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MARCH HOOPS COMPANION POSTS
I did a quick breakdown (with video clips) of the teams participating in the Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament. Here’s a link to each team’s thread:
I also sent out an in-depth worksheet to help you evaluate the state of your program and what steps you might want to take next in its development. Check out the End of Season Program Evaluation.
COACHING PORTFOLIO COHORT
There’s still time to sign up for the April “Create Your Coaching Portfolio Cohort” - click this link for more information (last chance to sign up is by midnight on April 2).
PLAYS OF THE MONTH
Notre Dame Zoom Slip
With Zoom action (off ball screen that leads directly to a dribble handoff becoming so popular, teams are starting to throw in wrinkles and counters - here’s an example:
This is a nasty BLOB set from Notre Dame:
DRILL OF THE MONTH
CULTURE THOUGHTS
COACHING LINKS
If you’re a coach, read this thread about “they don’t need a three here” - a comment statement made my commentators across the country in late game situations - it’s thought provoking at the least - READ IT!
LEADERSHIP/GROWTH LINKS AND THOUGHTS
The essence of leadership:
5 Life-Changing Realizations
HOOP THOUGHTS/CONCEPTS/IDEAS
This KenPom tweet resonated with me. I remember in high school, our biggest rival didn’t run anything fancy, have shooters, do anything aesthetically pleasing…but if they put a shot up on the rim, they went AFTER it. This resulted in scoring points at a much more effective clip than one would imagine.
VIDEOS
Some of the best sets from LAST YEAR’S NCAA Tournament
Best end-of-game actions from the Round of 64 and 32
NON-BASKETBALL STUFF
If you’re only going to read a few books in 2022, read these (from Ryan Holiday)
BOOKS I’VE READ OR I’M READING
IF YOU’RE GOING THROUGH IT…
WHAT’S COMING IN APRIL?
We will be sending out a few things next month on the areas below…and you may see them earlier on Twitter.
NCAA Tournament Reactions (obviously)
More clips of GOOD BASKETBALL on Twitter (not just set plays)
A playbook of 25+ Princeton Point actions/quick hitters
POST ARCHIVE
FAB FIVE ARCHIVE
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
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