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We’re at that stage of the season. No matter the current level of success of our teams, coaches and players alike are susceptible to mid-season doldrums. The reasons are varied but include the following: Pre-season and early season excitement are on the decline. Schedules get daunting and can beat down a team or individual players….
I was fortunate in the early part of my coaching career to land a very good high school coaching job. Among the assets I inherited (talent, tradition, sensible parents and a very supportive administration) was a stat sheet provided by my predecessor who was an excellent coach. His season summary sheet and individual game stat…
Most readers will be at least somewhat familiar with the name London Perrantes. After all, for the past four seasons he has been a backcourt mainstay for Tony Bennett’s University of Virginia Cavaliers. During those four seasons starting with 2013-14, UVA went 30-7, 30-4, 29-8 and 23-11. Certainly, even casual college fans would be…
The stark reality of basketball is that most games are determined by the results of 5 or fewer possessions. If we were to go back over all of our games this season, (or any season), it would be surprising if this generalization wasn’t basically true. Of course, if we’re in the top or bottom 10%…
Football coaches have long analyzed their team’s offensive and defensive efficiencies inside the red zones. The thinking is simple, “We got inside the 20; we better damn well score.” Teams have special red zone plays and red zone practice time. And well they should; the effort to move the ball there and the relatively low…
I know terms like “Advanced Analytics” and “Advanced Metrics” are the new hotness in basketball and certainly the NBA, but there is plenty of great wisdom that can be gleaned by analyzing data you probably already have in a different way. For example: Slow starts: My first year coaching I remember sitting in the bleachers…