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Properly developing player leadership
Vince Lombardi once said, "Leaders are made, not born." In our program, we believe this statement and work hard to put it into action. The most important part of a basketball program is the kids. Peer pressure, whether positive or negative, is a gre...
Promoting your girls basketball program
Getting fans in the stands can be difficult for any basketball program. But getting fans in the stands for your girls basketball program may present even more of a challenge. Patrick E. Auerbach, director of operations of women's basketball at the U...
Preparing to coach an inexperienced, bad team
If you're coaching for very long, at some point you'll probably coach an inexperienced, bad team. One of your greatest challenges as a coach is to turn a losing season into a fun and enjoyable experience for all involved. I faced this situation as a...
More Ways Plus/Minus Ratings Can Help You Evaluate Players Lineups
EDITOR's NOTE: The following article is a continuation of an article that ran in the January 2002 issue of Winning Hoops. For a detailed overview of how to calculate plus/minus ratings check out the January 2002 issue - available now!PLUS/MINUS RATIN...
Stressing post fundamentals in your program
So many factors are critical in having a team that's competitive, game-in and game-out. But perhaps none are more important than being fundamentally strong in the post. This doesn't necessarily mean that you need to have the biggest players in the wo...
