Three Useful Basketball Resources
This is the last post that I will make regarding my trip to Merrimack College. One question I ask in my visits to the school is a longer version of, “What’s new?” Coach LeBlanc told me…
Read More
Tag: Merrimack College
Implementing a Terms Index for the Team
Merrimack Coach Monique LeBlanc gave me a simple and effective idea. She told me that the entire team is going to become familiar with a terms index. The idea was spurned out of watching University of…
Read More
Balancing Recruiting Challenges with the Current Roster
Merrimack Women’s Head Coach Monique LeBlanc was generous enough to share her thoughts with me last month. She always is. Last July we discussed managing individual expectations and five-out concepts. The year before she elaborated on…
Read More
How to Practice Closeouts in a 2-3 Zone
Merrimack College usually plays a 2-3 zone. One of the challenges of that defense is getting out on shooters. They used a closeout drill to simulate the movement of the ball from the top to the…
Read More
Moving without the Basketball in Dribble Penetration
For teams that are utilizing dribble drive or read and react, this drill is effective. Players are drilled to move without the basketball in dribble penetration. The drill reminded me of a drill that Bob Hurley…
Read More
Developing Pivot Footwork for Perimeter Driving
Reducing the annoying pivot foot traveling calls can be the difference between a win and a loss. I am consistently searching for drills that incorporate footwork to legally attack from the perimeter. The Merrimack College women’s…
Read More
Boston University Coach Marisa Moseley on Post Defense and Recruiting
Last week I spoke with former UConn assistant and current Boston University head coach Marisa Moseley. This is the first in a series of posts where Coach Moseley shares her wisdom and knowledge. Today’s focus is…
Read More
Key Influences on Professional Development for Coach McVeigh
Coach McVeigh talked at length when I asked him about the key influences on professional development throughout his coaching career. Here are some of his thoughts on those people and the lessons that they instilled in…
Read More
Talking Hoops with My Former Coach Mike McVeigh
I sat down with coach Mike McVeigh recently to pick his brain on many hoops topics. Coach McVeigh played at Merrimack College and has been a coach since the fall of 1970. He began as an…
Read More
Extending Five-Out & Managing Individual Expectations
Both of these thoughts on five-out and managing individual expectations came from Merrimack Coach Monique LeBlanc. In a very productive conversation, we also discussed how to best measure rebounding and how she makes recruiting decisions. Five-Out…
Read More