Month: April 2016
Jake Arrieta, perfect technique, and a change in environment
The Chicago Cubs’ Jake Arrieta is the most dominant pitcher in Major League Baseball right now. “Arrieta has thrown two no-hitters in a span of 11 regular-season starts and has gone 20-1 with an 0.86 earned-run average over a mind-numbing 24-start stretch.” […]
Offensive and defensive assumptions behind Blitz Basketball
Last week, I re-formatted the diagrams in Blitz Basketball to make it available through Amazon Kindle. It was the first time that I had read the book since I wrote it in 2008 (originally in 2006, with the second version completed in 2008). […]
Evaluating shooting systems for skill development
By Brian McCormick, PhD Director of Coaching, Playmakers Basketball Development League Author, The 21st Century Basketball Practice and Fake Fundamentals
The Press and Youth Development
Here’s a poll I just posted on twitter and I’m interested in hearing people’s opinions. This is in regards to coaching kids in the 3rd-5th grade. Better for lower youth (u8-u11) development: Press and turn into game of transition, or focus on hc principles early — Paul Cortes (@pcortes64) April 17, 2016 If you have Read more about The Press and Youth Development[…]
