Twitter and Substack aren’t playing nice together, so a lot of the tweets that are typically embedded and easy to access from the newsletter…aren’t.
You’ll have to click the links to head to the tweets - one more step, I know…but still the same great content!
Here’s your May 2023 Newsletter!
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HOOPS COMPANION POSTS FROM APRIL
PLAYS OF THE MONTH
Black Hills State BLOB - Stack Shuffle Dive Pop (Ido Singer)
San Diego State Defensive Habits (Dustin Aubert)
Great EOG Set from Iowa (Joey Burton)
Florida Atlantic Peel Switching (John Leonzo)
Northwestern Horns Zoom Miami (FastModel)
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2023 March Madness Playbook/Video Playbook - 3 diagrams and 3 videos from each of the 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament (that’s 204 plays!)
DRILLS OF THE MONTH
COACHING LINKS/ARTICLES
Thoughts on Toughness (from several coaches)
Great article about Jim Crutchfield - who just guided Nova Southeastern to the D2 Men’s Championship
LEADERSHIP/GROWTH LINKS AND THOUGHTS
CULTURE THOUGHTS
A lot of coaches are grabbing new jobs and attempting to change the culture of the program they are now leading. Here are some articles with some ideas on that:
How We Use Culture Conversations to Shape Our Team (Basketball Immersion)
8 Steps to Reverse a Negative Culture (Better Basketball)
Creating Culture - The 11 Ways Culture Transforms (NBC Camps)
HOOP THOUGHTS/CONCEPTS/IDEAS
NON-COACHING STUFF
BOOKS I’VE READ OR I’M READING
IF YOU’RE GOING THROUGH IT…
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WHAT’S COMING IN MAY?
Shooting 101 from Andrew Secor (guest post)
A look at uptempo offenses
Ultimate Guide to 5 Out
More guest posts!
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