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I just finished the book Everyday Antiracism. The book draws on essays about race from about 60 different teachers and professors from a variety of backgrounds. It is designed for teachers, but certain essays are broad…
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I spoke with former Monique LeBlanc recently over Zoom. Coach LeBlanc is taking over the head coach position at Brown University after spending nine years at Merrimack College. For any coach that leaves one program and…
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I spoke with Wilmington High School coach Jessica Robinson about being a teacher and a coach in the same school. While Coach Robinson does not have any of her players in class, she still sees them…
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I spoke with Wilmington High School girls coach Jessica Robinson recently. My team competes in the same division for the state tournament as Coach Robinson’s team, so I scouted a game they played last year. Her…
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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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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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I follow Fontbonne basketball coach Clare Murphy on Twitter. She is a model coach on how to use social media with positivity and a little humor. Coach Murphy knows that teams that blend together off the…
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I did a Zoom conference with Fontbonne Academy head coach Clare Murphy recently. Two seasons ago, my team played against Coach Murphy’s team in a game on New Year’s Eve. I remember the date because it…
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Coach Jon DeMarco asked me to participate in the Get Better Basketball Live series that he does on YouTube. We spoke about run and jump and answered several complex questions from coaches across the country. Discussion…
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The theme for the week is run and jump pressure defense. This will be the fifth and final post on the topic. The first post documents the why behind implementing run and jump. The second post…
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