One of the most challenging aspects of coaching at any level is trying to work within the often very parochial mindsets of players and parents. […]
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Decisions Define your Destiny
Integrity is a “power” word often used in coaching and athletics. Every parent wants their son or daughter to play for a coach with high […]
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Matchup (+/-) An Overlooked, Old-School Advanced Stat
In my playing days, one of my coaches told us that if each of outscored our matchup, we couldn’t lose the game. Of course, I […]
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Learning from Legends: Jud Heathcote
Most of you will well remember Coach Jud Heathcote, who coached the Michigan State Spartans, led by Magic Johnson to the 1979 NCAA championship over […]
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Experimenting with 360 Cameras and Virtual Reality for Basketball
Over the past few years NBA Teams like the Washington Wizards and my Detroit Pistons have been experimenting with use of Virtual Reality to train […]
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Transition Defense Principles
The 7th post in Defensive Fundamentals and Teaching Points series will be on perhaps the most important piece – transition defense, arguably the cornerstone to […]
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