Category: Ask Coach Hemi
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Dignity Lost
So many roads, so much at stakeSo many dead ends, I’m at the edge of the lakeSometimes I wonder what it’s gonna takeTo find dignity – Bob Dylan, Dignity 1989 There are always signs to signal that things are going wrong. A check engine light on the dashboard Numbness in an extremity A dead canary…
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Are You Immune to the Disease of Me?
Immunity. Who knew that this word would be so controversial in 2022?!? But let’s not talk about viruses and visits to medical professionals today. Let us stick to what we know best, basketball. Definition: Immunity is the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or…
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Nikola Jokic is Named NBA MVP – #CoachHemi Throwback Article
The article below was written February 6, 2021 and to be published on a local sports blog. I tackled the topic of who I thought was a frontrunner for the NBA MVP at that time. I picked Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. As fate would have it, four months later, the Nugget big man…
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SHOOTING BREAKDOWN – MAY 15, 2020
I caught the lightning bolt of inspiration today and decided to throw this article up on the website. I watch dozens of highlights it seems on social media and more that come through my inbox. I coached the game of basketball at the high school level for 15 years and have been a national evaluator…
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#CoachHemi: Evaluating Talent and Recruiting Analysis – August 11, 2018
A recent social media post about college coaches being hesitant to offer a prospect without knowing recruiting background provided inspiration for this post. Below I will outline the process by which I evaluate talent. Also, I will provide context on the recruiting process. I will detail what I believe are traits and characteristics of programs…
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#CoachHemi Basketball Ideas December 2017
I spent the past three days in the Baltimore-Washington DC area watching basketball at the She Got Game Classic and at the National Hoop Fest at Dematha High School. Identifying and evaluating prospects for ProspectsNation.com and OntheRadarHoops.com was my primary objective. However, there are many basketball ideas outside of evaluation that struck a cord in…
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#CoachHemi: Success or Excellence
I ran across this piece of motivational material this week as I was cleaning up my house. Often we chase success, but this handout should make us reconsider if we are chasing the wrong thing. Success or Excellence? Success vs Excellence
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FALL 2017 CAMP DATES
Coach Hemingway is excited to announce the fall camp dates for 2017. The Coach Hemi Showcase series will be in five cities on five different dates following Labor Day weekend. The series of one-day camps will bring the camps closer to the players and allow them to train, compete and gain exposure in a national…
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#CoachHemi: On Sportsmanship
FOLLOW @CoachHemi I remember being 11 years old playing Little League Baseball for Mike Brantley and the Oakland Braves. We played on a diamond right next the town pool with a corn field behind it in right field. If I remember correctly we played a couple of years without a fence on this park. Occasionally…
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ASK COACH HEMI: ZONE DEFENSE IS NOT THE PROBLEM
Coach Branden Mayweather of Central Gwinnett High School uses zone defense combined with man principles to keep opponents off balance. Photo cred – Ty Freeman Zone defense was a curse word as I learned how to be a coach during the mid to late 90’s. I studied great teachers of pressure man to man defense…