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March 18, 2021 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Team Culture

Ten Ways to Coach with More Positivity

This is a follow-up to a conversation with Burlington High girls basketball coach Pam MacKay. Coach MacKay offered several concrete examples of coaching with positivity. Here are five that can change the way that you coach…

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April 10, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Heather Stec on Defending BLOBs

I spoke with Heather Stec via teleconference recently. Coach Stec is an assistant on the staff at Army West Point and prior to that she was an assistant with Merrimack College where I first met her.…

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March 24, 2020 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • General

Coaching Advice during Rebuilding Seasons

At the conclusion of every season, outgoing seniors and incoming freshmen ensure that a program will be challenged. For the top one or two percent of programs the idea of rebuilding is completely foreign. These are…

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November 25, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Over 100 Takeaways from 50 Encounters with Books and Coaches

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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June 15, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Superforecasters Changed My Perception of Game Planning

The book Superforecasters changed my perception of game planning. The authors, Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner, hit on several common themes that I have been reading up on during the off-season. Decisiveness, transparency, and open-mindedness among…

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May 30, 2018June 2, 2018 Mark Schruender 2 Comments
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  • Defense

Forcing Weak Hand and When to Reach for a Steal

John Fortunato talked to me about forcing weak hand and when to reach for a steal this past week. He also broke down what statistics he finds most valuable during a game, his scouting philosophy, and an…

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