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Hardwood Hustle

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The Hardwood Hustle is a basketball podcast brought to you by PGC Basketball seeks to educate, empower and encourage coaches around the world. Your hosts, TJ Rosene, Sam Allen, and Lisa O"Meara share their experiences and perspectives centered around the game of basketball. Guest interviews from the biggest names in basketball and beyond, provide keen insights into how coaches can achieve a high level of success and be transformational in the lives of their players.

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Episode 568 - Better Passing Teams

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/09/24

A good passing team is a well coached team. This week we discuss all things related to helping your players be better passers this season.Show Notes:• Why you should consider being a pressing team.• Thinking ahead in your season• Developing better passers and emphasis in practice• "Passing is like leadership"• Executing your sets• "Make the simple play"• Inability to pass is limiting - Minimize risky decisions• Defining good passing• Coaching pet peeves• Coaching different types of passes• Wh...

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38:44

Episode 567 - Building a Team

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/09/17

Building a successful program is all about how you cultivate the identity of the team. This week, TJ and Sam discuss 4 principles to help shape your team culture and strengthen your team identity in something bigger than any individual.Show Notes:• Topic Intro• Shared Ownership- Getting players to lead- Working through conflict• Shared suffering- giving players ownership• Individual Responsibility- Having it come to life in practice• Collective pride- Why its important- The challenges coaches...

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37:32

Episode 566 - Less & More: Players, Parents, & Coaches

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/09/10

This week the team discusses “Less & More” - where as coaches we should be looking to add more to our programs both on and off the court and where can we make additions by subtraction.Show Notes:What should players do less and more of?Relationships, social media, fundamentalsWhat should parents do less and more of?Perspective, teaching, blaming, relationship buildingWhat should coaches do less and more of?Preparation, mindset, drama, improvementOffense: Shot selection, transition, t...

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40:47

Episode 565 - Xs & Os Coaching Decisions

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/09/03

TJ and Sam discuss the Xs and Os decisions all coaches have to make going into their preseason and the implications for your team.Show Notes:• Topic IntroOFFENSE• Why + Who = What + How• Does it matter if it's a fun offensive system to play in?• Balancing freedom & structure• Testing your team's IQ• Does your team know:- What they're hunting- How to hunt it- How to improve• Does talent need structure?• Getting player buy-in• Ability to spread the floor• Making up for deficits• Questions t...

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37:03

Episode 563 - Handling & Breaking Pressure

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/08/20

How does your team react when they face a high pressure defense? This week the discussion is around the habits, mindset, and principles you’ll want to instill next season in your players in order to be great at breaking and handling pressure.Show Notes:• Intro to Topic• Teaching necessary skills and habits• Flipping the mindset - Pressure is a facade• Being the aggressor• Making it part of your style• Who passes the ball in• Availability of the first pass• Squirrel analogy• 3 available receiv...

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30:53

Episode 562 - Choosing Your Fundamentals

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/08/13

This week TJ and Sam discuss fundamentals, but maybe not in the same way you’re used to. They’re talking about how to develop and communicate core principles that set the foundation for your team’s success.Send us a Message.Find out more about PGC Coach's Courtside Retreat here: https://coach.pgcbasketball.com/courtside-retreat-special/https://coach.pgcbasketball.com/courtside-retreat-special/

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43:08

Episode 560 - Playing Time Decisions

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/07/30

This week the discussion is all about playing time. It’s a topic that plagues most players and coaches all season long. How many players do we need or want in our rotation? How do we handle seniors who aren't going to play much? How do we communicate playing time decisions without closing the door to growth and adjustments down the road? How do we keep players who aren't in the rotation motivated through an entire season? - It's a lot to work through, but TJ and Sam share how we can navigate ...

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Episode 558 - Coach Pat Summitt's Definite Dozen

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/07/16

This week Sam shares Coach Pat Summitt's Definite Dozen as the team discusses leadership principles that have withstood the test of time and how coaches can apply them to their teams.Show Notes:1. Respect Yourself and Others2. Take Full Responsibility3. Develop and Demonstrate Loyalty4. Learn to be a Great Communicator5. Discipline Yourself so No One Else Has To6. Make Hard Work Your Passion7. Don’t Just Work Hard, Work Smart8. Put the Team Before Yourself9. Make Winning an Attitude10. Be a C...

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36:25

Episode 557 - Resetting Each Season

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/07/09

This week we discuss our topic comes to us from a question posed by one of our listeners as we discuss what it takes to incorporate new players into your team. When players leave and new players come in, how do you ensure that your culture as well as your systems and strategies are going to be the right for your current group? In this episode TJ and Sam share things you need to be aware of as you avoid growing complacent and seek to bring the best out of the group in front of you.Show Notes:•...

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38:41

Episode 556 - Do Coaches Yell Too Much?

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/07/02

This week our topic questions the behavior of basketball coaches on the sideline, simply, are we yelling too much as coaches? In this episode, TJ and Sam discuss the factors that lead to coaches yelling and if and when it’s necessary.Show Notes:• Introduction• Expectations of a coach• The best coaching happens in practice• Difference between passion, anger, and putting people down• Leadership and communication• Demanding high standards• Coaching effort and attitude• Urgency and context of a g...

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44:01

Episode 555 - Second Chair Leadership with Tracy...

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/06/25

This week, TJ and Sam are joined by Pastor Tracy Reynolds. With a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership, Pastor Tracy shares about the importance of second chair leadership, how not to get caught up in comparison or your next career move, and how you can thrive in your leadership role regardless of position.Show Notes:• Introduction• Why this book• Advantages of second chair leadership• Navigating disagreements as an assistant coach• When the grass isn't greener• Embracing where you're at• S...

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38:34

Episode 554 - Coach Zak Boisvert, Saint Louis University

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2024/06/18

This week, Coach Zak Boisvert from Saint Louis University with over 13 years of college coaching experience joins TJ and Sam to discuss building your offense, key elements of player development, along with some quick tips for defense and rebounding.Show Notes:• Building out your offense• Motion v. set play offense• Getting players to play to their strengths• Creating a malleable offense• Teaching basketball literacy• Small-sided games & asking questions• The role of the 4s and 5s in your ...

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26:18

Episode 552 - When Teammates Don’t Like Each Other

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/06/04

Dick DeVenzio, founder of PGC Basketball, wrote a book titled Think Like a Champion. And in that book is chapter titled, "Teammates You Don't Like." This week TJ and Sam discuss that chapter and the insights DeVenzio shares that could be a game-changer for your players individually and as a group next season.Send us a Message.Coach, if you’re turning every stone but falling short of your goals—if your team is falling short of their potential but unsure how to break the glass ceiling—You can g...

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44:01

Episode 540 - Optimizing Your Coaching with Cody Royle

Hardwood Hustle ·

2024/03/12

This week we’re joined once again by special guest, Cody Royle, a former professional head coach who now works full time helping coaches perform at their best. In this episode we discuss ideas from his 3rd book, Second Set of Eyes, and how coaches can better approach their goals, others’ expectations, and feelings of burnout.

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