Saturday, August 20, 2022

On the Diagonal - Diagonal Screens That Score

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Expect the unexpected. Basketball is a "game of separation." Diagonal screens provide deception and separation.  Enter on the diag...
Friday, August 19, 2022

Basketball: Specifics of Being a Great Teammate, Plus Skill Sets and NIL Policy for Local High Schools

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"My ego depends on the success of my team." - Bill Russell  Choose to be a great teammate. Great teammates understand the power of...
Thursday, August 18, 2022

Academic Support

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"There is no ability without eligibility." Support player learning as part of our culture. How? 1. "Read. Read. Read. Read. R...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

That’s Not My Point Guard (And That's My Point Guard)

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Prototyping translates design into reality. I believe that training point guards creates formidable challenges.    Invert from "that...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Six Word Stories (Plus Floaters)

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"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."  Hemingway gets credit for the six-word-story challenge . Shakespeare wrote, "Brevity is ...
Monday, August 15, 2022

"Malone". A Coach, Six Items, Survive and Advance.

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" Survive and advance " in Malone.  The network drops you into a remote location with a team of a dozen players matched with 15 ot...
Sunday, August 14, 2022

Basketball Tics and Idiosyncrasies

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Rolled up papers. Towel in the mouth. Throwing and smashing a clipboard. Slapping the floor on defense.  Not tells, tics and idiosyncrasy. W...

Five Leadership Lessons Learned in Five Decades in Medicine

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Plumbers share their best story. A guy makes a late Friday night call for a blocked sink and broken disposer a decade ago. The on-call plumb...
Saturday, August 13, 2022

Practical Advice to Rebounders

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"Those who can, do; those who can't, teach."  Sam, our best rebounder was unavailable. She'll be at Illinois as a player t...
Friday, August 12, 2022

Basketball Reality: Picking Up the Poops

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Coaches make points with analogies. I ask the girls, "do any of you have dogs?" Hands fly. "Is it great to have a dog?" ...
Thursday, August 11, 2022

Seeking Your Next Job? Have a LOOKBOOK. Plus Daily Development

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Prepping for a new coaching job? Have a LOOKBOOK, a short, emotional vision of coaching process. Don't detail the entire program. Create...