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A Pen And A Napkin

Martin Plum

A weekly basketball coaches clinic that you can have in your pocket

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #247 Paul Dwyer

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2024/10/14

Paul Dwyer has built a terrific small school girls basketball program at Elmwood-Murdoch (NE) high school, and he's our guest for episode #247! Coach Dwyer discusses his basketball journey, including building his program and garnering community support, unifying his program through slogans, cooperating and work with AAU programs, defensive philosophy and much more! Enjoy this week's pod!!

77:12

The Coaching Staff Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2024/10/11

As we gear up for the season, one of the most important segments of practice is the start of practice; getting your practice started off strongly is vitally important to your team's consistent improvement and performance. This week Tony and I give out some of our favorite drills to start practice, as well as thoughts about what makes a strong start to practice. Along with that, we have trivia (which I nailed!), an Arby's winner, TWIB and a preview of the NBA's Southwest Division, which may be its

14:35

A Pen And A Napkin-WNBA Finals Preview with Carter Plum

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2024/10/10

Our middle child Carter Plum is BACK with his analysis of the WNBA Finals that tip off tonight! Carter and I break down the matchups, who has the momentum, advantages and disadvantages for both teams, and Carter gives his prediction as to whom he thinks is going to win the title!

75:28

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #246 Dick Jungers Volume VI

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2024/10/07

It's that time of year once again . . . my childhood and lifelong friend Dick Jungers from Newell-Fonda (IA) comes back on the pod for the 6th time to discuss a whole bunch of coaching topics. We discuss raising kids that are involved in activities and athletics, Dick's national coach of the year nomination, the psychology of coaching, reloading, playing alot of kids, shooting, game prep and much, much more! These are always special pods for both Dick and I, and I hope that you enjoy it as much as

75:14

The Coaching Staff Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2024/10/04

Failure is inevitable. That's just a fact of life. How we handle failure, however, is 100% in our control. This week, Tony and I discuss failure from a variety of different angles, from anticipating it to how to communicate it to how to actually use failure to our advantage. Along with that, we discuss the WNBA playoffs, the Knicks/Timberwolves trade and the passing of the legendary Dikembe Mutombo. We wrap things up with our preview of the Northwest Division of the NBA. Enjoy!!

20:46

A Pen And A Napkin-Narratives #2 "Kings Of Their Court"

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2024/10/01

Tuesday, October 1st is a great day! We have the release of "Kings Of Their Court" happening today, and to give you a taste, here is a (very) amateur reading of parts of Chapter 1 of the book to help give you an idea of what the rest of the book is all about! Hope you enjoy it!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #245 Stan Van Gundy

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2024/09/30

Wow, what a day!!! FIVE YEARS AGO this week I started this little venture and it has been an AMAZING experience! To celebrate, I've been fortunate to ask Stan Van Gundy, former NBA head coach and current announcer, onto the pod to celebrate. Coach Van Gundy and I discuss a variety of topics, including NBA questions, growing up in a basketball family, late game situations, organizing a bench, organizing a season and much more! I am so thankful for all of the loyal listeners and everyone that has

77:41

The Coaching Staff Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2024/09/27

As coaches, we all know that everyone within our program has to have a well defined role. What we need to do as coaches is clearly communicate and define those roles, but we also need to take a look at the bigger picture as we construct our rosters. Tony and I bounce off a bunch of ideas to help you with your development of roles, along with having some fun rating the best role players in the NBA. We also have trivia, Arby's, TWIB and a couple of disagreements as to how the NBA"s Southeast Division

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #244 MBCA Roundtable

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2024/09/23

We had alot of fun recording this roundtable podcast before the first night of the MBCA Fall Clinics this past week! Jim Simons of Omaha Westside, Steve Klein of Bellevue West and Jake Nannen of Elkhorn South jump on the pod to discuss their build up towards the 2024-25 season, including their fall activities and how they plan to build up their play books on both sides of the ball. Along with that, we chat about breaking down the season into manageable parts, fundraising, and the importance of

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BONUS PODCAST! WNBA Preview with Carter Plum

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2024/09/22

I got up this morning feeling like I hadn't talked sufficiently about the potentially great WNBA playoffs that are upon us, so I decided to invite on the most knowledgable WNBA fan I know . . . our son Carter!! Carter breaks down the four playoff series, who he doesn't want his beloved NY Liberty to play, and A'ja Wilson as a unanimous MVP. Enjoy a little bonus material!

