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June 26, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Comparing Read and React to West Point’s Principles

Coaches are generally more familiar with read and react than Noah LaRoche’s principles because the offense has been around longer. I asked West Point assistant women’s coach Benjamin Chase what he thought about moving from a read…

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June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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The Principles Offense at West Point

Last month West Point assistant coach Heather Stec spoke about the Noah LaRoche offensive principles. Last week I did a fireside chat with Benjamin Chase who happens to be another West Point assistant coach. The more…

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Implementing the Noah LaRoche Offense
April 13, 2020June 24, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Implementing the Noah LaRoche Offense

I asked Coach Heather Stec if she has developed any new insights lately. She mentioned two things. The first is that she has developed a passion for the style of offense that Army West Point head…

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October 20, 2018October 20, 2018 Mark Schruender 2 Comments
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  • Positionless Basketball
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How The Villanova Women Practice the Five-Out Offense

I had the opportunity to watch the Villanova Women’s practice for an hour. I can remember watching a Merrimack practice the year before in which they ran a series of five-out sets. After practice, their coach…

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July 13, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Merrimack College
  • Offense
  • Positionless Basketball

Extending Five-Out & Managing Individual Expectations

Both of these thoughts on five-out and managing individual expectations came from Merrimack Coach Monique LeBlanc. In a very productive conversation, we also discussed how to best measure rebounding and how she makes recruiting decisions. Five-Out…

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July 25, 2017July 31, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
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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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