25 Best Basketball Books (For Fans, Players, and Coaches)
Top Basketball Books (for fans, players, & coaches) Basketball has a way of capturing our hearts and forging lifelong connections. Whether you’re a die-hard fan seeking to deepen your knowledge or a coach or player looking to improve your skills, there’s nothing quite like immersing yourself in the pages of some of the best basketball books […]
Are YOU Prepared for End of Game Special Situations?
Are YOU Prepared for End of Game Situations? Everything that happens at the end of the game: baskets, turnovers, fouls, have the same point impact as every other possession of the game. The difference is that end of game situations are magnified. There is much, much more emotion from the crowd, the players, the coaches, […]
Analytics Based Case for Fouling to Protect a 3 Point Lead
Foul at the End of a Basketball Game to Preserve a 3 Point Lead Regardless of what your gut tells you at regarding protecting a 3-point lead at the end of a game, you are better off having a reason-based philosophy. I also believe (especially with high school teams) that you are better off knowing […]
10 Innovative Ideas for Using a Video Board to Raise Money for Your Athletic Program
10 Innovative Ideas for Using a Video Board to Raise Money for Your Athletic Program We all know that the cost of funding your high school athletic programs increases every year. And the amount of work that coaches and Athletic Directors have to do is increasing at the same time. With all of the responsibilities […]
Must Have Tools for Your Coaching or Athletic Administrator’s Toolbox
Our Must Have Tools for Your Coaching or Athletic Administrators Toolbox This article is a follow up for athletic director and coaches of all sports on our post for basketball coaches: Ten Must have coaching tools for 2023 and beyond… These takeaways from the Educational AD Podcast are posted with the permission of Podcast Host Jake Von Scherrer. […]
Developing Toughness in Today’s Athletes
Developing Toughness in Today’s Athletes One of the key questions that coaches How can a coach teach today’s athletes to be tough while still being sensitive to the very real social and emotional challenges they are experiencing? The Educational AD Podcast host Jake von Scherrer interviews athletes, coaches, athletic administrators, and other thought leaders […]
Reese Barnett Awarded $1000 Scholarship from the Scorers Table
Basketball Scoring Tables Press Release December 15, 2021 We sold $30,000 of sponsorship on our Sideline Interactive scorer’s table last season. We kept 100% of itDavid SmolaAthletic Director, Cathedral Catholic High School, San Diego, CA We paid for our scoring table within the first month. With Sideline’s high quality scoring table, we’ll be making money […]
Developing Inclusive Teams
Developing Inclusive Teams This post is a summary of our key takeaways from Volume 2 Episode #97 of The Educational AD Podcast, hosted by retired high school Athletic Director Jake Von Scherrer. This summary of the podcast episode is posted with permission of Coach Von Scherrer. You can watch the 27 minute interview on YouTube […]
Sideline Interactive’s Basketball Drills Smorgasbord
Sideline Interactive’s Basketball Drills Smorgasbord We have been working with basketball coaches for more years than we want to admit. OK, it’s been 38 years, but please keep that to yourself! 🙂 During that time we have learned a lot of basketball and been exposed to GREAT coaching resources. We want to shout out a […]
Seven Concrete Actionable Tactics to Implement Today to See Immediate Results the Next Time You Practice!
Seven Concrete Actionable Tactics to Implement Today to See Immediate Results the Next Time You Practice! (Guaranteed!) Unless you are allowed to recruit and/or schedule your own games, the single most important impact that a basketball coach can have on the success of a team is the way you lead in practice. You have to […]