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Yesterday I wrote about the importance of rebounding off of missed free throws on the defensive side. Many of the same observations that apply to defense also apply to offensive rebounding. Players are occasionally out of…
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In my experience as a high school girls basketball coach, each team gets roughly 70 possessions per game. Games are 32 minutes long. That means that the average time of a possession is 13 or 14…
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Villanova used three managers and coaches to go through six levels of progression in their half-court defense. Here they are labeled 2, 3, and 4. For teams without the luxury of three (or one) manager, players…
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Coaching priorities at the beginning of the season have always been a challenge for me. There is so much to do and so little time to do it all. Skill development, offensive sets, baseline out of…
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Erik Johnson sent a tweet of Carolyn Swords of the WNBA (formerly Boston College) sealing for an offensive board and put back. I asked him about that specific play and he provided a simple explanation that…
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I met recently with Erik Johnson. Erik is the former head coach of the Boston College women’s team. We talked for an hour about a variety of subjects. One that he spoke to me in great…
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I was wondering if offensive rebounding was just an innate skill. Coach McVeigh said that while nature certainly plays a role, he felt that good coaching could enhance a player’s ability to be effective on the…
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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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Rebounding is one of the easiest and most difficult skills and abilities to coach. Unlike other skills, it requires motor, hustle, anticipation and consistency to be effective. In my experience, the best rebounders I’ve coached have either…
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