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July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Individual Growth

Realistic Player Development Plan for COVID-19

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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July 6, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Team Culture

Addressing Social Justice with Your Team

I just finished the book Everyday Antiracism. The book draws on essays about race from about 60 different teachers and professors from a variety of backgrounds. It is designed for teachers, but certain essays are broad…

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July 3, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Team Culture

Balancing Relationships while Changing Teams

I spoke with former Monique LeBlanc recently over Zoom. Coach LeBlanc is taking over the head coach position at Brown University after spending nine years at Merrimack College. For any coach that leaves one program and…

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August 21, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy
  • Merrimack College

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…

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August 16, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy
  • Merrimack College

Players that Grow the Most Exhibit Uncommon Discipline

A question I like to ask coaches is, “Think back on a player that you coached or played with over the course of multiple seasons that improved more than anyone. What are the one or two…

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August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • 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…

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August 13, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy
  • Merrimack College

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…

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August 7, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Drills and Skills
  • Merrimack College

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…

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October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Statistics

Basketball Data Worth Tracking: Games, Practices, Skills and Nutrition

Coach Chris Passmore finds data and information to be invaluable in games and at practices for different reasons. He also went further into organizing information to include skills tracking and nutrition. And while giving the players…

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August 15, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Post Defense

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…

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