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December 3, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Team Culture

Developing Your Own Captain Academy

Recently I wrote about utilizing Google Classroom during the upcoming season to mitigate the risks associated with COVID. One idea included a Captain Academy (or Leadership Academy) to inform aspiring captains of the expectations that come…

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May 15, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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The Benefits of Local Grassroots Fireside Coach Chats

I have never done more professional development in coaching than I am doing now. I guess that is what happens when live sports on television is not possible and we are encouraged to stay home. There…

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April 15, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

Five Steps to a Program Turnaround

I spoke with Dracut boys basketball coach Brian Myers recently. Coach Myers made the jump from Lowell High School where he coached the girls team previously. He has been coaching at Dracut for two seasons and…

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November 10, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

The Role of Emotion in a Basketball Player’s Potential

I recently read Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf. This quote put the ‘one day at a time’ slogan in more eloquent terms: “Think about your warrior dial from one to ten. One is ultra…

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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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October 28, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • General

John McVeigh on Cultivating Leadership

Coach John McVeigh said that he prefers the phrase “cultivate leaders” rather than “create leaders.” Coaches are not making something out of nothing, and the process is not going to happen by chance. Players are all different…

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October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Situational Basketball

Making the Most of a Timeout in Basketball

I sat down with Brooks High School Men’s Basketball Coach John McVeigh. Earlier this year I sat down with his father Mike McVeigh, who coaches with him now after a long and successful career at North…

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July 20, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

Coach McVeigh on Empowering an Assistant Coach

Coach McVeigh has been through what you might call a coaching sandwich. He started out as an assistant coach (at the college level), became a head coach, and is now an assistant coach for his son.…

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