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Hardwood Hustle

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535 episodes

6 days ago

The Hardwood Hustle podcast brought to you by PGC Basketball seeks to educate, empower and encourage coaches around the world. Your hosts, coaches TJ Rosene and Sam Allen 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. The Hardwood Hustle has been equipping and inspiring the basketball community since 2014. Allow our guides TJ and Sam to journey with you and help you enjoy a fulfilling coaching career season after season.

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The Hardwood Hustle podcast brought to you by PGC Basketball seeks to educate, empower and encourage coaches around the world. Your hosts, coaches TJ Rosene and Sam Allen 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. The Hardwood Hustle has been equipping and inspiring the basketball community since 2014. Allow our guides TJ and Sam to journey with you and help you enjoy a fulfilling coaching career season after season.

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Episodes (20/535)

Hardwood Hustle

Episode 634 - Navigating the Tension in Coaching

This week TJ and Sam discuss the tension we all feel in coaching when you’re competing at a high level. This week they discuss how to have and handle healthy tension that’s going to benefit your team rather than hurt your team. Show Notes: Natural tension among team membersBenefits of healthy tensionCommunication is keyThe two sleeps ruleUnderstanding individual player dynamicsBalancing ambition and celebration of successBuilding trustA coach's approach to practiceCollecting informationAccoun...

6 days ago

36 minutes

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Episode 633 - Mastering In-Game Coaching

In-game coaching is usually a coach's biggest strength or weakness. This week TJ and Sam share 5 aspects of it that are crucial to growing in for your team’s success. Show Notes: SubstitutionsTimeoutsAdjustmentsPregame talksPostgame talksSend us a Message. If you'd like us to reply, include your contact info. After analyzing over 100 million shots, basketball data scientists at Noah Basketball have uncovered the formula of the perfect shot, helping players on 28 of 30 NBA teams improve their ...

2 weeks ago

41 minutes

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Episode 632 - 4 Quarters: Closeouts, Exploiting Matchups, Scouting, and Developing Point Guards

This week we have a 4 quarters episode on applicable topics for in-season troubleshooting which are closeouts, exploiting matchups, scouting opponents, and developing point guards. Show Notes: Teaching closeouts within your strategy and philosophyExploiting matchups and offensive tacticsHow much of scouting is worth the effort?Scouting strategies and balancing informationDeveloping points guards and other players Providing clarity and keeping it simpleSend us a Message. If you'd like us ...

3 weeks ago

43 minutes

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Episode 631 - The Power & Importance of Player-Coach Conversations

Having the right conversations at the right time is crucial to your success as a coach. This week, TJ and Sam dive into the importance of player-coach conversations throughout the season and how to ensure they’re productive and helpful for you and your team. Show Notes: The Importance of Player-Coach ConversationsClarity and Alignment in CommunicationThe Art of Effective DialogueTruth, Love, and TransparencyFollow-Up and AccountabilityNavigating Honest ConversationsHead Coach Energy and Emoti...

4 weeks ago

35 minutes

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Episode 630 - Having More Effective Practices

This week TJ and Sam discuss how to make your practices more effective including setting up drills, reinforcing habits, teaching the game, and building culture. Practice is where coaches spend most of their timeBuilding relationships and having check-insDrills should supplement live play, not replace itIntentional coaching during live playMaking real-time adjustments to your practice planMotivating through creative scoring systemsStaying focused on the main objectivesEvaluating the effectiven...

1 month ago

38 minutes

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Episode 629 - Leading Throughout the Season

This week TJ and Sam discuss how to lead well through the ups and downs of a season. Whether it’s coaching style, your team’s identity, or diagnosing your Xs and Os, as they discuss, it all comes down to knowing how to get the best out of your team. Show Notes: Coaching is Teaching and Leading Leadership will get tested during your seasonCoaches are hardest on themselvesBasketball as a microcosm of lifeOptimist vs Realist Importance of being Determined Working through Fears and...

1 month ago

37 minutes

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Episode 628 - Building Confidence & Grit with Dr. Cindra Kamphoff

This week we’re joined by Dr. Cindra Kamphoff. She’s a best-selling author, award-winning speaker, and founder of the Mentally Strong Institute. As an expert in helping teams and athlete reach their goals with mental skills, in this episode Dr. Kamphoff shares how to improve your players' performance by building grit and confidence in your athletes. Show Notes: Beyond GritHow do you develop Grit?Grit = Passion and perseverance towards your long term goals Grit comes from refarming diffic...

1 month ago

39 minutes

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Episode 627 - The Pros and Cons of Pressure Defense

This week TJ and Sam discuss the pros and cons of implementing pressure defense in your program and how to break it on offense. Show Notes: Offensive and defensive pressureHow to decide whether to press or notDevelopment and competitionImplications for the youth levelKnowing what and whyIs pressing helping your kids develop?Pressing at the high school and college levelFitting your offensive and defensive systems together Play your best players moreIs pressing too much for your team?Minds...

1 month ago

40 minutes

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Episode 626 - Scoring More Points

This week we have special guests, John Carter from Noah Basketball and Mano Watsa from PGC Basketball with us to discuss three specific ways you can improve team and individual scoring this upcoming season. Show Notes: • Introduction to scoring more points • Generating good shots • Understanding shot selection • Player development and shooting skills • Shooting mechanics • Ideal shooting arc and its impact • Giving players feedback on their shot • The value of technology in coaching Send us a...

