Pace & Spacing Principles w/ Matt Fletcher

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We are fortunate to have Matt Fletcher on this episode.

Fletcher is the head coach at Concordia St. Paul in Minnesota. 

The Golden Bears are coming off one of the most successful seasons in the school’s season, finishing with a 22-9 record, a first-ever conference title and a trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

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EPISODE BREAKDOWN

1:30 - Enjoying the growth of a program

3:15 - Coaching the program you have

4:50 - Recruiting locally

5:55 - Factors of adopting an uptempo style

7:50 - Playing quickly, but not rushed

9:35 - Shot selection as a team

11:20 - Recruiting decision making

12:10 - When teams try to slow down

13:50 - Creating & maintaining good spacing

15:20 - Perimeter spacing concepts

16:50 - Using SSGs for teaching spacing

18:00 - Developing practice plans & activities

19:50 - Using your best player as a spacer

21:50 - The big in early offense

23:35 - Flow after the initial trigger

25:15 - Replicating neutral situations after actions

27:30 - Communication in a conceptual offense

29:35 - Teaching the pace of actions

31:40 - Adopting NBA concepts

34:15 - Rebounding as a weapon