73:26

The Coaching Staff Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2024/09/20

We're all here to win, right? Most of us are not going to sell our souls for it, but we're competitive and we want to win. But how do you get yourself and your program in the right mental frame of mind to win, and what are some of the best practices that you can have to win? Tony and I break down numerous things you should be practicing and teaching your program in order to find that mental mindset necessary for sustained success. We also have trivia, our Arby's winner, TWIB and a preview of the

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #243 John Miller

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2024/09/16

Legendary Nebraska hoops coach John Miller comes on the podcast this week to chat about a variety of topics. Coach Miller is a Nebraska Hall of Famer with multiple state championships under his belt at both Chambers (on the girls side) and Southern Valley (boys). We discuss coaching perhaps the greatest player to come out of the state, building a consistent winner in a small community, playing uptempo basketball, player development and much more. A really fun conversation with one of the best

74:28

The Coaching Staff Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2024/09/13

EPISODE #100!!!!! Holy cow, we made it!!! What a great ride it's been, and Tony and I hope you will stick around for the next 100 . . . Roles are so important to any program, and role definition is vital to your program. Although we often associate role definition to our players, this week Tony and I expand that thought to other areas of your program; your parents, your assistant coaches and your administration. We try to give you ideas on what to ask, what to do and how to structure things for your

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #242 Steve Spiehs

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2024/09/09

Episode #242 features Steve Spiehs, the new HC for boys basketball at Heartland Lutheran (NE). Coach Spies was a long time assistant for 27 years who is now getting his first crack as a head coach, so we discuss that transition. We also discuss Butler basketball, BLOBs, defensive philosophy and a bunch of other topics. Coach Spiehs is going to do a great job at Heartland, so let's get a preview of what type of program he plans on building!

64:09

The Coaching Staff Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #99...

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2024/09/06

This week, Tony and I break down our favorite coaching phrases that we have used with either our players or in the building of our programs. We go through things that we've used with our players to try to establish a common language, as well as different phrases we've used to build our programs. Along with that, we have trivia, an Arby's winner (and Olympic hero), along with discussing the WBNA playoff picture and Cooper Flagg's new shoe deal. Tony also gives a 90 page synopsis of "Kings Of Their

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #241 Nick LoGalbo

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2024/09/03

Very excited to bring on Nick LoGalbo, the head boys basketball coach from Lane Tech (IL) High School for this week's pod! We go through a variety of different topics, including social justice issues, stoicism and Marcus Aurelius, fundamental development, Nick's experience with international basketball and 3 on 3, balance in life and much more! We also take a segment to combine our passion for basketball and our shared love of "The Office" (trust me, it works!)! Enjoy this podcast, because we sure

64:46

The Coaching Staff presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode #98...

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2024/08/30

Despite what anyone will say, we all want to be liked. The process of being liked begins with being respected, and this week, Tony and I discuss a bunch of different ways that you need to not only teach your team about what it takes to be a respected teammate, but you need to also work at being a respected teammate by your coaching peers. Along with that, we have our usual trivia, an Arby's award winner and a deep discussion about the W and how things are looking for multiple teams. Enjoy!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #240 "How Did The Summer Go?"

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2024/08/26

Early this summer, I had a series of coaches come on for a podcast to discuss what they wanted to accomplish this summer. This week, I've got six coaches on to discuss how their summer went and what they did. Really enjoyed having Andy King of Elkhorn North (NE), Dane Bacon of Bellevue West (NE), Lucus Dalinghaus of Johnson Brock (NE), Jason Dasinger of Etowah (GA), Andy Gillen of Ogallala (NE) and Jordan Arensdorf of Pleasanton (NE) all discuss their summers and what they hope to accomplish this

67:28

"The Coaching Staff" presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2024/08/23

As programs start to get ramped up for the upcoming season, the months of September and October are critical to ensure that the program's culture is as strong as it can be heading into the season. In this episode, Tony and I put out numerous ideas and thoughts on what you can do as you head into the season to help build your culture to be as strong as it can be before practice starts. Along with that, we have our usual trivia, an Arby's award winner and a great discussion about the second half of

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #239 Gavin Petersen

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2024/08/19

Gavin Petersen, the Associate Head Coach at the University of Utah women's program, is our guest this week! Coach Petersen began his journey on the beaches of Hawaii and is now in the mountains of Utah, and he talks about his journey, the growth of the Ute program, switching conferences, player development, scouting, analytics and much more! A really enjoyable conversation with one of America's up and coming coaches!

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