A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

Early Season Challenges to Raise the Playoff Ceiling Pushing players outside their comfort zones and increasing depth rather than chasing wins increases the team's chances for playoff success.

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Via Negativa and the Power of Play Changing our approach to talent identification and selection.

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The NBA Draft as the Start not the End Evaluating draft selections after three to five years must account for team environment, development, and more. Players are not finished at selection.

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20 Hacks for the 24-Hour Athlete: A Practical Guide to Improving Beyond Practice Amazon.com: 20 Hacks for the 24-Hour Athlete: A Practical Guide to Improving Beyond Practice eBook : McCormick, Brian: Kindle Store

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Developing Relationships to Monitor Fatigue Creating an environment of trust to manage conditioning, fatigue, and motivation.

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Excerpt from 20 Hacks for the 24-Hour Athlete:
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Focusing on playing time; ignoring the larger issues.
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Questions about the Competitive Cauldron YouTube video by Brian McCormick

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A Player’s Coach What do players really want from their coaches?

What is a player's coach?
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Brain McCormick - o Fake Fundamentima I Nacinu Treninga za Mladje Kategorije YouTube video by Ja Trener

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All turnovers are not created equally.
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This (originally from 2011) may be one of the funnier paragraphs I have written, as several years later, Rico Hines did exactly that, taking over from the nameless coach and re-branding decades-old pickup games as Rico's Runs.
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Feedback.
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Skill Development & The Four Factors Originally published in Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletters, Volume 3.

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Never overreact to early scoring margins when there’s a big 3PT% gap. One team can start hot while the other starts cold, but it usually evens out.

Illinois and Nebraska being tied at halftime despite Illinois at 28% from three and Nebraska at 53% suggests Illinois should control the second half.

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NADA: The Antifragile Defense NADA: The Antifragile Defense [McCormick, Brian] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. NADA: The Antifragile Defense

For the second year in a row, NADA: The Antifragile Defense is my best-selling book. If Dante and Oscar could see me now...
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For the first time ever, my paperbacks are outselling my Kindles on Amazon.

Brain McCormick - o Fake Fundamentima I Nacinu Treninga za Mladje Kategorije YouTube video by Ja Trener

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the 21st century so far summed up in one perfect post

Every time I accept a connection request on LinkedIn, someone wants to get on a 10-15 minute Zoom to discuss the product they are selling...

Water breaks are required in youth games in Florida and children grow up adamant that they play quarters.

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I understand this is in jest, and I'm not criticizing you or this post in any way, but this typifies the behavior that is the problem in youth sports: Too much about the coaches (parents) and performing for other adults.

Teaching through The Endgame What can chess teach us about teaching basketball?

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Two-Foot Layups Is two always better than one?

Is two always better than one? Making more layups.
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