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At the conclusion of each season, I ask the outgoing seniors five question. Here was an interview from two seasons ago (both players granted permission for me to post it). My goals in these interviews are…
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One of the comments that Kristen McDonnell made about Mansfield High School boys coach Michael Vaughan is that he runs efficient practices. Coach Vaughan says that players are expected to jog between drills. They keep a…
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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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As I wrote last year after attending BST, the players wake up early and face rigorous conditioning by design. I happened to be observing the baptism of this particular group of players for this summer. BST…
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Tryouts begin the season tomorrow. Good luck this season to all coaches. I hope to keep posting, but priorities do get rearranged this time of year. Thank you to everyone who gave me their time and…
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I had the opportunity to watch the Villanova Women’s practice for an hour. I can remember watching a Merrimack practice the year before in which they ran a series of five-out sets. After practice, their coach…
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I took these two drills that maximize game shots in practice from BST Trainer Matt Medeiros this summer. I like both of these drills for two reasons. First of all, they make the 5 very active.…
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