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August 4, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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13 Takeaways on the Games Approach

Basketball Immersion founder Chris Oliver came on the Fireside Chat last week to discuss some of his philosophies with high school and college coaches. Here are 13 notes that I took away from what he shared…

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July 10, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Practice Plans with an Offensive Focus

Newton South High School boys basketball coach Steve Matthews and Newburyport boys coach Dave Clay both implemented the principles offense in the 2019-2020 season. It is an offense that takes a tremendous amount of reps since…

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May 4, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Five Suggestions for Running Efficient Practices

One of the comments that Kristen McDonnell made about Mansfield High School boys coach Michael Vaughan is that he runs efficient practices. Coach Vaughan says that players are expected to jog between drills. They keep a…

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April 7, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Strategies for Adolescents to Sustain Attention

Kids these days. Coach Ted Schruender and Paul Tanglis gave some strategies for helping a generation of players that are quick to lose focus. The phone and the endless scrolls of information are difficult to compete…

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November 20, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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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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October 20, 2018October 20, 2018 Mark Schruender 2 Comments
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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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May 20, 2018May 20, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Coach Helen Williams on Post Defense & Other Topics

I recently met with Coach Helen Williams to discuss post defense and other topics. I have known Coach Helen for a few years and have read her book Coach Like a Mother: A Guide for the…

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June 11, 2017 Chris Brablc No Comments
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5 Favorite Basketball Articles of the Week – June 11, 2017

Each week, there are a number of tremendous basketball articles on blogs, websites and elsewhere. As such, we wanted to capture of a few of our favorites each week and share on the blog. If you have…

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June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 Mark Schruender No Comments
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There is No Magic Drill from @BC_CoachJohnson

I, along with fellow site blogger Chris, recently went to a Coaches Classroom put on by the WBCA at Merrimack College. Thanks to the Merrimack Girls Basketball Staff of Monique Leblanc and Heather Stec for organizing and…

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