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Mike Dunlap - 7 Points of Defensive Transition
Mike Dunlap is currently the assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks, previous head coach at Loyola Marymount University and a short...
Jack Fleming
Apr 2, 20212 min read
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Our Emotions, Are Our Problems
On tough days we might say my job is over whelming, or my players are infuriating me. If only we can understand that this is impossible....
Jack Fleming
Mar 19, 20212 min read
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Candour in High Performing Teams
"Lack of candour blocks smart ideas, fast action and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer." - Jack Welch,...
Jack Fleming
Mar 10, 20213 min read
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The Only Question to Ask Yourself
The year was 1952. The future President of the United States sat in front of the Admiral. Jimmy Carter had applied for the nuclear...
Jack Fleming
Feb 27, 20212 min read
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Rumbling with Vulnerability
“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome....
Jack Fleming
Feb 17, 20215 min read
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How to Avoid Bad Practices
Well, last night's practice with my U16 boys club team we probably had our worst practice out of the 8 we have had. This happens, it...
Jack Fleming
Feb 10, 20213 min read
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Turning Pro is a Mindset
"The world is a narrow bridge and the important thing is to not be afraid." - Hebrew Proverb I'm sure Jeff Bezos wasn't thinking he'd be...
Jack Fleming
Feb 4, 20214 min read
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Choose Your Boss, Not Your Job
“The leader you work under is the future you." - David Salyers, Marketing Executive Chick-Fil-A Mike Budenholzer worked for the San...
Jack Fleming
Jan 27, 20213 min read
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Advice to My Younger Self...? Owning Your Story
"What advice would you give to your younger self?" It seems like such a powerful question to ask a mentor or somebody 20 years ahead of...
Jack Fleming
Dec 31, 20203 min read
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Top 40 Lessons I Learned in 2020
Well what a year.. here are my top 40 lessons of 2020. I encourage you to do your own, it is the article I look forward to writing the...
Jack Fleming
Dec 23, 20208 min read
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Winning or Development - Why Not Both?
Crunch or soft tacos was the argument in the famous Old El Paso advertisement, with this famous young girl who kindly suggested why don't...
Jack Fleming
Dec 16, 20204 min read
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You Are Always Trying Out
Back in Melbourne, the land of junior trials are up and running again. While it is a slightly different context remaining Covid safe, all...
Jack Fleming
Dec 7, 20202 min read
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If You Can't, Then You Must.
We all have attachments in our life, the things we cling to that become part of our identity. The player who is attached to getting their...
Jack Fleming
Nov 23, 20202 min read
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Damian Cotter - Guard Development
Damian Cotter is the Chicago Bull's newest assistant coach, an ex junior National Team Coach with time spent in all facets of basketball...
Jack Fleming
Nov 18, 20202 min read
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Removing the Perceptual Rust (Without Contact)
As clubs go back indoors in Melbourne, we are about to see the detraining effects of a 6 month lockdown. While we do talk about the...
Jack Fleming
Nov 9, 20203 min read
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Overrated or Underrated? A Fun Exercise for Every Coach
Stole this idea from Dan & Pat on the Slappin Glass Podcast, two wonderful basketball minds doing a great job with their podcast and...
Jack Fleming
Oct 31, 20203 min read
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Kevin Goorjian: A PhD in Relationships
Kevin Goorjian is the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Box Hill Senior Secondary College, and has been for 18 years. He spent 10 years in...
Jack Fleming
Oct 17, 20203 min read
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Reducing Turnovers in Junior Basketball
When I put 'turnovers' into google images this is what came up, Apple Turnovers so I figured this might ease your mind when the topic of...
Jack Fleming
Oct 6, 20204 min read
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10 False Stories that have Fooled Me in Coaching
This post is motivated by the most recent Basketball Immersion Podcast with Zak Boisvert and Shyamala Kiru on emotional regulation and...
Jack Fleming
Oct 1, 20204 min read
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Coaching — Can You Create Uncertainty?
I have read hundreds, maybe thousands articles, books and seen clinics on leaderships and what often comes up is authenticity. The...
Jack Fleming
Sep 23, 20204 min read
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