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What Keystone Habit Overshadows Everything Else?
September 30, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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What Keystone Habit Overshadows Everything Else?

I recently read The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. There are references to companies, sports, education, medical practices, and a myriad of other fields. Habit after all is essential to anything and everything in life.…

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September 24, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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How the Character of Brad Stevens Reinforces His Messages on the Court

The other day I took part in a chat with five other high school basketball coaches. One of the things we discussed was a lack of mental toughness in many of today’s players. We related it…

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September 19, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Coach Tanglis on Delegating, Game Day Routines, and Enthusiasm

In the last of a four-part series with North Andover High School Coach Paul Tanglis, he told me about details. Specifically, Coach Tanglis touched on delegating, game day routines, and enthusiasm. Delegating Coach Tanglis has learned…

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September 1, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Key Factors that Determine Playing Time

In watching the Pentucket High School girls basketball program over the years, it is evident Coach John McNamara gets many players in the game. Other coaches and other teams stay use the bench less. I asked…

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August 24, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Why Playing Soccer and Basketball Compliment Each Other

Central Catholic girls soccer and basketball coach Casey Grange believes that playing soccer and basketball make players better at both sports. She also believes that specialization is not worth the commitment for most young athletes. Benefits…

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August 22, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Three Quotes from Andover High Coach Alan Hibino

I spoke with Andover High Coach Alan Hibino recently. Coach Hibino has a unique background. He started out as a manager at Andover High. He went onto the University of Michigan and was a manager for…

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August 20, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Four Problems with High School Players Today

I asked Coach Moseley if she had the power to stop an AAU game or some other game that she was watching at the high school level what she would stop it for. In other words,…

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August 16, 2018July 16, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Marisa Moseley on How to Coach Players with Different Roles

Coach Marisa Moseley spoke to me about post play and recruiting.  I also asked Coach Moseley about how UConn treated its best player, first off the bench, and walk-ons differently. Her answers in short terms is…

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August 7, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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BST Culture: Why Starting a Workout Early Breeds Passion

When I sat down with Rick Gorman after the workout he said the group was a sort of cult, and he meant it in the most positive way possible. Gorman told me ahead of time that…

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August 3, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Team Culture & Transition Ideas from Steve Boudreau

In the final part of our conversation I asked Steve Boudreau (Boudah) for some ideas about things that he finds underrated in coaching. He could not emphasize enough the importance of footwork (more on that in…

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