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March 18, 2021 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Team Culture

Ten Ways to Coach with More Positivity

This is a follow-up to a conversation with Burlington High girls basketball coach Pam MacKay. Coach MacKay offered several concrete examples of coaching with positivity. Here are five that can change the way that you coach…

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July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Footwork

15 Tips on Footwork from Mike Procopio

The Director of Hoop Consultants Mike Procopio came on a Fireside chat this week to discuss footwork. Footwork is basketball’s version of financial literacy. Most kids are deprived any education on the subject in favor of…

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November 11, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

Five Quotes from Phil Jackson on Focus

In his book, Eleven Rings, Phil Jackson helped clarify how to confront a team member that struggles with focus. There are two sources where lack of focus can occur. The first is on the competitive level.…

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August 21, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Books

Advice to Coaches: Call Players Relentless, Not Clutch

I recently read Relentless by Tim S. Grover. Grover has served as the personal trainer to MJ, Kobe, and D-Wade. Not a terrible résumé. There were two quotes that resonated with me from a coaching perspective.…

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August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills

What One Effective Summer Basketball Training Workout Entails

Rick Gorman is the founder of the B.S.T. Basketball Training program. I went to a workout last week and then talked with Rick as well as Steve Boudreau (Boudah) afterward. I am documenting the details of…

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