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Sunday, July 6, 2025

Slappin’ Glass Podcast: Mike DeGeorge- Analytics and Offense

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Slappin’ Glass Podcast always comes thru with great interviews. I really enjoyed their interview with Coach Mike DeGeorge of Cal Poly San Lu...
Saturday, July 5, 2025

Beyond the Gold- Streaks Champs Share Their Stories (Part 2)

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I reached out to 8 GHS athletes who won individual State Championships, and 2 GHS athletes who won a doubles State Championship. My purpose ...

Beyond the Gold- Streaks Champs Share Their Stories (Part 1)

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  I reached out to 8 GHS athletes who won individual State Championships, and 2 GHS athletes who won a doubles State Championship. My purpos...
Friday, July 4, 2025

Inside Hoops- Players End of Season Survey

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The following are sample questions for players in the post-season. The players are asked to complete these questions in our post-season meet...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Caitlin Clark’s All-Star Ranking: Reality Check for Clark or Embarrassment for Players?

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It is a great time in the WNBA. TV viewership, game attendance, and merchandise are all exploding.  In 2024, WNBA games on CBS were up 170%,...
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Hailey VanLith- Building Toughness

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In the Sweet Sixteen win over Notre Dame, Texas Christian University trailed at half-time 35-32 and star Hailey Van Lith had scored only 8 p...
Sunday, June 29, 2025

Jay Bilas- Essay on Toughness

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  Toughness” – Jay Bilas – ESPN .com I have heard the word "toughness" thrown around a lot lately. Reporters on television, radio...

Jay Bilas- Book on Toughness, My Takes

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Several years ago Jay Bilas wrote an article on toughness which went viral in the basketball world. High school and college coaches all re...

Jay Bilas- Book on Toughness (Some Excerpts)

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Jay Bilas’ book- Toughness is an outstanding read for both players and coaches. Here are some excerpts from Toughness :  Successful play...
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Double The Talent, Triple The Bond: Twin And Triplet Athletes

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I taught high school psychology and I took my fair share of psychology classes. So I read my share of “twin studies.” The basic premise of m...
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Galesburg: A Prairie City’s Past- Test Your Knowledge

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  #1- Who was the founder of Galesburg? #2- The founder’s house is located at the corner of what two streets? #3- When they mapped out Gales...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Caitlin Clark- If I Had A Daughter…

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This story was written originally on July 11, 2024 after Dave Wood and I went to Indianapolis to watch the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark. ...
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Peterman’s Pick- Analyzing Illinois High School Basketball

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If you study the history of Illinois HS basketball, you are probably aware of some of the early coaching legends. There were some great coac...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

HS Summer Games Wrap Up- Questions Every Player Should Be Asking

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In Illinois, players workouts and games with their high school teams are probably wrapping up the last weekend of June. Hopefully it has bee...
Monday, June 23, 2025

HS Summer Games Wrap Up- Questions Every Coach Should Be Asking

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For many high schools across the nation, the month of June can be a wild scramble. Coaches go from the last day of school right into summer ...