{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F4b4408b4-9f8f-436d-af24-ed1e4c92b6d5","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 157: Mark Cascio, Modern Basketball At The High School Level","description":"Guest: Mark Cascio, Godfather of Player Development\n\n\n\n\nIn this week's coaching conversation, successful high school coach Mark Cascio joins the podcast to discuss modernizing high school basketball offenses.\n\n\u00a0\n\nCoach Mark Cascio enters his 15th season as a head basketball coach and his 9th season at Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, LA. During his tenure at Catholic High School, the basketball program has experienced the unprecedented success of 5 District Titles and 3 Final Four Appearances.\u00a0\n\n\u00a0\n\nPrior to Catholic High School, Coach Cascio became the youngest coach in the history of Louisiana to win a State Championship when he led Christian Life Academy to a 2012 Title. His tenure at CLA also included another Final Four Appearance and back-to-back-to-back district championships. Prior to becoming a head high school coach, he served at the youth, high school, and AAU Levels.\n\n\u00a0\n\nOver the years, Coach Cascio's success and style of play garnered attention from coaches at all levels. As he began to network with coaches around the country, he became passionate about sharing the game. He now provides modern mentorship for modern basketball through his business, Courtside Consulting.\n\n\u00a0\n\nIn the last year, Coach Cascio has conducted hundreds of webinars and traveled the country leading clinics for coaching staffs ranging from Professional to High School levels.\n\n\n\n\nBreakdown\n\n1:00 - Modern Basketball at High School Level\n\n4:00 - Developing Freedom\n\n6:00 - Modern Spacing\n\n9:00 - Holding a Spot\n\n13:00 - Valuing Two's and Three's\n\n15:00 - Domino's\n\n18:00 - Tow-way Coaching and Spacing\n\n22:00 - Shot Clocks\n\n26:00 - Protection Plans\n\n30:00 - Process of Developing Players\n\n34:00 - How He Incorporate Skills\n\n37:30 - Concept of a Protection Plan\n\n41:00 - Important Key Performance Indicators\n\n45:00 - KPI and his Program\n\n49:00 - Specific Conditioning Skills\n\n51:00 - Counter Opponent Strategies\n\n53:00 - Four-out vs Five-out Debate\n\n56:00 - Hybrid System\n\n59:00 - Concept of Mount Marginal gains\n\n1:02:00 - High School Program Perspective\n\n1:04:00 - Finding Solutions\n\n1:07:00 - Conclusion\n\n\n\n\nMark Cascio\u2019s Bio:\n\nWebsite: https://www.courtside-consulting.com/\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachcascio\n\n\n\n\nBasketball Immersion\n\nWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en\n\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion\n\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion\n\n\n\n\nBetOnline Website:\n\nWebsite: www.betonline.ag\n\n\n\n\nBest in the West Video Series\n\nBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/80043219-a46b-4d0e-9de9-08ffa665d6a0/135e2835370674a32c6c6235a6a3e54f4f6110ae3868283f018ade21bc307ab.jpeg"}