Pace & Spacing Principles w/ Matt Fletcher

27/07/2025 36 min Episodio 113

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Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠---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.---EPISODE BREAKDOWN1:30 - Enjoying the growth of a program3:15 - Coaching the program you have4:50 - Recruiting locally5:55 - Factors of adopting an uptempo style7:50 - Playing quickly, but not rushed9:35 - Shot selection as a team11:20 - Recruiting decision making12:10 - When teams try to slow down13:50 - Creating & maintaining good spacing15:20 - Perimeter spacing concepts16:50 - Using SSGs for teaching spacing18:00 - Developing practice plans & activities19:50 - Using your best player as a spacer21:50 - The big in early offense23:35 - Flow after the initial trigger25:15 - Replicating neutral situations after actions27:30 - Communication in a conceptual offense29:35 - Teaching the pace of actions31:40 - Adopting NBA concepts34:15 - Rebounding as a weapon