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A Pen And A NapkinA Pen And A Napkin Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #350 PRACTICE! w/ Marc Kruger and Karen Self
Episode #350! Can't believe we're here, but we'll take it! Really excited to talk practice with two great coaches, Karen Self and Marc Kruger. We discuss…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #98 "Role Call"
Getting your players to understand their individual roles is a critical first step in developing your team this season, but if you want to go to the next…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #97 Scheduling "Your Time"
We're all given the same amount of time on this earth; 60 seconds a minute, 60 minutes an hour, 24 hours a day, so you have to prioritize your time and how you…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #96 Eligibility and Discipline Policy
It's the scenario that no coaching staff wants to deal with, but it's an inevitability at some point; you're going to have a player that is going to make a…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #95 Dividing Teams
1/3 of the "Holy Trinity" of parent complaints (along with roles and playing time), team placement and dividing of teams is part of your early season process…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #94 Substitution Philosophy
Every coach is going to make substitutions during every game, but do your players know why you are making those substitutions? What is your own rationale for…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #93 Managerial Responsibilities
Managers are the unsung heroes of every sports program in the country, and without them, our jobs as coaches would be much more difficult. In today's program…
A Pen And A NapkinA Pen And A Napkin Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #349 Josh Henry
Coming back home to Winterset (IA), Josh Henry has turned around his hometown program into a consistent winner who is pushing for state tournament berths! In…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #92 How Not to Lose Games
"Go out and win the game" was a phrase that we would often use in the middle of tight, contested games on our bench . . . but how do you get to that point to…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #91 Outside Observers
We would all benefit from bringing in someone we trust to watch us do our job and give us constructive criticism on how we're doing. Today, we talk about the…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #90 Screening
Screening is one of the fundamentals of the game that is a great equalizer of talent, and a team filled with great screeners can create offensive advantages…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #89 Team Building Exercises
Bringing your team together off the floor is a great way to accelerate their growth on the floor, and it's difficult to have a great season between the lines…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #88 Managing Exhibition Games
One of the most useful tools that a coaching staff should be using to help shape their team before their first competition is their exhibition games and…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #87 Communication Plan
Taking care of details for the important people of your program (players, parents and administration) should be a priority; communication is essential in…
A Pen And A NapkinA Pen And A Napkin Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #348 Andrew Wingreen "Win One Won"
Andrew Wingreen, the head men's basketball coach at the New College of Florida, comes on the podcast this week to discuss his book "Win One Won" a book that…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #86 Comeback Game
All coaches, regardless of how talented their team is, is going to be in a situation where they are going to have to come back from some sort of deficit this…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #85 Rules vs. Standards
Rules are easy, standards are hard. Rules can be established in a day, while standards take time to make part of your program. But if you want to be successful…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #84 Shooting Warmup
You have to make shots if you're going to win; it's just a fact. But in order to make shots, you have to have the right fundamentals and the right environment…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #83 Aligning Your Program
One of the most important tactical decisions that you will ever make for the good of your program is to make sure you align your various levels to the best of…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #82 Road Trip Organization
One of the best ways to bring a team together and have them gel, both on and off the floor, is by having great road trips. In today's podcast, we talk about…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #81 Running Team Meetings
Team meetings, to some degree, are a necessity for your program and for it to function at a high level. In today's podcast, we discuss the importance of…
A Pen And A NapkinA Pen And A Napkin Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #347 Darron Koolstra
The dean of coaches in Sioux City, Darron Koolstra has built one of the best girls basketball programs in the state of Iowa at Bishop Heelan in downtown Sioux…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #80 Five Weird Special Situations
Most coaches and programs work on special situations quite often, but there will come a time, if you coach long enough, where you're going to run into some…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #79 Creating a Team Covenant
Every season is a long journey, and the more you can do early in the season to make it as smooth of a trip as possible, the better chance you have to have a…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #78 Small-Sided Games
Small-Sided Games, or SSG's, is a new way of saying the old thing that the master's of the game like John Wooden and Bobby Knight have used for years, but it…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #77 Developing An Identity
One of the most important things that you are responsible for as a coaching staff is to develop an identity for your program; when people think of your teams…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #76 Post Game Report Card
After each game, how are you evaluating your team and their performance? For our teams, we had a structured system to educate our players on the positives and…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #75 Looking In The Mirror
Getting your team to really know, accept, embrace and excel at their roles up and down the roster is difficult, but there are some things that you can do to…
A Pen And A NapkinA Pen And A Napkin Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #346 September Roundtable
We had a great time taping our September roundtable (yes, I know it's dropping in October) with Jared Blackwell, GBB HC at Sandy Creek (NE) and Chad Jilek, GBB…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #74 10 Common Special Situations
Seasons are often swung in one direction or another on special situations, so today's podcast is focused on ten common special situations that every team…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #73 Identifying Possible Cancers
