The National Title Game is Friday Night
This weekend the NCAA Division III Women’s Championship Semi-finals will take place and in a cool twist, the winners get some time off before playing for the title on April…
Benedictine looks to complete perfect season
The Division III Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off this weekend in Salem, VA. Â The participants include the 2011 champs, St. Thomas, the 2013 champs (and requisite NESCAC team) Amherst…
Know Your Stats Vol. 2
Effective Field Goal Percentage is often confused with True Shooting Percentage. While true shooting percentage brings free throws into the mix in order to more accurately gauge how points are…
Our ‘Why’
I recently read a great book by Simon Sinek called ‘Start Withy Why’. The core message was around motivating your team by having everyone understand WHY you do what you…
Know Your Stats Vol. 1
True Shooting Percentage True shooting percentage shows you how well a player is shooting when you factor in three pointers and free throws. It is calculated as follows: Points/(2*(FGA +…
Team Input
One thing I learned from working with University of Vermont coach Lori Gear McBride actually took place at halftime of every game. Coach McBride had the team go in the…
Innovative shot chart comes to StatGeek!
One of my first jobs as an assistant coach was to maintain the shot chart on the sideline. I did mine using paper and pencil on the sideline. My hand…
Creating Goals For A New Season
With the start of practice upon us, I thought it would be a good time to discuss goals. There are a number of different approaches to achieving great things, but…
The Story of StatGeek
When I’m talking about StatGeek, I often get asked about where the idea for the company came from. After answering it a few hundred times, I figured out that this…
Building Trust With Your Team
Don’t we casually ask for trust all the time, simply saying ‘trust me’ in reply to an odd look from someone? If it’s your spouse or a family member, sometimes…