It Doesn’t Just Happen, by Mike Lee

October.
16.
2009

One Possession, by Alan Stein

Montrose-ism #6: One Possession
Coach Vetter has a player read this poem aloud to the team before the start of every season. Yes, it is a tad corny, but it does send a very important message of how important every possession is.
It was only one possession,
Why must my coach scream?
My poor defense caused a basket,
But [...]
October.
16.
2009

Players We Train: Arizona State becomes the first high-major school to offer Merrill’s Jesperson, by Mark Miller

posted by Mark Miller at 10/14/2009
By Mark Miller
Wishoops.net Editor
After garnering scholarship offers from eight NCAA Division I programs over the past several months, Merrill junior Paul Jesperson received his first offer from a school in a BCS conference Tuesday evening.
Head coach Herb Sendek from Arizona State called Jesperson Tuesday evening and offered the highly skilled [...]
October.
14.
2009

Continuous Improvement, by Luke Meier

As the NBA season gets close to tip-off, I am always interested to see what skills or moves players have added to their games over the summer.  When players return with a new and/or improved skill set for the beginning of a season, it means that they have put a great deal of time and [...]
October.
13.
2009

Choices, by Alan Stein

Jim Valvano, the former legendary coach at NC State once said, “Every morning when you get out of bed you only have two choices.  You have the choice to work hard or you have the choice to not work hard.  It is totally up to you.”  The most powerful part of that statement is that [...]
October.
13.
2009

Professional Development, by Alan Stein

I spend a good deal of my time in the fall traveling the country to speak at various coaching clinics; both state association and Nike Championship Basketball clinics.  I get to meet a ton of passionate coaches who obviously understand the importance of their own professional development (duh, that’s why they are at the clinic!).
How [...]
October.
09.
2009

What’s A Good Shot, by Alan Stein

With pre-season in full effect your players are probably playing organized pick-up during open gym several times a week… our players at Montrose sure are.  And while you can’t really add too much structure, now is the best time to start reiterating and reinforcing what a “good” shot is versus a “bad” shot.  No sense [...]
October.
09.
2009

Winona State Committ Tessa Wells Goes One on One

posted by Jennie Adrian at 10/8/2009 on wissports.net
One of the things I like most about WSN’s showcase that was held this past September is the opportunity to watch so many talented players from around our great state.  Each year, I am amazed by the young women that come that day to showcase their skills.  This [...]
October.
08.
2009

Tony Parker Layup with Luke Meier

Luke Meier demonstrates how Tony Parker finishes against his own defender!
October.
08.
2009

Fox Valley Lutheran’s Parlow receives scholarship offer from Augustana, by Mark Miller

Orginally posted at wishoops.net by Mark Miller
Though he struggled through a junior season with various illnesses and injuries, Fox Valley Lutheran senior Micah Parlow has since made a full recovery and now scholarship schools at the NCAA Division I and II levels are beginning to take notice.
After playing very well over the summer at camps [...]
October.
05.
2009