Getting High School Teams to Buy into Nutrition
My teams are always eating the wrong food before practice and games. I will look at them and express my disapproval, but it is hard to stay mad. I emphasize too many other things from a…
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The 1-2-2 Three-Quarter Court Zone
I spoke with Lowell boys basketball coach Bobby Michalczyk recently. Coach Michalcyzk’s club is coming off of an incredible 23-1 season. To be that good, many reasons are in play. I asked Coach Michalczyk about the…
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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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Coach Vaughan on Shooting Mentality
Mansfield High School coach Michael Vaughan refrains from correcting a player’s form from the time they are a sophomore until they graduate. Coach Vaughan believes that if players are serious about fixing their shot, they will…
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Building a Team Identity around Shooting
I was told to reach out to Mansfield High School boys coach Mike Vaughan by Kristen McDonnell. She told me his shooting drills and efficiency at practice are some of the best she has seen. I…
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Parent Guidelines for High School Coaches
One area that high school coaches can consistently grow in is parent guidelines and family communication. Coach Stantial’s immediate response to this is that their goal as a program is to get players to advocate for…
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Three Musts in Defensive Communication
We were doing a shell drill at one point in the middle of the season. At the conclusion of it, an assistant coach asked our team what can we do better. The number one answer he…
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Balancing Player Development with Win Now
I recently did a teleconference with Beverly girls head coach Seth Stantial. Coach Stantial and I have spoken in the past about varsity players reading to elementary schools and situational basketball among many other topics. He…
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The Role of the Assistant Coach and Other Thoughts
I spoke with North Reading assistant coach John Fortunato recently over zoom. Coach Fortunato has made the transition to assistant coach after spending a few decades as a head coach. The passion for the game has…
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Six Ideas to Enhance Team Culture
Kristen McDonnell has a very unique perspective. She coached a top-tier program in Braintree on the girls side for many years. This past season, she moved on to coach the boys program in Norwood. Males have…
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