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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Parents Playbooks- Capture & Preserve Memories

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Any of you have followed my blog, realize I have been doing research on past boys and past girls basketball teams. To do the research, I hav...
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Coaching 101- Daily Dozen

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Years and years ago, I attended a clinic where Sam Alford (Steve Alford’s father) of New Castle, Ind gave a talk on developing a program. On...

Coaching 101- Practice Scrimmage Game

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  Scrimmage Game 1- 5 on 5 playing to 11 points.  2- +3= 3 pointer, +2= 2 pointer, +1= offensive or defensive rebound 3- Defense gets steal ...

Maine West Summer Tourneys

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  The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association had been organization for boys basketball only. At the end of the 1984 season, the IBCA took i...
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Willam Allen- Knox Grad, GHS Teacher- Killed in WW2

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  William Allen was a 1939 graduate of Knox College. While at Knox, he became a political activist. He was part of a large group of students...
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Streaks Scrapbook- 1999 Girls 2nd in State- Part I

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  1999 Girls 2nd in State 33-2 (State Rank- #2) The 1998 Streaks lost in the Elite 8 game, but had no seniors on their roster. The entire st...

Friday Fotos- 1999- Back Again

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What A Run!- In 1999, the Streaks were in the middle of a great run (and it wasn’t done yet). The Last Word- Coaches always say that your “s...
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Strategy- 1999 Soft Man to Man Press

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If we had the lead with under 10 seconds left, usually we wanted to play what we would call our “Soft MM Press.” We are wanting to just slow...

Strategy- 1999 Larson’s Three in Supersectional

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We were in a battle with Machesney Park Harlem in the Supersectional at NIU’s Chick Evans FH. Late in the game, we down three with the ball....

Old School Coaches- Talking About Parents

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“Old School Coaches” are veteran coaches who look at some of the tough questions that all coaches face. In the group we have HOF coaches fro...

Coaching 101- Organized Pre-Practice

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I always asked our players to do an organized “Prepractice” at the beginning of practice. Doing this served several purposes: 1- It concentr...

Coaching 101- Stick With FS Prelims or Swith to JV Prelims

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There are fewer students choosing to play both boys and girls basketball in Illinois and also nationally. Traditionally most schools have of...

Streaks Scrapbook- 1960 Galesburg’s “New, Unnamed Gym”

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In basketball terms, the 1959-1960 team is referred to as the 1960 team. So although the new school opened in the Fall of 1959 school year, ...
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Monday, October 28, 2024

Friday Fotos- Great Rivals, Great Gyms, Great Quiz

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There are some great gyms in Western Illinois- I have a quiz for you about these gyms. Can you pass the test at the end!! Canton HS

Super 7- Streaks Alums Playing College Hoops

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There are 7 Streak’s alums who are playing college basketball this winter. Audree Peck (Clarke- Senior), Lauren Livingston (Dubuque-Senior),...