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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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78:42

APAAN Presents "The Film Room" Episode #9 "Hoosiers"

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2022/10/05

Perhaps the greatest sports film ever made, Norman Dale's Hickory Huskers make the trip to Butler Field House to play in perhaps the biggest game in Indiana high school history. My friend Tony Chapman and I break down the 1986 classic "Hoosiers" from start to finish, and hopefully we see Coach Chapman running "The Picket Fence" sometime this season in Grand Island!

65:31

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #145 Dick Jungers Volume IV

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2022/10/03

My old high school friend and Iowa Hall of Fame Coach Dick Jungers of Newell-Fonda (IA) comes back on for his 4th solo podcast. In our annual discussion, Coach Jungers and I discuss preparing for the season, how we design practices, building your program through player development and building a challenging schedule, amongst other things. Great conversation with a great lifelong friend!!

33:14

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #6...

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2022/09/30

As our season gets closer, we want our programs to start preparing for our seasons, both as individual players and as a whole. In this week's "Coaching Staff", Tony and I break down different things that we've done in the past and what we're doing now to prepare our teams, including how to work with our athletes that are currently playing a fall sport.

64:01

APAAN Presents "The Film Room" Episode #8 "The Last...

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2022/09/28

One of the greatest, yet one of the most controversial, coaches of all time is 3x national champion Bobby Knight. Coach Knight, as it is well known, had so many good qualities, but he also had a dark side to him, which ultimately led to his dismissal at Indiana. ESPN took a look at Coach Knight's last days in "The Last Days of Knight", and Carl J. Pierson and I break down this important documentary

60:49

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #144 Kyle Cooper

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2022/09/26

Excited to get back to dropping podcasts! This week we have Kyle Cooper, the head men's basketball coach at Howard College (TX). In this pod, we discuss "the grind" that it takes to achieve success, working under Billy Gillespie, man to man defense, drill work and much more. Great discussion with our first JUCO coach!

38:59

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #5...

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2022/09/16

Unfortunately for some of us this upcoming season, we're going to get off to a less than desirable start. One of the toughest circumstances to handle as a coach is when you feel like you're not playing up to your potential, especially early in the season. What are some ways to handle this, depending on your circumstances? Tony Vis and I break down some different ways to handle (and perhaps not handle) things.

69:41

APAAN Presents "The Film Room" Episode 7 "Love And...

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2022/09/14

Jen Wragge of Elkhorn (NE) GBB jumps on this edition of "The Film Room" to break down an early 2000's classic film, "Love And Basketball", starring Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan. We chat about the importance this movie gave to women's basketball, a few plot holes and alot more!

71:19

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #143 Roundtable #10 with...

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2022/09/12

We're back at Wine 121 in Omaha with another "Roundtable" format with Andy King, boys basketball coach at Elkhorn North, Tom Krehbiel, boys basketball coach at Boys Town, and the legend simply known as "G", Andy Gerlecz, the girls basketball coach at Papillion LaVista-South. We chat about the MBCA, getting ready for the season, youth programs and much more!

34:28

A Pen And A Napkin-The Coaching Staff #4 The...

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2022/09/09

Part of our purpose as coaches is to develop the whole person, not just the basketball player, and we also want our players to have a sense that they are one with the community and the community is one with them. This week on "The Coaching Staff", Tony and I discuss different service projects our programs have done and how to implement them, along with their importance to both your players and your community.

66:22

APAAN Presents "The Film Room" Episode 6 "The Guru of...

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2022/09/07

The Loyola Marymount Lions, under Coach Paul Westhead and with All-Americans Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers, were must-see TV for basketball fans in the late 1980's. Playing the "Philly Style", Marymount set scoring records that will never be broken. This great run was marred by great tragedy when Gathers tragically died on the floor on March 4th, 1990. Millard West GBB HC Marc Kruger and I breakdown the great "30 for 30" "The Guru of Go" examining the Marymount era, Gathers' death and its fallout, both

65:00

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #142 Aaron Thomas

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2022/09/06

This week, we are really excited to host Aaron Thomas, the head boys basketball coach at Aplington-Parkersburg (IA)! We have a great discussion on a variety of topics, including the influence of his father, the legendary Ed Thomas, on both his coaching career and the community of A-P. Along with that, we discuss teaching leadership, transition offense and scoring alot of points, developing your youth program, and much more! Great discussion with one of Iowa's best!

