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April 5, 2021 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills
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One Coach to One Player Individual Basketball Workouts

Last month I spoke with Coach Jon DeMarco about one to one individual basketball workouts. Coach DeMarco is a skills trainer and works with a diverse group of players from the collegiate level down to the…

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August 7, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills
  • Merrimack College

Moving without the Basketball in Dribble Penetration

For teams that are utilizing dribble drive or read and react, this drill is effective. Players are drilled to move without the basketball in dribble penetration. The drill reminded me of a drill that Bob Hurley…

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August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills
  • Merrimack College

Drilling Players to Drive North and South

Yesterday I wrote about how Merrimack develops pivot footwork on the perimeter. As four players were developing the deliberate pivot work, a separate group was incorporating the same footwork with a greater focus on finishing. For…

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August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills
  • Merrimack College

Developing Pivot Footwork for Perimeter Driving

Reducing the annoying pivot foot traveling calls can be the difference between a win and a loss. I am consistently searching for drills that incorporate footwork to legally attack from the perimeter. The Merrimack College women’s…

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July 12, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills

Developing Post Play for the Inexperienced

For the fourth consecutive off-season I sat down with BST Trainer Steve Boudreau (Boudah). The other day I wrote about the value of networking with coaches face to face. The inspiration for that post came from…

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July 5, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills

Five Skill Building Considerations to Improve Basketball Practices

The BST workout I attended last week began with a 23-step dynamic stretch and the infamous “7 Stations from Hell.” Both routines added value, but the most useful part of the two-hour work out is the…

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November 20, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills
  • Practice Plans

What Villanova Emphasizes in Practice Drills

I wrote the other day about Villanova’s defensive skill progressions. That was only one drill during a three hour practice. Villanova allocated time to a variety of fundamentals in their brand of basketball. Among the skills…

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August 10, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills
  • Fast Break
  • Pace
  • Transition

Four Shooting Drills for Up-Tempo Teams

I met with Masconomet coach Bob Romeo to discuss how he gets his team to play at such a furious pace. He shared four shooting drills that are instrumental in getting his team to think up-tempo…

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August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills

What One Effective Summer Basketball Training Workout Entails

Rick Gorman is the founder of the B.S.T. Basketball Training program. I went to a workout last week and then talked with Rick as well as Steve Boudreau (Boudah) afterward. I am documenting the details of…

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July 24, 2018June 25, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Dribbling
  • Drills and Skills

Five Tips to Improve Dribbling Offense & Defense

I just read Stuff Good Players Should Know by Dick DeVenzio. This is a much more condensed write-up than I could have written. I actually have ten pages worth of highlights from this book. DeVenzio clarified, introduced,…

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