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July 30, 2017August 11, 2017 Mark Schruender 5 Comments
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Should My Child Sign Up for AAU Basketball?

Should my child sign up for AAU basketball?  For many people on the outside of the bubble that is “AAU culture”, they are often looking no further than the circus act of Lavar Ball and shutting…

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July 25, 2017July 31, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Positionless Basketball

Five Drills for Positionless Basketball

I have been soaking up the FIBA basketball videos on YouTube lately. I recently posted about drills that Canadian coach Allison McNeill demonstrated that can serve youth players, and this post is a look at some of…

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July 16, 2017July 31, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • General

Four Youth Basketball Drills to Improve IQ

I came across a YouTube video of former Canadian Olympic Women’s basketball coach Allison McNeill  titled “Developing Players’ Decision Making.” The title caught my eye and I watched all 75 minutes of the video. And while I…

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June 18, 2017July 12, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Dribble Drive

MIT Coach Sonia Raman on the Dribble Drive

MIT Coach Sonia Raman spoke about the dribble drive offense at last month’s Coach’s Classroom at Merrimack College. She immediately cited Vance Walberg who is credited for creating this scheme while working with John Calipari at…

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Erik Johnson
June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy
  • Practice Plans

There is No Magic Drill from @BC_CoachJohnson

I, along with fellow site blogger Chris, recently went to a Coaches Classroom put on by the WBCA at Merrimack College. Thanks to the Merrimack Girls Basketball Staff of Monique Leblanc and Heather Stec for organizing and…

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May 26, 2017May 28, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Pace

Quinnipiac Women’s Basketball Team’s Unique Substitution Strategy

I had the opportunity to listen to Quinnipiac Associate Head Coach Mountain MacGillivray (@QUCoachMT) give a talk on their five in and five out substitution pattern at the WBCA Coaches Classroom this past week. The concept…

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2-2-1 Defense
April 30, 2017May 17, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • 2-2-1 Zone
  • Amesbury Girls Basketball
  • Defense

The Amesbury Full-Court 2-2-1 Zone Defense

I sat down with Matt Willis who is the girls coach at Amesbury High School a little over a week ago. Matt and the Amesbury girls team had a historically great season with a Cape Ann…

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April 25, 2017May 17, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Bentley University
  • Defense
  • Offense
  • Transition

Transition Basketball Philosophy at Bentley University

The Bentley Falcons women’s basketball program has been to 33 Division II tournaments – more than any other team in the country. I reached out to the coaching staff and Associate Head Coach C White was…

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March 30, 2017May 17, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Merrimack College
  • Offense

Takeaways from Merrimack College Women’s Program

I had the opportunity to speak with Merrimack head coach Monique Leblanc and her assistant coach Heather Stec last week for about an hour.  I have attended Merrimack practices for the past four seasons and have…

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March 28, 2017May 17, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • BLOBs
  • Defense

BLOBs Defense: Zone or Man?

For virtually my entire coaching career I have had my teams play a 2-3 zone on baseline out of bounds plays (BLOBs) for two reasons. So many gimmick plays are designed to get players to the…

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