35:35

A Pen And A Napkin "The Coaching Staff" Episode #3...

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2022/09/02

A big part of our job as high school coaches is supporting other programs while also thinking of new and different ways to garner support for our programs. In this episode of the "Coaching Staff", Tony and I discuss what you can do to make other programs feel appreciated while also discovering different ways to get your community involved with your program!

78:17

APAAN Presents "The Film Room" Volume V "He Got Game"

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2022/08/31

Tyler Shaw and I break down the "He Got Game", the 1998 basketball classic directed by Spike Lee and starring Ray Allen and Denzel Washington. We discuss redemption, the pressure on athletes from the "hangers on", where would Jesus Shuttlesworth have been drafted if he had gone pro and perhaps the greatest sports agent ever captured on film, Mr. Dom Pagnotti!

89:58

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #141 Quick Hitters Volume...

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2022/08/29

Back from the ashes is the "Quick Hitter" format! This week we talk with three coaches that I worked the Snow Valley Basketball School with earlier this summer; Ryan McAdams, the WBB HC at Arkansas-Fort Smith discusses rebounding, while Dave Schlabaugh discusses building motion offense. Liz Kay brings us home with a discussion on special situations and end of game situations. Great discussion with three terrific coaches!

38:45

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #2...

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2022/08/26

In Episode #2 of "The Coaching Staff", Coach Vis and I chat about different aspects of a necessary evil to any good high school program, the process of fundraising. Coach Vis and I discuss alot of the do's and don'ts of fundraising, and what are efficient ways that we've come up with to help increase the budget of your program!!

73:12

APAAN Presents "The Film Room" Episode #4 "The Street...

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2022/08/25

Bob Hurley Sr. of St. Anthony's (NJ) might be the greatest high school coach in the history of the game. With over 900 wins, 23 state championships and 3 "national championships", Hurley's legacy only grows with time. In 2010, the documentary "The Street Stops Here" details the journey of his 2008 team, along with the ups and downs of trying to keep St. Anthony's open. My friend Nate Wall of David City Aquinas (NE) helps me break down this tremendous documentary!

63:43

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #140 Jeremy Rickertsen

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2022/08/22

Episode #140 features Jeremy Rickertsen, the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Cedar Rapids Prairie (IA)! Coach Rickertsen talks about his evolution as a coach, including coaching on the same sideline with his best friend, being the high school HC of an NBA lottery pick (Keegan Murray), communicating effectively with parents, practice set up and execution and much more! Great conversation with one of Iowa's best!

28:22

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #1...

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2022/08/19

Welcome to "The Coaching Staff"! One of my oldest friends in coaching, Tony Vis, was wrangled into this weekly series on coaching advice. This week, we're going to talk about your coaching inventory; what are your programs needs and what are your wants when it comes to putting a quality program together? At the end, we have a little basketball trivia and some other information, so enjoy!!

75:08

APAAN Presents "The Film Room" Volume III "Teen Wolf"

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2022/08/17

Ever seen a 5'5" point guard with a 56" vertical leap? Probably not, unless you've witnessed Michael J. Fox in his classic 80's film "Teen Wolf"! One of my oldest friends, Ryan Meyer, comes on the pod to discuss the ins and outs of this movie, including observations that most basketball coaches may not notice. We had a great time recording this, so enjoy the same banter we've had for almost forty years!

65:58

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #138 Nichole Dixon

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2022/08/15

GBB HC of Holy Innocents (GA) and my Snow Valley Basketball School camp friend Nichole Dixon jumps on the podcast with me this week! On this week's pod, we chat about coaching multiple sports, embracing AAU as a HS HC, "Wisdom Wednesdays", "Truth Tuesdays" and the "Tradition Board", among many other things. Great conversation with one of the best from the state of Georgia!

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