How to Develop a Shot Fake Like Larry Bird
The key to develop a shot fake like Larry Bird is “ball up, butt sits,” Coach Randy Bennett of the AAU program Evolution told me this week. It is that simple. Coach Randy told me there…
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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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Coach Isaac Fowler’s Youth Basketball Development Tips
Coach Isaac Fowler’s youth basketball development tips are outlined below. I met with Coach Isaac Fowler to gain some wisdom on player development and picked up some other nuggets along the way. Coach Fowler is an assistant coach…
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20 Lessons Learned from Jay Wright’s Attitude
Here are 20 lessons learned from Jay Wright after reading his book Attitude. The book came out after the school’s 2016 championship, but obviously the principles and ideas were instrumental in their success during their championship…
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Four Takeaways from Principles by Ray Dalio
After reading a book that is 542 pages, it’s hard to sum up all that I found valuable, so I settled on four takeaways from Principles by Ray Dalio. Overall this was a valuable resource to…
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Quotes from Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
I looked back at all of the highlighted quotes from Born a Crime by Trevor Noah and this was the one that stood out: “Life was good and none of it would have happened without Andrew.…
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Considerations for Building a High School Basketball Program
I asked Seth Stantial some of the considerations for building a program that he takes into account this week. Obviously there is no limit to this question, but I was specifically curious about how to grow…
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Reflecting on Situational Basketball
Yesterday I spent time reflecting on situational basketball with Beverly High School’s girls basketball coach Seth Stantial (check out our conversation on building a high school basketball program too.) Here are some of my takeaways. Close…
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Takeaways from Reading Chasing Daylight by Eugene O’Kelly
After reading Chasing Daylight by Eugene O’Kelley, the idea of controlling time versus controlling energy was something that allowed me to reevaluate the concept of commitment. Here is the quote that resonated the most for me: I…
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Takeaways from Reading The Principle Circle by Jamie Gilbert
After reading The Principle Circle by Jamie Gilbert I am now 3% of the way toward the finish line of my goal to read 37 books in the offseason. I teach math and I think the…
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