The Reaganomics of Women’s College Basketball: How to Achieve the Appropriate Level of Play During my year on sabbatical from coaching I have had the good fortune to observe, network and take notes from a multitude of women’s and men’s basketball programs from New Hampshire to West Virginia. It was during my most recent travels…
Finding the Positive: Why Coaches ‘Spin’
Finding the Positive: Why Coaches ‘Spin’ by Bert DeSalvo was originally published by Expressions from the Hardwood I recently I went to watch a practice of a program and head coach that I highly respect. I arrived at practice just as the team was entering the floor and began to take notice of their body language immediately.…
Use the Rules To Your Advantage: A Look at Women’s College Basketball
It seems at least once a week when I watch an NBA game, I see teams employ the “Hack-A-Shaq” strategy. This strategy involves sending poor free throw shooters to the free throw line to help take their opponents out of an offensive rhythm in the process. Now, whether or not this strategy actually works is…
Late Game Situation MUSTS for Coaches
I recently have been posting a series of articles on my blog entitled, “Coaching Strategy – Late Game Situations” that has received a tremendous amount of following and feedback. In these situations a variety of scenarios in real games that I have witnessed in person or on film have occurred. To piggyback off this series,…
5 Essential Phases of a Basketball Post-Game Routine
Some programs do not give this topic the attention it deserves, post-game routines need to be addressed with the same sense of urgency as the pre-game routines. As a college head coach, I ensured these five phases of post-game breakdown were part of our routine after every game. PHASE I: POST-GAME LOCKER ROOM MEETING Briefly address…