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December 30, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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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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July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Three James Clear Quotes to Sustain Good Habits

Atomic Habits by James Clear is the most applicable book to coaching and teaching that I have read this year. When I read books, I’m looking for a couple quotes of wisdom to take away. These…

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July 18, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Empowering Players to Come Back from Halftime Deficits

I vividly remember one awful game from this past season. I’m just going to call it the Game of Shame. We faced a double-digit halftime deficit. Not that that was anything new. It actually happened on…

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June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Reflecting on Reading What Made Maddie Run

I just finished reading Kate Fagan’s book What Made Maddie Run. One of my player’s goals this summer is to read this book, so I read it too. The book uncovers the months leading up to…

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June 20, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Don’t Do These 10 Things Coaching Basketball

The book Play Their Hearts Out by George Dohrmann is required reading in many NBA offices. The book is a case study for the route that many NBA players are taking. It is helping NBA executives…

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June 15, 2019June 16, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Is It Student-Athlete or Athlete-Student?

I just read the book The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley. Ripley travels to Finland, South Korea, and Poland to compare the experiences of American students while…

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May 27, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Faith and Effort: Two Goals to Accomplish Anything

At the urging of a co-worker I read The Miracle Equation by Hal Elrod. Elrod argues that through unwavering faith and incredible effort anything can be accomplished. I read it through the lens of a coach…

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May 18, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
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How Smith, Krzyzewski, and Valvano Delayed Instant Gratification

I just read The Legends Club by John Feinstein which documents the competition amongst interstate rivals Jim Valvano, Dean Smith, and Mike Krzyzewski. In addition to some interesting stories about that era, there is a consistent theme…

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May 13, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Seven Steps to Less Stressful Coaching

After reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, I found seven themes that will develop a less stressful coaching experience. These themes are probably all things you consider, but as with anything else in basketball it…

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April 28, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Applying Mike Massimino’s NASA Teamwork Lessons to Basketball

At the recommendation of a friend I read astronaut Mike Massamino’s book Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe. When I read books I’m specifically looking for inspiration that I can…

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