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Day 1 – Practice Plan & Drills (Sophomores 2013/14)

November 19, 2013 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

As our team agreed on during our pre-season player meeting, we will be focusing on the following this season: 1) Defense (man to man) 2) Rebounding 3) Ball security (take care of the ball / minimize turnovers) 4) Offensive scoring fundamentals and skills We believe that by focusing on these 4 areas and putting the […]

Filed Under: 10th Grade (Sophomore) Basketball, Practice Plans

Excited! Had Our First (Mandatory) Meeting with the Players… Off to a Good Start

November 14, 2013 by Jeff Haefner 2 Comments

Had the first player meeting for our sophomore boys team last night.  I’m excited because we agreed on a really good strategy for the season and the players are on board! In fact, they are the ones that came up with the entire strategy (with just a little guidance from me). To me, this first […]

Filed Under: 10th Grade (Sophomore) Basketball, Strategy Tagged With: 2013/14 Soph Boys Season

New Core Values for Our 2013/14 Basketball Season

November 12, 2013 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

Each year I try to refine our core values, which I believe are the foundation of our success and the most important aspect of my coaching. This year I was inspired to adjust them to be one or two words (max) after watching this video.  It’s an excellent video by Brett Ledbetter that I recommend […]

Filed Under: 10th Grade (Sophomore) Basketball, Positive Impact Tagged With: 2013/14 Soph Boys Season

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I’m a basketball coach, skill development trainer, and Co-Owner of Breakthrough Basketball. I currently live in Marion, Iowa with my wife, two kids, and our golden retriever (Izzy).

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