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 +…
Category: Basketball
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…
Back to School Checklist
As both high schools and colleges start to convene for the 2013-2014 season, it’s time for coaches to start going through their own back to school checklist. I’m going beyond…
Preparing for Next Season
Every year, each and every team experiences some level of turnover in personnel whether it is from players graduating or leaving a team in some other manner. As coaches, we…
Making Your Team Better
The NBA draft took place in late June and free agency quickly began afterward. College coaches from across the country are embarking on a month long journey searching for players…
Looking Deeper Inside Miami’s Championship
As basketball fans everywhere know, the Miami Heat won their 2nd straight NBA Championship last week. Sure having LeBron James, Dawayne Wade and Chris Bosh should make you the better…