2 months ago

49 minutes

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Episode 625 - Transforming Your Program with Coach Savannah Bix

This week we’re joined by Savannah Bix, who’s going into her 8th season as a high school head coach. She’s won four region titles and is a 5x Region Coach of the Year. She has experience rebuilding a program and shares how she builds her team culture and lays a foundation for success. Show Notes: Challenges in coaching today (Social media, transfers, parents)Leading parentsBuilding relationships with your playersCoaching hardBuilding toughnessTeam standards, fairness, and styleTeam bondingDi...

2 months ago

35 minutes

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Episode 624 - The Mental Side of Winning

The keys to winning consistently and taking your program to the next level aren’t developed overnight. This week, TJ and Sam share how to cultivate a winning culture and set expectations. Show Notes: • Understanding player mentality and team focus • Sustaining success • The role of psychology in coaching • Building trust • Transformational vs. transactional • Establishing core values • Controlling what you can control • Developing consistency Send us a Message. If you'd li...

2 months ago

32 minutes

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Episode 623 - Coaching a New Season

Going into the upcoming season, you probably have a list of things you’re looking to change or improve on. In this episode TJ shares 4 things he’s going to be implementing and adjusting with his team to inspire ideas for your coaching. Show Notes: Do you coach the same season every year?Hold true to time tested values Be intentional about what is changing and what is staying the same4 things TJ is Changing for his next season Practice plans and how you start practice Star...

2 months ago

37 minutes

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Episode 622 - Advice to Younger Coaching Self

In order to maximize our coaching experience, this week we discuss the things we wish we had known as a younger coach from both the assistant and head coach perspective. Show Notes: • Only one real shortcut in life - mentorship • Nobody is perfect • Be clear and connected to your Why as a coach • Bringing your gifts and talents to the table • Learn the heartbeat of your team • Unlocking people’s potential • What defines your coaching career • No is more important than Yes • Bring people in&nb...

3 months ago

37 minutes

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Episode 621 - Critical Elements of Offense

This week, TJ and Sam discuss the critical elements of running an effective basketball offense. They emphasize the importance of clarity in understanding roles, triggers for actions, and the pace at which the game is played. The highlight how clarity can lead to better decision-making and performance, while teaching triggers gives players the tools to react instinctively during games. Show Notes: • Clarity is essential for effective offensive execution. • Players must understand their r...

3 months ago

33 minutes

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Episode 620 - Teaching Defense

There’s more to defense than the system. This week we discuss how you teach and implement your defense and getting your team bought into the details that make it work. Show Notes: • Teaching Defense Better • Installing Your Defense • Getting extreme clarity • Don't leave home base • Having a communication system • Give them the Why • Developing terminology • Slow it down to speed it up • Player Development on the Defensive end • Getting players to stay engaged and aggressive • What shou...

3 months ago

40 minutes

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Episode 619 - Why Most Practices Don’t Transfer to Games

If you want to maximize your practice time you have to focus on both the what and the how. In this episode, TJ and Sam cover the important aspects of your practice plan to maximize your competitive advantage. Send us a Message. If you'd like us to reply, include your contact info.

3 months ago

39 minutes

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Episode 618 - How to Maximize Effort

A great way to maximize your upcoming season is by maximizing your team’s effort every possession. Though challenging, TJ and Sam share why it’s a worthwhile endeavor, and how to practically improve your team’s effort in practice. Show Notes: Playing hard is a SkillT.J. McConnell - Playing hard as a skill Coaching & Teaching it2-Way playersEffort and IQ not taught enough Coach Speak vs Teacher Talk Is your standard high enough?Practice shorter and harder Helping playe...

3 months ago

32 minutes

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Episode 617 - Answering 9 Coaching Questions

This week TJ and Sam go through 9 coaching questions from strategic scouting decisions to lifting on game days, there’s a lot you to be thinking about before your season starts. Show Notes: • Wall up? • Take out the other team's best player? • Choose not to guard a player on the other team? • Reminders v. complaining • Crash the boards even harder? • Lift weights on game day? • Zone every BLOB? • More time shooting in practice? • Emphasize drills or competing? Send us a Message. If you'd like...

4 months ago

28 minutes

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Episode 616 - Is the Grind of Coaching Worth It?

This week the topic is about embracing the grind of coaching, but more importantly how to work hard while being at your best. Instead of going into survival mode during season, TJ and Sam discuss ways you can set expectations, make small changes, and gain advantages in creative ways. Show Notes: Are you a grinder?Is it worth it?Don’t deprive yourself of what you need to be at your bestThe cost of running a special programDo we need to be the last coach to leave the office?Gain Efficiency over...

4 months ago

34 minutes

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Episode 615 - Coaching Conversation with Chad Warner, University of Minnesota

This week, Chad Warner, assistant coach at the University of Minnesota joins TJ and Sam to discuss all things coaching. In this conversation they touch on the pressures and anxieties of coaching, what Chad's learned throughout his long and successful coaching journey, and what wins on the court. Show Notes: • Working through the stress of coaching • Being transformationally driven • Applying talent and people skills to your coaching • Learnings from various coaches • Changing offensive system...

4 months ago

49 minutes