motivation, and humility played. Continuing on the theme of a…

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July 13, 2020July 23, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Team Culture

Georges Niang on Motivation, Focus, and Humility

Georges Niang of the Utah Jazz went on a zoom recently to share his story in a Q & A format with about 15 high school coaches. In middle school, Niang was coached by Rick Gorman…

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July 10, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Practice Plans

Practice Plans with an Offensive Focus

Newton South High School boys basketball coach Steve Matthews and Newburyport boys coach Dave Clay both implemented the principles offense in the 2019-2020 season. It is an offense that takes a tremendous amount of reps since…

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July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Individual Growth

Realistic Player Development Plan for COVID-19

Brown University women’s coach Monique LeBlanc offered great advice for offseason player development plans during the pandemic. She said to be as realistic as possible. If players only want to give 20 minutes or 30 minutes…

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July 6, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Team Culture

Addressing Social Justice with Your Team

I just finished the book Everyday Antiracism. The book draws on essays about race from about 60 different teachers and professors from a variety of backgrounds. It is designed for teachers, but certain essays are broad…

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July 3, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Team Culture

Balancing Relationships while Changing Teams

I spoke with former Monique LeBlanc recently over Zoom. Coach LeBlanc is taking over the head coach position at Brown University after spending nine years at Merrimack College. For any coach that leaves one program and…

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