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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 #136 Doug Billman

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2022/07/18

Doug Billman, Boys Basketball HC at Antwerp (OH) comes on the podcast this week to chat about a variety of topics, including half court offense and defense, coaching at his alma mater, taking a program to unprecedented heights, high standards and much more! Really good conversation with one of Ohio's best!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #121 The Wall of...

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2022/07/15

Many of us, in some way, shape or form, track our players progress in the summer. It is also important to reward our players and recognize the efforts that they put in, so we came up with a system for this summer and beyond that we call our "Wall of Honor", which is tangible, measurable and can be reached by EVERYONE in the program, but only if you are willing to put in the time!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #135 Brendan Dittmer

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2022/07/11

Really excited to have Brendan Dittmer, GBB HC at Elkhorn Valley (NE) High School, on the podcast this week! In this episode, Coach Dittmer and I chat about building a great culture in a small community, as well as rebuilding a program from within. Along with that, we discuss transition offense and defense, statistical analysis and the Junior Falcon program. Great listen for our listeners this week!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #120-Evaluating...

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2022/07/08

Most of our programs are going to be active in the summer, but what is the purpose of our summer activities? Along with that, how do we evaluate and measure our summer activities, both in our individual players and as a team/program.? Here's some thoughts and ideas on how to take a look back on your summer or look ahead to what you have to accomplish this summer.

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #134 Shana Gerberding

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2022/07/05

Happy 4th of July everyone, and welcome to this week's episode! This week, we chat with Shana Gerberding, who is the GBB HC at Bruning-Davenport-Shickley (NE) High School. Coach Gerberding discusses coaching in a coop school, the MUDECAS tournament, growing as a program, her defensive philosophy, superstitions and much more! Alot of fun with Shana this week!!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #119 Working...

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2022/07/01

As coaches, we're all competitive, and we're all coaching our teams for a reason; to win. However, there are people that we sometimes work with that make either your job or everyone else's job very difficult for a variety of reasons. In this pod, we talk about warning signs of tough co-workers, situations we should worry about and how to handle those situations.

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #133 Lisa Bluder

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2022/06/28

The "Dean of the Big Ten", one of four active coaches with over 800 wins (joining Tara Vandeveer, Geno Auriemma and Gary Blair) and the 2019 National Coach of the Year are all ways you can describe Lisa Bluder, head women's basketball coach at the University of Iowa, and she is our guest this week! In this episode, Coach Bluder and I discuss starting small and going big, Title IX, coaching great players, offensive transition basketball and bouncing back from a disappointing end to a season. Great

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A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #118 Practice...

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2022/06/26

A couple of days late on this, but hey, it's been busy!! When we put together our practice plan on a daily basis, we focus on drills, X's and O's and other entities, but we also should be reminding ourselves of what is important culturally to our program. In this podcast the cultural reminders that I have listed on my practice plan to help remind me of what I should be doing to properly teach and lead my program EVERY DAY!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #117 "The...

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2022/06/21

We all have mentors in our life, but when's the last time you really thought about the influence of mentors and what they've exactly done for you and your development in your life and your coaching career? When's the last time you've told a mentor what they've taught you and what its meant to you? Here's a bonus (or make-up) Foundation Friday to make you think a bit more about where you're at in your career . . .

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #132 Mark Downey

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2022/06/20

Really excited to have Mark Downey, the head men's basketball coach at Arkansas Tech University, on the podcast! Coach Downey has had a wide variety of experiences in his career, which he shares in the podcast. Along with that, he discusses his "High Standards of Excellence", "Building People", being part of the "Glory Road" cast, "Stingy Defense" and much more. Great conversation with a great coach!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #131 Kassie Schuett

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2022/06/13

Kassie Schuett, girls basketball head coach at Gothenburg (NE) is our guest this week! Coach Schuett discusses a variety of topics, including building trust and loyalty with her players, preparing a team for a state tournament, lessons learned from a deep post-season run, player development in a small town program and much more. A terrific conversation with one of the best young coaches in Nebraska!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #116 Coaching...

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2022/06/10

Summer basketball is a great way to develop your program and your individual players. It's an exciting time with a feeling of new growth and opportunity, but you also have alot of different variables that you need to consider. In this podcast, we chat about some of the things that we do in the summer to help our program grow!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #130 Nate Loenser

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2022/06/06

University of Nebraska Men's Assistant Coach Nate Loenser comes on the pod this week to discuss a variety of different topics. Coach Loenser talks about his basketball journey from high school to being an assistant coach with the Bulls, coaching in the G-League, different coaching styles, player development and other topics. Great discussion with one of the best assistant coaches in the country!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #115 Learning...

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2022/06/03

Many of us will be watching the NBA Finals over the next couple of weeks to satisfy our "basketball junkie" needs, but what can be learned from watching these games? How can we make ourselves better while we watch the best in the world, whether it is players, coaches or front offices, show us their craft? Here's some things to think about as you're watching these games, along with my (very amateur) prediction on who I think will win the series!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #129 Roundtable #9

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2022/05/30

We had a blast taping a "Roundtable" pod in my hometown of Sheldon, Iowa last week with Kiley Yates, Boys HC at South O'Brien (IA), Boys HC Eric Maasen of Sheldon (IA) and GBB HC Jay Schuiteman of Unity Christian (IA). We chat about summer camps, Improvement Season concepts, mentoring coaches and much more. Great conversation; enjoy!!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #114 Taking A Stand

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2022/05/27

If you do this job long enough (and often times you don't have to do this job very long before you are in this situation), you're going to find yourself in a situation where you have to make a choice. It's better to make the right choice than the popular choice. Always.

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #128 Bob Hayes

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2022/05/24

Ponca (NE) GBB HC Bob Hayes comes on the podcast this week to chat about a variety of topics. Coach Hayes, like myself, is a Briar Cliff (IA) graduate, so we discuss the influence of Ray Nacke, former MBB HC at Briar Cliff, along with his long time assistant Ron Schultz. We also talk about his role as Principal/AD/HC, man to man defense, transition offense and building a great culture. A really fun conversation; hope you like it!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #113 The...

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2022/05/20

Basketball is a game of momentum and runs, but how do you emphasize and build the concepts of "streaks" into your program? How do you educate your players and staff about what you're looking for and how to create streaks during competitions? In this "Foundation Friday", we take a look at streaks in basketball, how to emphasize, measure and practice them within your program!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #127 Garrett Hickey

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2022/05/18

You're really going to enjoy this podcast with Garrett Hickey, the head boys basketball coach at Norwalk (CT) HS and creator of the #sharethegame Twitter feed. In this pod, we go through a bunch of different topics, including networking, creating your own coaching portfolio, practice set up, teaching and communicating styles in practice and creating a program portfolio. We also go through a little Social Studies teacher trivia (I wonder who wins?), so enjoy this podcast!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #112 Special...

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2022/05/13

In the second half of our two-part pod on preparing for special situations, this week we talk about two special situations that we're all going to be in at some point; the comeback game and the delay game. Thinking about what to do when you get to these situations long before they happen is really important to your teams' success! We wrap up with thinking about what to do in the last :05 when you are at the free throw line and need to miss.

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