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July 3, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Balancing Relationships while Changing Teams

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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June 30, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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The Student Part of Student-Athletes

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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June 29, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Coaches Can Still Apply Old School Motivation

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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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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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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June 12, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Three Team Building Ideas from Clare Murphy

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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June 2, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Offense

Teaching and Getting Players to Remember Set Plays

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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May 27, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Get Better Basketball Live

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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May 24, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Creating Trapping Opportunities on Defense

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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May 23, 2020 Mark Schruender 2 Comments
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Denying Vertical Passes and Shooting the Gap

Two concepts that are difficult to master in run and jump are denying vertical passes and shooting the gap. The players denying vertical passes and shooting the gap are the four or the five in a…

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