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February 28, 2021 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Off-Season

Exit Interviews with Outgoing Seniors

At the conclusion of each season, I ask the outgoing seniors five question. Here was an interview from two seasons ago (both players granted permission for me to post it). My goals in these interviews are…

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March 18, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Individual Growth

Steve Nash Workout and Social Distance Strategies

I hope everyone that is sick returns to good health. For anyone that is not sick, I hope you remain in good health and find the opportunity in this crisis. School is no longer in physical…

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July 3, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • General

Countering Temptations with a Limitless Mentality

As I wrote last year after attending BST, the players wake up early and face rigorous conditioning by design. I happened to be observing the baptism of this particular group of players for this summer. BST…

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July 2, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

BST Dynamic Stretch Takeaways

I went to BST for a third consecutive summer to get new ideas about basketball drills and culture building. Afterward I spoke with my friend Steve Boudreau who has become one of the most respected learners…

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June 20, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Books

Don’t Do These 10 Things Coaching Basketball

The book Play Their Hearts Out by George Dohrmann is required reading in many NBA offices. The book is a case study for the route that many NBA players are taking. It is helping NBA executives…

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May 13, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Books

Seven Steps to Less Stressful Coaching

After reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, I found seven themes that will develop a less stressful coaching experience. These themes are probably all things you consider, but as with anything else in basketball it…

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April 28, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Books
  • General

Applying Mike Massimino’s NASA Teamwork Lessons to Basketball

At the recommendation of a friend I read astronaut Mike Massamino’s book Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe. When I read books I’m specifically looking for inspiration that I can…

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April 18, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • General

Six Steps to Improve Basketball Off-Season Goal-Setting

Last off-season I set out on an ambitious path with my off-season basketball goals. I was not one hundred percent successful in my quests, but I definitely improved as a coach and in my physical health.…

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November 3, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding
  • Conversion
  • Defense

Coaching Priorities at the Beginning of the Season

Coaching priorities at the beginning of the season have always been a challenge for me. There is so much to do and so little time to do it all. Skill development, offensive sets, baseline out of…

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September 22, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding

Offensive Rebounding Against Transition Defense

I met recently with Erik Johnson. Erik is the former head coach of the Boston College women’s team. We talked for an hour about a variety of subjects. One that he spoke to me in great…

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