Chaos Monkeys Takeaways from a Coach’s Perspective
Chaos Monkeys from a coach’s perspective, is not the first book I’d recommend off the shelf. A friend of mine who works in the tech start-up world recommended it. He did not say why and I…
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Author: Mark Schruender
Forcing Weak Hand and When to Reach for a Steal
John Fortunato talked to me about forcing weak hand and when to reach for a steal this past week. He also broke down what statistics he finds most valuable during a game, his scouting philosophy, and an…
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How to Avoid Traveling before the First Dribble
The first tip Coach Dave Harrington of Evolution basketball shared with me on how to avoid traveling before the first dribble was to immediately sit and get low. On virtually every catch this is what players…
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How to Develop a Shot Fake Like Larry Bird
The key to develop a shot fake like Larry Bird is “ball up, butt sits,” Coach Randy Bennett of the AAU program Evolution told me this week. It is that simple. Coach Randy told me there…
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Coach Helen Williams on Post Defense & Other Topics
I recently met with Coach Helen Williams to discuss post defense and other topics. I have known Coach Helen for a few years and have read her book Coach Like a Mother: A Guide for the…
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Coach Isaac Fowler’s Youth Basketball Development Tips
Coach Isaac Fowler’s youth basketball development tips are outlined below. I met with Coach Isaac Fowler to gain some wisdom on player development and picked up some other nuggets along the way. Coach Fowler is an assistant coach…
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20 Lessons Learned from Jay Wright’s Attitude
Here are 20 lessons learned from Jay Wright after reading his book Attitude. The book came out after the school’s 2016 championship, but obviously the principles and ideas were instrumental in their success during their championship…
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Four Takeaways from Principles by Ray Dalio
After reading a book that is 542 pages, it’s hard to sum up all that I found valuable, so I settled on four takeaways from Principles by Ray Dalio. Overall this was a valuable resource to…
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Quotes from Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
I looked back at all of the highlighted quotes from Born a Crime by Trevor Noah and this was the one that stood out: “Life was good and none of it would have happened without Andrew.…
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Considerations for Building a High School Basketball Program
I asked Seth Stantial some of the considerations for building a program that he takes into account this week. Obviously there is no limit to this question, but I was specifically curious about how to grow…
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