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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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April 5, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Off-Season

Motivating Players to Develop Skills in the Off-Season

I asked Coach Paul Tanglis to reflect on the season that was and consider what he will change going forward. He told me that he liked North Andover’s offense and defense. Overall the biggest change that…

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April 3, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

Twelve Game Day Routines Worth Exploring

There was a game this year in which we did not film because I was not prepared. The night before I had downloaded a new version of HUDL on my iPad. It was all in the…

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April 2, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Motion Offense

The Flaws of Set Plays

I did a video chat the other day with North Andover boys coach Paul Tanglis and Triton boys coach Ted Schruender. The two have been great friends since first grade and one of them happens to…

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What Keystone Habit Overshadows Everything Else?
September 30, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Philosophy

What Keystone Habit Overshadows Everything Else?

I recently read The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. There are references to companies, sports, education, medical practices, and a myriad of other fields. Habit after all is essential to anything and everything in life.…

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September 17, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Defense

Coach Tanglis on Box Outs and Close Outs

I spoke with Coach Tanglis on box outs and close outs. Over the years, I have had the opportunity to sit as a fly on the wall at Coach Tanglis’ practices. The themes of boxing out…

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September 12, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Statistics

How to Build an Identity Around Turnovers

I have had limited opportunities to watch Coach Tanglis’ teams at North Andover and before that Stoneham High during the winter months. Every time I watch though it seems like they are forcing a five second…

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September 5, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • General

How to Hold Players Accountable

I sat down with North Andover High School head coach Paul Tanglis recently. Earlier this year I sat down with his brother and assistant coach to discuss small details like yelling dead when the dribble is…

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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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July 17, 2018 Mark Schruender 1 Comment
  • General

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…

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