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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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14:42

A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #108 Individual...

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2022/04/15

As we all start to dive in to the off-season, it's important that we have a system in place to tangible measure our players accomplishments and improvement in order to get the buy in we need. In this podcast, we discuss some of the strategies that we have used in order to get our players to put in the work necessary to have as good of season as possible NEXT season!

78:49

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #122 Vincent Macaulay

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2022/04/12

British Basketball League (BBL) pioneer and legend Vincent Macaulay comes on our podcast this week! In this great conversation, we chat about building and growing the game in a country where basketball is not a traditional sport, changes to American basketball, using the 3 point shot, influences in Coach Macaulay's career and much more. It's a great opportunity to learn about the game from a completely different perspective, so enjoy our conversation!

46:55

A Pen And A Napkin-"Winning Time" Episode VI

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2022/04/11

Our latest reviews are in . . . and they're not good for "Winning Time" Episode VI "Memento Moir". With Casey Hall out of town, Marc Kruger steps in as a guest commentator to help me break down this episode, including a question that probably needs to be asked; was Earvin "Magic" Johnson a good person?

14:20

A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #107 Reinvesting...

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2022/04/08

Fundraising is one of the most important things that our programs can do to help build up your program; however, sometimes you're not sure as to what to spend those funds on or how to properly ask people for funds. In this pod, we explore topics where you can reinvest fundraising dollars, where to do it at and how to raise even more money for your program!

53:22

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

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2022/04/06

Welcome back to "Winning Time"!!! In this episode, which Casey and I subtitled "The Kareem Episode", we dive into, what some would now say is the under-rated career of the NBA"s all-time leading scorer, along with the other things we liked from this episode. Before our actual review, however, Casey and I took a few minutes to discuss mental health and how that has affected us in the last couple of weeks. It was important for us to talk about this subject; if you or someone you know needs help, don't

65:33

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #121 Rechelle Turner

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2022/04/05

Rechelle Turner, the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Murray State University, comes on the podcast this week. Coach Turner chats about a variety of topics, including her jump from the high school ranks to being a Division I head coach, defending your players, inequity's that still exist in women's athletics, transition defense, running a quality summer camp and much more! Great conversation with an up and coming coach at the collegiate level!

11:03

A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #106 Hustle Board

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2022/04/01

Coaches are always emphasizing the details of the game, but how can you communicate and emphasize these intangibles that are necessary for success in a tangible way? One of the ways that you can do that is through a "Hustle Board", a way to measure your teams effectiveness and toughness, both as a team and on an individual basis. Here's some ideas on how to build this concept!

69:57

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #120 Josh Thompson

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2022/03/29

Josh Thompson, Boys HC at Bishop McGuinness (NC), jumps on the podcast this week to discuss a variety of topics, including the UNC-Duke Final 4 matchup, a unique school nickname, making that first deep post-season run, player development, delegating responsibilities to assistants, out of bounds plays and philosophy, and much more. Great conversation with one of North Carolina's best!

41:12

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

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2022/03/28

Casey Hall and I are back for our review of "Winning Time"! This week, we finally hit some serious basketball material with Episode IV "Who the F . . . is Jack McKinney?". The Lakers hit training camp, McKinney tries to become a head coach and Jerry West comes in to save the day! Enjoy our review!

13:41

A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #105 Summer...

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2022/03/25

We're all, to a degree, selfish and want what's best for our programs; however, we DO have to think about alot of factors as we put together our summer programs. In this "Foundation Friday", we talk about the factors that you need to consider as you put together your summer program, plus a big announcement about how things are going at "A Pen And A Napkin"!

44:55

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

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2022/03/22

Casey Hall and I take a deep dive on "Winning Time" Episode III, uniquely titled "The Best Is Yet to Come". This episode highlights the search for a new Lakers coach, with Dr. Buss adamant that Jerry Tarkanian is his guy. Other subplots include Earvin Johnson's acclimation to Los Angeles socially and Jerry West finding his way. It's our favorite episode so far, so enjoy!

100:25

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #119 Quick Hitters Volume...

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2022/03/21

Ever wonder what it's like to win a state championship? Ever wondered what needs to be done to win a state title, or wonder what were the intangibles that led to that championship? We have that handled right here with this podcast! Five state championship coaches, from the first one (Mohs, Martindale and Stoffel) along with a 12-timer (Flynn). We add in a repeat champion in Tim Cannon and the story of the state tournament, Fort Calhoun's TJ O'Connor and his description of their tremendous run and

13:54

A Pen And A Napkin-Foundation Friday #104 State...

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2022/03/18

The state tournament is a tremendous opportunity to network, to watch high level basketball and to learn from various situations that present themselves. In this pod, I've taken a look at some of the things that I saw last week at the Nebraska state tournament that a coaching staff should consider looking at and prepare for, especially as your season progresses.

38:39

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

A Pen And A Napkin ·

2022/03/14

Casey Hall and I breakdown Episode II of "Winning Time", HBO's new series on the 1980's Los Angeles Lakers. We chat about the overall episode, then dive into our categories and give our grades on the episode.

50:46

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #118 2022 State Tournament...

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2022/03/11

In the last of our four state tourney roundtables, Jerome Skrdla of Gretna (NE), Nate Wall of David City Aquinas (NE) and Jimmy Motz of Norris (NE) come on the pod to chat it up at the N-Zone in downtown Lincoln. We discuss timeout usage, developing community support and much more! Enjoy this great discussion, and when in downtown Lincoln, grab a bite to eat at either the Mellow Mushroom or the N-Zone!!

60:15

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #117 2022 State Tournament...

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2022/03/10

Another day, another roundtable!! Millard West's finest, Marc Kruger and Casey Hall, along with Paul Markley, jump on the pod at the N-Zone in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. In this pod, we chat about what we look for when voting for postseason awards, how to make all of your players feel valued and much more, including a food review by Carter Plum!!

55:52

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #116 2022 State Tournament...

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2022/03/09

Another day, another roundtable! Tom Tvrdy returns to this roundtable, along with Sarah Goodwin, GBB AC at Bennington (NE) and Paul Markley, GBB HC at Ralston (NE). We chat about our own self improvement, communication with our players, helping our players balance out their summer activities and much more!

58:29

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #115 2022 State Tournament...

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2022/03/08

Dexter Goodner of Ord (NE), Tom Tvrdy of Omaha Marian and I sit together, eat some Mellow Mushroom pizza, and discuss a wide variety of topics, including lessons learned from this season, off season development, selection of summer camps and much more! Enjoy the first of many podcasts this week from the Nebraska state tournament!

49:51

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

A Pen And A Napkin ·

2022/03/07

Casey Hall and I get together to review "Winning Time", the new HBO series about the 1980's Showtime Lakers! We go through what we like and what we didn't like, including our favorite and least favorite scenes, the basketball realism of the episode and other awards. Hope you like it!!

64:44

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #114 Grant Cole

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2022/03/04

Grant Cole, GBB HC at Auburn (NE), jumps on the podcast this week to discuss a variety of different topics. On the pod, we chat about returning home to coach, working with numerous family members, his half court offensive and defensive philosophy, scouting and breaking a 40 year state tournament drought. Alot of great thoughts shared; enjoy!

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