Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter: Volume 6 (Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletters)
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Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter: Volume 6 (Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletters)
Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletters, Volume 6 tackles the basketball status quo and provides real world and well-researched answers to the questions that many fail to ask. Why do we teach young players to use the triple threat position on every catch when the model of professional offensive execution, the San Antonio Spurs, rarely use the triple threat at all? Why do we accept non-contact ACL injuries in girls' basketball as a fait accompli rather than implementing measures to reduce players' risks?
Volume 6 covers a wide variety of topics, and each page is filled with information that a player or coach can use immediately.
The free weekly newsletter is my collection of thoughts based on my experience in and around the game of basketball. I started Volume 6 while coaching in Denmark and taking a men’s team to the league finals, and finished the year assisting a women’s college basketball team. Early in 2014 I worked on several academic papers for publication, and late in 2014 I wrote two books (The 21st Century Basketball Practice and Fake Fundamentals), and the book reflects these experiences.
Consistent themes across the year include variability in training, dribbling, the San Antonio Spurs, animal movements, and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. These themes reflect several of my primary interests. Throughout the year, I reference well-known coaches such as Frans Bosch, Dan John, Bill Knowles, and Vern Gambetta because I follow their work and respect them greatly.
I had several great interviews with tremendous basketball coaches, strength coaches, and physical therapists in 2014: Mladen Jovanovic, Harri Mannonen, Raul Jimenez, Doc Scheppler, Dr. Ben Fung, Dr. Markus Klusemann, Casey Wheel, Dr. Joseph Lightfoot, and Dr. Julie Eibensteiner. When I have questions, these are the people who I email, and they added valuable insight to the newsletters this year.