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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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65:04

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode...

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2024/01/12

@gb1121 (Greg Berge) has some great stuff on Twitter, and this week we dive into some of the major elements that could destroy a team. Early to mid-January is the time of the season that players (and parents) can become frustrated with various issues, so what are some steps that you can take to try to prevent this issues from escalating? Tony and I discuss that, along with trivia, the return of Draymond Green, team that are up and teams that are down in the NBA and more!

68:11

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #205 Eric Rippen

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2024/01/08

We're back with our interview series this week with Amherst (NE) Boys HC Eric Rippen. Coach Rippen has had a great run recently at Amherst, but not without its challenges. Coach Rippen discusses coaching his program through great tragedy, special situations, lessons learned as an AC, scouting philosophy, pressbreaks and much more. Great discussion with one of Nebraska's up and coming coaches!

27:19

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #204 The New Years Update...

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2024/01/02

It's been a crazy couple of weeks, and I wanted to update everyone on a few things, including why I haven't been posting pods and Twitter postings, a retrospective on one of Nebraska's greats, Brad Feeken, who recently lost his battle with cancer and announcing the date for our 4th Annual "A Pen And A Napkin" Coaches Clinic!!

59:32

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #69...

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2023/12/22

The winter moratorium is a great time to make adjustments to your team, whether that's line up adjustments, schematic adjustments, cultural adjustments or how you structure your practices. This week, Tony and I discuss what you should be looking at when it comes to adjustments, how to implement them, and we also discuss some of the adjustments that we've made with our own teams. Along with trivia, we also take a deep dive on the Draymond Green situation and how it has affected both him and the

59:32

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #203 Kasey Krager

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2023/12/18

Kasey Krager, the GBB HC at Sioux Central (IA), is our guest this week! Coach Krager is back at his alma mater and has built a very solid program. We discuss his career path, building off of a disappointing ending to last season and how that has benefitted this team, playing a tough early season schedule, BLOB's, practice setup and much more. Enjoy this terrific conversation!

59:22

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #68...

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2023/12/15

"Rebounding wins Rings" is a popular slogan amongst teams, and there's alot of truth to it! This week, Tony and I break down the importance of rebounding, methods that we have used to teach rebounding, and some of our favorite drills . Along with that, we have trivia and our TWIB segment, so enjoy!!

74:43

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #202 Brandon Schwab

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2023/12/11

Brandon Schwab, the GBB HC at Algona Biship Garrigan (IA) comes on the podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics on the pod this week. We discuss being a farmer while being a basketball coach, his influences, learning how to win a state championship, coaching a Top 50 national recruit, offensive and defensive philosophy in the half court and much more! Great conversation with one of Iowa's best!

58:31

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #67...

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2023/12/08

Basketball is a game dominated by mistakes; whether it's missed shots, a blown defensive assignment or a turnover, mistakes happen all the time. How do you get your players to move on from their mistakes? Tony and I discuss that this week, along with our trivia and our weekly TWIB segment. Enjoy!!

70:48

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #201 Ken Kulus

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2023/12/04

On this week's episode, we're excited to have Omaha Concordia Boys HC Ken Kulus. Coach has build a terrific program at Concordia, and he goes into detail about how he did this, both through successes and failures. Along with that, he talks about "The Chase" vs. being "The Pursued", offensive and defensive philosophy, building a great culture, scheduling and much. more. Enjoy our conversation!

57:58

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #66...

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2023/12/01

One of the things that is more and more common with our high school programs is players missing practices and games for other activities, especially club sports. This week on the "The Coaching Staff", Tony and I discuss some of the best ways to handle these situations, how to communicate your philosophy and discuss the pros and cons of a written contract. Along with that, we have trivia and our TWIB segment. Enjoy!

59:38

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #65...

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2023/11/24

As Don Meyer always said "No one will ever say that we were just too tough this season,", so how do you develop toughness, both mental and physical? Tony and I dive into this and many other things this week, including trivia, Angel Reese and the situation with LSU and much more!

90:19

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #200 Bob Hurley Sr.

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2023/11/20

Episode #200; hard to believe that we've gotten to this milestone number! In celebration of that, I was fortunate enough to connect with the Naismith Hall of Famer Bob Hurley Sr. and have a great discussion about the game. We chat about his career, the importance of clinics, coaching and mentoring his sons, the influence of Coach Wooden on his career, practice organization and shell drill, amongst many other things. Coach was generous enough to give me a good chunk of his time, and I hope that you

59:35

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #64...

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2023/11/17

We all want our teams to play as hard as they can at all times, but how do you get them to play at that intensity level? This week, Tony and I break down the areas that you can track when it comes to effort and how you can emphasize them to your program. Along with that, we talk about Caitlin Clark, the NBA and much more!

64:51

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #199 "The Two Princes"

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2023/11/13

In a first for "A Pen And A Napkin", we sit down with a current high school player and her coach . . . who just happens to be her mother. Britt Prince has been a dominant player since day one of her high school career, and a rare 5 Star recruit by most services. Recruited by most of the Power 5 schools in the country, Britt recently committed to the University of Nebraska. Hear Britt's story of how the recruiting process went, things the family considered when making this decision, playing for her

58:19

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #63...

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2023/11/10

College basketball started off with a bang with two major upsets, one in each gender, with Michigan State dropping their home opener to James Madison and defending women's champion getting blown out by Colorado. Upsets are, for the most part, unavoidable, but what can you do to minimize upsets? Tony and I discuss this, along with trivia and TWIB, including Wemby and disappointing starts in the NBA. Oh, and Bill Self is paying for Arby's from now on . . .

70:05

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #198 Craig Wortmann

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2023/11/06

This week we're really excited to have Craig Wortmann, GBB HC at Hartington Cedar Catholic (NE) to talk hoops. Coach Wortmann and I discuss being a former Division I walk-on who A) actually started multiple games and B) went through a coaching change in college and how both of those experiences have affected his philosophies. Along with that, we discuss playing a tough schedule, running a set based offense, the importance of the weight room and much more!

60:40

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #62...

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2023/11/03

Your shell drill principles and practices are some of the most important things that you are going to do on a consistent basis for both your defensive AND offensive development. This week, Tony and I discuss various aspects of shell drill; when you should do it in practice, how long and perhaps different methods of executing this base drill. Along with that, we discuss the legacy of Coach Knight after his passing, along with other basketball notes and topics.

84:54

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #197 Rashon Burno and Bart...

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2023/10/30

This week, we have a great two part episode with two up and coming mid major coaches in Northern Illinois MBB HC Rashon Burno and Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Bart Lundy. Coach Burno discusses his background from the legendary St. Anthony's (NJ) program and his relationship with the Hurley family, along with Billy Donovan, rebuilding the Northern Illinois program and much more! Coach Lundy comes on in the second half of the pod to chat about his own journey, lessons learned along his journey and how he's

80:43

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #61...

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2023/10/27

The number one thing (in my opinion) that we can control as a coach is our practices; what we teach, how we teach, the habits we create and the culture we cultivate. This week, Tony and I break down how we develop our practices, what we do in practice and how we try to carry over those concepts day to day. Along with that, we preview the NBA Pacific Division and find a way to weave Tom Selleck's moustache and Joe Namath into the conversation . . . enjoy!!

64:10

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #60...

A Pen And A Napkin ·

2023/10/20

As we close in on the start of most of the high school seasons, alot of times we get confused or distracted on what we should or should not be working on. Tony and I decided to take the week and write down what we worked on this week, and then share our lists with you; what we were working on and why! Of course, we have trivia and TWIB, including the WNBA Finals reaction and the NBA Northwest Division preview!

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