basketball
Motivational Tactics
Editor-in-Chief Michael Austin wants to know if you’ve employed a motivational tactic like calling out your players in the media such as Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine or Lamar men’s basketball coach Pat Knight.Please comment unde...
Prep Coaches Ousted Over Privacy Violation
Duluth News Tribune, Jana Hollingsworthhttp://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/228972/group/homepage/ The contract of Duluth East boys basketball head coach Chuck Tolo was ended Tuesday night in a 5-2 vote by the Duluth School Board.The boa...
Breaking down language barriers with athletes
The U.S. population is changing; be prepared to instruct student-athletes who don't speak perfect English. The National Education Association reports that, "America's public schools enroll about five million English language learners (ELLs) — ...
Lessiter Publications Team Sports Division Announces New Appointments
Brookfield, Wis. - Lessiter Publications, Inc., the publishers of Coach And Athletic Director, Winning Hoops, Team Sports Strategies and the Real AAU, has promoted Patrick Sharpe to Vice President of Audience Development.
“Patr...
Editorial Sums Up Recent Scandals In College Sports
This article originally ran in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Dec. 24, 2011. It is by Martin J. Greenberg, a Milwaukee attorney and adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School. It is a thought-provoking piece about all the recent...
Winning Revitalizes Baylor Athletics
USA Today, Jeff Millerhttp://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-news/2012/01/04/spirits-finally-soaring-for-baylor-athletics/That “dear old Baylor spirit,” from the school song, has been tested mightily for decades. Losing was so pervasive among...
With lockout nearing end, basketball back in focus
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_NBA_LABOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-11-30-22-57-18NEW YORK (AP) -- These are the kinds of negotiations NBA fans have been waiting for.Teams began talking to agents Wednes...
Basketball: Shaka Smart’s three best inbound plays
DIAGRAM 1: Inbound Play 1 (A). From a box set, 5 screens for 4. 4 heads toward the ball-side corner. 5 then receives a backscreen from 2. 5 rolls to the hoop while 3 shifts for a possible outlet pass. DIAGRAM ...