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May 27, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Get Better Basketball Live

Coach Jon DeMarco asked me to participate in the Get Better Basketball Live series that he does on YouTube. We spoke about run and jump and answered several complex questions from coaches across the country. Discussion…

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May 24, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Creating Trapping Opportunities on Defense

The theme for the week is run and jump pressure defense. This will be the fifth and final post on the topic. The first post documents the why behind implementing run and jump. The second post…

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May 23, 2020 Mark Schruender 2 Comments
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Denying Vertical Passes and Shooting the Gap

Two concepts that are difficult to master in run and jump are denying vertical passes and shooting the gap. The players denying vertical passes and shooting the gap are the four or the five in a…

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May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Blindside and Ball Side Run and Jump Rules

Letting the ball in play, containing the dribble, and resisting the urge to foul are all elementary principles of run and jump. All of these principles relate to defending the ball. This section focuses on the…

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May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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The Principles of Run and Jump Defense

Our team played a run and jump press defense this past season. In a previous post, I documented the reasons for the switch to run and jump. This week I am going to attempt to write…

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May 17, 2020 Mark Schruender 2 Comments
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Transitioning to a Run and Jump Defense

In Massachusetts, each team used to play 20 regular season games and then about 60% qualify for the state tournament. Two seasons ago, we lost game number nineteen to a team more talented than us. Everyone…

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