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Newton South High School boys basketball coach Steve Matthews and Newburyport boys coach Dave Clay both implemented the principles offense in the 2019-2020 season. It is an offense that takes a tremendous amount of reps since…
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Brown University women’s coach Monique LeBlanc offered great advice for offseason player development plans during the pandemic. She said to be as realistic as possible. If players only want to give 20 minutes or 30 minutes…
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Tryouts begin the season tomorrow. Good luck this season to all coaches. I hope to keep posting, but priorities do get rearranged this time of year. Thank you to everyone who gave me their time and…
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I just read Kevin Eastman’s book Why the Best Are the Best. My favorite anecdote from the book relates to players waiting on the sideline during practice. Eastman, a former Celtics assistant, tells the story of…
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Villanova used three managers and coaches to go through six levels of progression in their half-court defense. Here they are labeled 2, 3, and 4. For teams without the luxury of three (or one) manager, players…
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I asked Coach Romeo of Masconomet what the most important thing he teaches on defense and his initial reply was one word: Team. Every player has different skills. Some players have superior quickness and others might…
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I often speak with my fellow coaches on our lineups, players and the depth we have at certain positions. And when we speak on these lineups often mention 5 positions: point guard, shooting guard, small forward,…
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For virtually my entire coaching career I have had my teams play a 2-3 zone on baseline out of bounds plays (BLOBs) for two reasons. So many gimmick plays are designed to get players to the…
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