coaches and athletic directors
October 2, 2009
Defending Various Delay Offenses
Last month we discussed a specific plan on how to defend the “Four-Corners” delay game. There are many other forms of delay games that offenses utilize for last second shots at the end of time periods and to preserve leads late in games. ...
October 2, 2009
Champaign Toast
Bruce Weber has made Illinois the big one in the Big TenInterview by Kevin NewellCourtesy of the University of IllinoisCOACH: Where were you born and what was your childhood like?WEBER: My two brothers and two sisters helped fill our little house in ...
October 2, 2009
Chip Off the Old Block
John Thompson III may be a legacy at Georgetown, but he’s proven after three seasons that he’s no daddy’s boyCOACH: You grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and played basketball for Gonzaga College High School, where in 1984 you we...
October 2, 2009
Brenda Frese
Combining a dynamic personality, a dogged determination, and an infectious enthusiasm, Maryland’s Frese has arrived as an upper echelon coach.Interview by Charlie PattonCOACH: How did growing up in Cedar Rapids develop your passion for basketba...
October 2, 2009
Billy the Kid is All Grown Up
At the tender age of 40, Billy Donovan, the former Providence gunslinger, became one of only three men (Dean Smith and Bobby Knight being the others) to both play in the Final Four and win a national championship as a head coach.COACH: Tell us about ...
October 2, 2009
Working Up the Pitcher’s Starting Routine
Watch any quality major league pitcher prepare for a start and you will discover that he is observing an established routine. Once the routine is developed over a period of trial and error and the pitcher knows that it is working for him, we will exp...
October 2, 2009
Utilizing situational hitting to improve fielding, baserunning
How many times in a close game have you had a runner make a mistake on the bases that might have cost you a big inning? We always get upset by such things and wonder what they are thinking and what we could do about it. Our first thought: Have we ...
October 2, 2009
Urban Baseball
Boosting the Young Player’s Performance"I haven’t had a problem filling out a roster, but I have had a problem filling it with quality players. We can always find two or three players who can play with anybody, but getting a solid nine is...
Teach kids to pay attention to their bodies and their own thirst, and to “drink to thirst”—that is, drink enough water so that the thirst recedes. Rehydrate between sports events/practices.
The telltale signs of heat-related illness in student-athletes
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Each year, an estimated 240 people die from heat-related illnesses, an...