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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-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!

76:52

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!

12:33

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!

79:25

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!!

16:18

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.

81:22

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!

10:40

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!

77:05

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!

11:36

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.

73:30

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #126 Eric Henderson

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2022/05/10

South Dakota State University MBB HC Eric Henderson comes on the podcast this week to talk about a variety of different topics. Amongst many things, Coach Henderson talks about his background as an educator, learning from such great head coaches as TJ Otzelberger and Greg McDermott, SDSU's "Five Character Traits", situational basketball, the transfer portal and much more! Enjoy this conversation with one of America's up and coming coaches!

47:52

A Pen And A Napkin-"Winning Time" Episode X Review

A Pen And A Napkin ·

2022/05/09

Pop open the champagne, it's a happy ending after all ( . . . at least for ALMOST everyone . . .)!!!! Casey Hall and I review the season finale of "Winning Time", entitled "Promised Land". At the end of the episode, both Casey and I put out our "wish list" for Season 2, so enjoy our review!

13:36

A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #111 Special...

A Pen And A Napkin ·

2022/05/06

We all know that we're going to be in pressure situations when we get into our season, so why not use this time to start thinking about what you're going to do next season? In this week's "Foundation Friday", we take a look at the Special Situations chart that we've developed to help prepare our teams for these situations. Next week, we'll go over the 2nd half of the chart!

83:00

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #125 Ed Schilling

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2022/05/04

For episode #125, Ed Schilling, the men's assistant coach at Grand Canyon University, comes on the pod! Coach Schilling has one of the more unique resumes that we've ever had on "APAAN"; one of the few coaches who has coached at the high school, high Division I level and NBA level; success has followed him at every level. We chat about his journey, what he's learned along the way and we have a great discussion on player development and what to do with your players in the off-season. Truly a terrific

41:33

A Pen And A Napkin-"Winning Time" Episode IX Review

A Pen And A Napkin ·

2022/05/03

The first season of "Winning Time" is winding down and Casey Hall and I are here to continue to review every last episode. In this week's episode, "An Acceptable Loss", we discuss the individual battles that some of our characters face and attempt to overcome, along with discussions on Hollywood real estate. Enjoy!!

13:39

A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #110 Off-Season...

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2022/04/29

There's four major pillars to "Improvement Season" that could/should be addressed; your schemes, your analytics, your skill development and your culture. What are the keys to taking all of these things from bad to average, average to good or good to great? On this "Foundation Friday", we take a look at all of these concepts and how to address them.

46:57

A Pen And A Napkin-"Winning Time" Episode VIII Review

A Pen And A Napkin ·

2022/04/26

Welcome to "California Dreamin'", Episode VIII of "Winning Time". Before we get to the episode itself, Casey and I chat about the headlines with the show and it's characterizations of Jerry West and other concepts of the series. After that, we dive into the episode itself and give our reviews in our various categories.

73:52

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #124 Heather Grafing

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2022/04/25

Heather Grafing, the GBB HC at Central Lyon (IA), comes on the podcast this week! Coach Grafing, who has built an impressive program, including a 2022 state runner-up, discusses important influences in her career, making a run to the state title game, playing an uptempo system, her "Pillars of Success" and much more. Great discussion on the intricacies of building a solid program from top to bottom!

12:54

A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #109 "Planning...

A Pen And A Napkin ·

2022/04/22

Welcome to Episode #300 of "A Pen And A Napkin"! Last week, we discussed individual player improvement during "Improvement Season", but it is also important that we take this time to improve the team as well. Here's some thoughts on what you can do to improve your team from top to bottom throughout May, June and July!

69:44

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #124 Joe Hesse

A Pen And A Napkin ·

2022/04/19

Joe Hesse, the 3x state champion head coach at Humphery/ Lindsay-Holy Family (NE) comes on the podcast this week to chat about a variety of topics! We talk about his influences, the strength of basketball in his community, some of his favorite drills, his belief in zone defense and much more! Terrific conversation with one of Nebraska's greats!

45:44

A Pen And A Napkin-"Winning Time" Episode VII Review

A Pen And A Napkin ·

2022/04/18

Our latest review of HBO's "Winning Time" finally delves into the greatest rivalry of the 1980s; Celtics vs. Lakers, and Bird vs. Magic. In this episode, "The Invisible Man", we continue to break down the series, including the evolution of Paul Westhead as a coach, along with the evolution of the Lakers team. Enjoy the return of Casey Hall as we delve into one of our favorite episodes!

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