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December 30, 2020 Mark Schruender 1 Comment
  • Basketball Books

52 Books for Coaches to Read in 2021

The year is over. It is easy to label 2020 as a disaster, but the year’s problems also created many opportunities. Being in isolation with increasing amounts of free time, one of those opportunities came in…

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April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Warm-up

Getting the Most of the Basketball Warm-up Routine

I spoke in a teleconference with current Norwood boys basketball and former Braintree girls basketball coach Kristen McDonnell. Her accolades include several state championships and numerous players that have gone on to play at every level…

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April 7, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Practice Plans

Strategies for Adolescents to Sustain Attention

Kids these days. Coach Ted Schruender and Paul Tanglis gave some strategies for helping a generation of players that are quick to lose focus. The phone and the endless scrolls of information are difficult to compete…

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March 25, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Villanova

What Does a Director of Basketball Operations Do?

Two seasons ago I attended Villanova basketball practice. They had just won their second national championship in three seasons, and I was curious to see their practice routines. The person who guided me along the way…

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August 1, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

Eight Coaches Thoughts on Ball Screens

I was circling back to the Mike Neighbors thumb drive recently and came across some philosophical nuggets on ball screens from various coaches. I also added some more that I found in my own visits to…

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November 22, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Situational Basketball

Late Game Basketball Considerations at Villanova

After the skill work portion of practice, the entire practice was scored and competitive. And from the look of it, the teams were balanced with blue going against white. As a result, there were points in…

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November 20, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills
  • Practice Plans

What Villanova Emphasizes in Practice Drills

I wrote the other day about Villanova’s defensive skill progressions. That was only one drill during a three hour practice. Villanova allocated time to a variety of fundamentals in their brand of basketball. Among the skills…

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November 18, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding
  • Defense

Villanova’s Half-Court Defensive Progression Drill

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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November 8, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Villanova

Villanova’s Success Begins with ‘Attitude’ Toward Culture

When our high school season ended in early March, I made our team pick out three measurable goals that they would work toward in the off-season and beyond if necessary. One of mine was to read…

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August 9, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Transition

Building a Relentless Transition Brand of Basketball

I was watching Masconomet play in the preseason last year and admired how relentless the team was in transition. I asked their head coach Bob Romeo about it last week. Here is what he said: Building…

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