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52 Books for Coaches to Read in 2021

The year is over. It is easy to label 2020 as a disaster, but the year’s problems also created many opportunities. Being in isolation with increasing amounts of free time, one of those opportunities came in…

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December 3, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Developing Your Own Captain Academy

Recently I wrote about utilizing Google Classroom during the upcoming season to mitigate the risks associated with COVID. One idea included a Captain Academy (or Leadership Academy) to inform aspiring captains of the expectations that come…

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November 21, 2020 Mark Schruender 2 Comments
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Incorporating Google Classroom with High School Basketball

My home state of Massachusetts has pushed back the start of basketball by tryouts by two weeks. Other states are taking similar action. There are sure to be restrictions on the use of physical classrooms, locker…

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August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Three Lessons Coaches Can Learn from James Harden

Teams are flocking to the three point arch and ditching the mid-range. As you know by now, the Houston Rockets and James Harden are leading the charge. Kirk Goldsberry dedicated a whole section to Harden in…

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August 21, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Coaching Nuggets from Jeff Depelteau

I did a fireside chat with Jeff Depelteau last week. Coach Depelteau had many great nuggets to help coaches grow. Here are five. Helping Assistant Coaches Early in his career, the varsity coach asked Coach Depelteau…

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August 18, 2020 Mark Schruender 2 Comments
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Mid-Range 2’s and the Shot Clock

The average NBA field goal attempt is worth just north of one point. At the girls high school level over the past four years I found a field goal attempt to be worth about two-thirds of…

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August 4, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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13 Takeaways on the Games Approach

Basketball Immersion founder Chris Oliver came on the Fireside Chat last week to discuss some of his philosophies with high school and college coaches. Here are 13 notes that I took away from what he shared…

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