coaching

June 21, 2018

2018 Coaches Report: Relationships with supervisors

For seven years, Coach & Athletic Director has published a report examining high school sports through the eyes of the athletic director. The success of our annual State of the Industry survey, and the insight it has provided athletic administrat...


June 21, 2018

Offseason is a time for professional development

If there’s one thing successful basketball coaches have in common, it’s their relentless pursuit of information. They’re at the clinics, they’re reading the books and they’re networking to build a library of basketball strategies they can e...


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June 15, 2018

Michigan parent charged after slashing coach’s tires

A Michigan father is facing charges after he was caught on video slashing the tires of his son's basketball coach during a game last season. According to WXYZ in Detroit, Gary Maudin was seen on video on his way to the coach's car during a game be...


June 15, 2018

Strategies to coaching your sports parents

We all realize the need to coach our athletes, and I would be willing to bet that most of you have at least heard about coaching your coaches. It’s imperative though to remember the third aspect of our high school athletic programs when we talk ...


June 5, 2018

NHSACA Convention presents ‘special’ opportunity for coaches

Coaches have a special opportunity this summer to learn from some of the best minds in the team sports industry. The National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s National Convention will be held from June 25 to 27 in Sioux Falls, South Da...


May 6, 2018

Use technology to take you forward as a basketball coach

The offseason is a time for evaluation and correction. Whether you run a program that just won a championship or one that struggled to win a single game, it’s the one thing all teams have in common before next fall. Where you differ is how you go ...


April 30, 2018

The building blocks to attack man defense

[caption id="attachment_10993" align="alignright" width="205"] Diagram 1[/caption] With the 3-point line now firmly entrenched in the game, many teams have shifted to the man-to-man defense to supposedly help reduce the number of perimeter shots aga...


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April 24, 2018

Coaches need to give and guide

Coaches need to give and guide, not command and correct. This weekend, one of my coaches shared a great article with me written by Tim Elmore concerning one of my favorite topics: coaching style. [caption id="attachment_26141" align="alignleft"...