coaching
September 20, 2009
Don’t let zone defenses get you down — beat them
Coaches typically go to a zone defense for one of three reasons: The opponent doesn't have good outside shooters. The opponent's man offense could not be stopped. They live and die by the zone and play it quite well. Many coaches are satisfie...
September 20, 2009
Developing consistency throughout all levels of your program
It's a must for varsity coaches to take an active part in developing players during their early years of competitive play. This gives all players a head start when they reach the high-school level. It's almost impossible to have high school players w...
September 20, 2009
S.O.S. — Save our sportsmanship
The state of sportsmanship in today's athletic culture is at an all-time low. Headlines regarding embarrassing or unethical behavior and shameful violence have become commonplace. The National Alliance for Youth Sports estimates that 15 percent of pa...
September 20, 2009
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...
September 20, 2009
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...
September 18, 2009
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...
The America East also issued a statement on the incident Tuesday. “There is zero place in America East, in sport or in society for racism,” the conference said.
Merrimack removes lacrosse player for racist remark
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Merrimack College removed one of its men's lacrosse players, who used ...