RonSenBasketball

Analytics, love them or hate them, do not reveal everything. There are "undiscovered countries" on the basketball map that separat...

Study great players, coaches, and teams. Julian Edelman interviews Celtics Coach Joe Mazzulla  (language, situations). " Make this abou...

Bill Bradley has enjoyed a spectacular life, shared in his books. His best and most well-known was  Life on the Run.  Bradley was one of my ...

Cognitive dissonance is the tension of holding two opposing ideas in our heads at the same time. Every team feels it. Players feel it. Coach...

Everyone has "pet peeves." Every day online I see youth coaches asking what's the "best offense" for their ten or tw...

*Adapted from my Melrose Volleyball Blog Your playing career flies by. Even the best players face setbacks - illness, injury, slumps, or per...

Exceptional players and coaches study the game. Let's look for teaching points from a recent Celtics - Sixers matchup.  Modified "Z...

When we communicate with players, we don't know how information will land.  Can we use AI to speculate and see what flies or dies? Here...

There's a tendency to overhype "your" team and coach. That won't happen much for a team with an injured Jayson Tatum, sell...

Gary Washburn's Boston Sunday Globe column addresses the difficulty in winning with young players. He notes that many young players can...

Bill Belichick says most football games have about five “Got to have it” situations. Basketball games can have fewer or more.  What are ours...