Win The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #35 Preseason Team Readings

Win The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #35 Preseason Team Readings

Author: Martin Plum August 16, 2026 Duration: 25:12

A great way to get your team moving in the direction that you'd like for it to move in during the preseason is doing team readings and discussions! In today's podcast, we discuss the parameters that you should use in figuring out what readings you should use, how you should convey the information to your team and some my recommendations for great preseason readings. In addition, we've got a great quote today, along with a coach study of one of the must underrated women's basketball coaches in the history of the game!


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