coaching basketball
April 20, 2010
Starting A Program From Scratch
As a team-building exercise, many coaches across sports today have their players get together, watch a movie, then discuss it afterward. Players tend to focus on how the characters struggled, survived, worked together and thrived. Typically, the movi...
February 24, 2010
Don Meyer’s Mission
Early in Don Meyer’s 37-year coaching career, he attended Bobby Knight’s Coaching Academy…and came home with 145 pages of notes. There are a lot of words to describe Meyer, college basketball’s all-time leader in victories, and current head m...
February 23, 2010
Basketball: Making the 3-pointer a priority in your offense
Revered basketball coach Don Meyer coached squads that led the country in scoring average on five separate occasions. His teams typically featured a balance of low-post players who score close to the hoop, and outside sharp-shooters who pick up extra...
February 10, 2010
Wis. Hoops Team To Forfeit Game For Suspended Coach
The boys basketball team at Oconto High (Wis.) is planning to forfeit its nonconference game at Gillett tonight to show support for its coach, Mike Ruechel. Ruechel has been suspended indefinitely by the school after receiving a technical foul in Fri...
February 9, 2010
Delving Deeper Into Players Collapsing On The Court
After two players in the East Bay area of California have collapsed on the court in a four-day span (Jan. 29-Feb. 2), schools now are looking deeper into how to protect their players and limit dangers while participating in basketball. Check out the ...
February 5, 2010
Profile Of A Female Coach Of A Boys Varsity Hoops Team
It’s rare to see a woman as the head coach of a boys varsity team, especially basketball, but Kelly Anderson is challenging stereotypes at Ulen-Hitterdal High (Minn.) Only 63 women coached the 2,865 boys varsity teams in the state last year wit...
February 5, 2010
Notre Dame’s McGraw Wins No. 600
Muffet McGraw, the head women’s coach at Notre Dame, won her 600th career game Tuesday with a 78-60 victory over Louisville. She has coached 28 seasons, including 23 at Notre Dame.http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100119/SPORTS13/100119...
February 5, 2010
Miller Fired By Penn
Just seven games into the season, Penn has fired its men’s basketball coach, Glen Miller. The Quakers are 0-7. First-year assistant Jerome Allen is the interim coach.http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20091214/SPORTS03/912140354/1128/Penn-...
I once read an article about business truisms that can improve your life. I discovered that many of those principles apply to athletics.
Ten business truisms that apply to sports, coaching
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Here are 10 truisms embraced by business professionals that can help c...