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A few hoop tips to help you take your game to the next level. Trust & Believe in what you do

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Coach Prime is keeping it 100!

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To all the parents and coaches that complain about the refs get your whistle and stripes and go do a few games this weekend

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#RedefineBlack

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#RedefineBlack

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Story time with Coach MAC

Coach Don Showalter has a long list of accomplishments.

From his Twitter bio:

USAB National Director for Coach Development

USA Basketball National U16-U17 Team Coach

10x Gold Medal... https://t.co/qG5VeCa0vC

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Story time with Coach MAC:

Back when I first started playing basketball at 7 or 8 years old (can't remember exactly), the coaches used to give out an "award" after every game.

The award was a McDonald's... https://t.co/2giau4wvS3

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Story time with Coach MAC

Morning!

It's 1:13pm down in AUS and I'm sitting at my desk with a cup of black coffee.

The men's Final Four games finished a few minutes ago.

There were a few things I noticed that... https://t.co/q7zaXqK7e4

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Story time with Coach MAC

Did you catch the Duke vs UCF game yesterday?

Duke won by 1 point.

Might have been the game of the tournament so far.

If you did watch it, you might have noticed an "odd" (but very... https://t.co/hGH97K87fi

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Story time with Coach MAC

Here's something important all basketball coaches must understand:

Your team CAN'T be great at everything.

For example...

One of the most important decisions a coach must make is... https://t.co/sCq6R1uvwO

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Now that all scheduling issue have been resolved I'd like to say THANKS to the teams that have sighned up to play in the 8th Annual LeRon King Classic. We are looking forward to an exciting weekend of... https://t.co/JHIrVw1fCn

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@coachashb I need an 8th grade girls team, let me know if interested

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Story time with Coach MAC

Another question that popped up on my Twitter feed yesterday went something like this...

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"What's the best way to improve decision making and basketball IQ?"

- Question from... https://t.co/MHA9b0u38o

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Story time with Coach MAC

I read a great defensive quote today:

"A good offense will get penetration, but you can control where they penetrate."

Let me explain...

A LOT of points come off dribble... https://t.co/WpLPMTDNBd

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Story time with Coach MAC

Here's something all youth basketball coaches must understand:

We're all in this together.

This means you should care about the development of the players and teams you're competing... https://t.co/jRmr6NErKS

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Story time with Coach MAC

An U10's coach sent me an email yesterday with a question all youth coaches should be thinking about:

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"Hey Coach Mac,

Can I ask a weird question that I've never heard you talk... https://t.co/XOZ2MguS5M

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Story time with Coach MAC

Yesterday I received this email from a very wise U10's coach...

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"Coach Mac,

Our season ends next weekend and despite taking our lumps at times we stayed with man to man defense... https://t.co/JPl5zKwvDI

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Story time with Coach MAC

One of the worst things a parent can do is complain about the coach to their son / daughter.

This usually happens on the car ride home after a tough loss.

Something like:

"Your... https://t.co/tQpliFsDnF

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@HughHollaVideo Your boys ready for the LeRon King March 15-17?

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Story time with Coach MAC

Here's a question to ask your team before your next practice:

"What do you do to help us win when you’re not scoring baskets?"

John Calipari said this to his team at Kentucky once,... https://t.co/o2UUkr0nGF

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2019 Day 5 for the 2024 Team #SealTeam6 https://t.co/jKDvQq24hS