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Tips for Basketball Players

Every player can be part junkyard dog. Be your team’s best practice player; it will pay dividends. Don’t specialize yourself so much that you become […]

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Bo Schembechler

TEAM, TEAM, TEAM

June 11, 2026 Michael Massucci No comments

Team Team Team- the famous motivational pep talk given by the revered former University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler, summarizes what many coaches believe […]

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Tom Izzo

Tom Izzo Quotes

June 11, 2026 hoopcoach No comments

Tom Izzo Michigan State Head Men’s Basketball Coach We are in the trophy generation. Give them a trophy for 23rd place. That makes the parents […]

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Shell Drill For Basketball

June 11, 2026 Assistant Coach

The Shell Drill is an important basketball skill used to teach young players the fundamentals of team defense. By understanding and mastering the principles of […]

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Best Analytic?  A Vote for “True Game Value” and “True Season Value”

June 11, 2026 hoopcoach No comments

(This article continues the thinking described in the recent “Is the Whole Truly Better than the Sum of the Parts?” article.) This past season we […]

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Basketball Weight Training Video from the University of Maryland Men’s Team

June 11, 2026 hoopcoach No comments

Eight minute video montage of the University of Maryland Men’s Basketball workout program.   You can find some unique exercises if you watch the entire video. […]

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Turnover

What Turnovers Can You Tolerate?

June 11, 2026 Don Sicko 4 comments

Whether we like it or not, we all inherently understand that turnovers are a part of the game.  In general, most of us have a […]

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