People are difficult to deal with in the best of times, but when you have players and/or parents that are deliberately challenging your leadership or the goals…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #72 Post Practice Evaluation Form
We ask our players to evaluate what they did on a daily basis, but are we doing the same thing? In today's podcast, we take a concept from Dan Hughes, the…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #71 Practice Themes
Establishing great practice mantras and sayings are extremely important to the growth and development of this year's team and your program overall. When tough…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #70 Interacting With Officials
Just like coaches, officials are mandatory in order for our games to be played, but we often see them not as a person but as something else. In today's…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #69 Practice The Day Before A Game
Anywhere from 20-30 times as a coach this season (or 30-40 times if you're a college coach) you're going to have a practice the day before a game . . . so what…
A Pen And A NapkinA Pen And A Napkin Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #345 Heath Howington
Heath Howington, the head boys basketball coach at Barr-Reeve (IN) High School, jumps on the podcast this week to discuss his career and his big move to…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #68 Scouting Schedule
Being efficient with your time should be a goal for all of us, but when it comes to scouting, you can waste alot of time by not being organized and knowing…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #67 Disbursing Playing Time
Some of the toughest decisions we make (with some of the most unwarranted "feedback" we get) comes from our playing time decisions. We're never going to make…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #66 Desert Island Drills
At your core, what are your most important drills? Now ask yourself, how often do we run those drills in practice? That is what the essence of your "Desert…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fast Break Playbook-Episode #65 Keeping It Fresh!
Changing up your journey during the dog days of the season in late January and early February is often a great way to bring your team together for the stretch…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #64 Late Game Playbook
Great coaches are made in late game situations, but it's not all about drawing up that amazing play at the end of games, but be prepared for all of the…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #63 Preseason Player Meetings
Making sure that everyone is on the same page is really important as you get ready for the upcoming season, and one of the ways to do that is by having quality…
A Pen And A NapkinA Pen And A Napkin Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #343 Matt Holt
It was a great privilege and honor to have on my son's former boss, Matt Holt, who is now the Director of Scouting at North Carolina State University, on the…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #62 Playbook Implementation
You need to know what direction you're going to take your team and how it's going to get there, so you need to plan out your implementation schedule; don't…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #61 Tryouts and Cuts
Some of the toughest situations that we are put into as coaches is deciding who we are going to keep and who we are going to cut, while also trying to balance…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #60 Free Throw Shooting
It seems so simple, right? It's "free" after all, so why do so many games come down to missed free throws? In this podcast we discuss the importance of free…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #59 Ordering Gear
One of the "boring" things that you need to do as a program is to keep fresh gear in the hands of your players and fans; they want to show off the program, and…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #58 Time Out Philosophy
Time is our most precious commidity, and in the game of basketball, nothing is more valuable for the coach to use to affect the game than their timeouts! In…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #57 Open Practice and Communicty Night
A great way to break down early season communication barriers and allow people to have the chance to really invest in your program is to open up your practices…
A Pen And A NapkinA Pen And A Napkin Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #343 Charlie Wallrapp
It is really a full circle moment this week as we host Charlie Wallrapp, MBB AC at Northern Illinois University, who also just happens to be one of my former…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #56 Offensive Transition
Like we've discussed every time the term "transition" comes up, offensive transition is one half of your transition game that you're going to do anywhere from…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #55 Seasonal Practice Plan
Thinking ahead right now will help you with alot of stress later in the season, especially when you're thinking about implementing particular X's and O's and…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #54 Dr. Dish Drills
A great tool to use for your shooters to get better is Dr. Dish, but it also has it's detractors and faults. In today's podcast, we discuss those pros and cons…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #53 Observing College Practices
One of the best ways that you can help yourself going into the season is going out and watching other coaches work their own practices! Today, we talk about…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #51 Team Excursion
One of the best ways you can bring your team together is through a planned team excursion that often combines team bonding and basketball. In today's podcast…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #52 Post Game
One of the most critical points of any game night is your postgame routine and how you both react to the events of the game, but also how you analyze and…
A Pen And A NapkinA Pen And A Napkin Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #342 Kevin Furtado
We're really excited to have Kevin Furtado, the host of "The Championship Vision" podcast and GBB HC at Calvary Day (GA) High School on the podcast! On this…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #50 Game One Implementation
Hey, we're halfway through this grand experiment of the "Win The Season" podcast, and today we take a look at what you should have implemented by your first…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #49 Preseason Parent Meeting
One of the best ways to alleviate some of your future parental issues is by getting out ahead of it and communicating effectively with your parents before the…
A Pen And A NapkinWin The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #48 Transition Drills
As a team, you will perform transition (from offense to defense or defense to offense) more than any other concept in the game in a 5 on 5 situation, so you…