Hardwood Hustle
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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..
Hardwood Hustle
2d ago
This week TJ and Sam discuss what makes offensive actions work including how to utilize different types of screens, combining actions together, personnel implications and how you might steal actions from other teams based on what’s hard to guard.
Show Notes:
• Flare Screens
• Back Screens
• Ball Screens
• Combo & Iso Actions
• 2-Man Actions
• What's Hard to Guard & Small-Sided Games
Score 7-10 more points next season, by joining PGC Coaching's 4-Week Offensive Track for coaches. Go to pgccoaching.com/tracks by May 9th ..read more
Hardwood Hustle
1w ago
This week we’re joined by NBA Shooting Coach, Dave Love to discuss the most important aspects and essential teaching points of developing better shooters and even fixing broken shots.
Show Notes:
Positive & Negative Energy
Building a Base
Foundational Footwork
The 'One Thing' to Coach
Arch & Set Point
Improving Youth Development
How the Greats Got There
Fixing Broken Shots
Knowledge of Process v. Results
Coaching the Mental Game
About Coach Dave Love:
For the past 18 years, Dave has coached players of all levels to improve their shooting, through a series of systematic drills ..read more
Hardwood Hustle
2w ago
Iowa women’s basketball just made another run to the National Championship Game, and did you know they run the Read & React offense? This week, Rick Torbett from Better Basketball joins TJ and Sam to discuss what makes for good offense and how Iowa’s system has set Caitlin Clark and her teammates up for success.
Free Read & React Master Class: https://betterbasketball.com/read-and-react-on-demand/
Website: https://betterbasketball.com/
Show Notes:
• What is the Read & React allowing Iowa Women's Basketball to do?
• Favorite Action in the Read & React
• Observations from Iowa ..read more
Hardwood Hustle
2w ago
On the other side of a breakdown is a breakthrough and this week, PGC President, Mano Watsa joins the show to share how having courageous conversations can transform your program by building more trust and ensuring more growth ..read more
Hardwood Hustle
3w ago
On the other side of a breakdown is a breakthrough and this week, PGC President, Mano Watsa joins the show to share how having courageous conversations can transform your program by building more trust and ensuring more growth.
To take your defensive to the next level, join PGC Coaching's 4-Week Defensive Strategies Track for coaches. Go to pgccoaching.com/tracks by April 4th ..read more
Hardwood Hustle
1M ago
This week, TJ and Sam discuss how coaches show up as leaders. Consistency matters, but so does the ability to see a need and fill a need for your team. Whether it’s knowing when to be demanding, supportive, empathetic, or inspirational, in this episode we discuss the importance of understanding and growing in your role as a coach.
To take your defensive to the next level, join PGC Coaching's 4-Week Defensive Strategies Track for coaches. Go to pgccoaching.com/tracks by April 4th ..read more
Hardwood Hustle
1M ago
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.
Website: https://www.codyroyle.com/
Twitter: @codyroyle
Books: Second Set of Eyes, The Tough Stuff, Where Others Won’t,
Bring PGC Basketball to your team or program. Go to PGCClinic.com to find out more: https://pgcbasketball.com/program-clinics ..read more
Hardwood Hustle
1M ago
This week, TJ and Sam are joined by PGC Director Chad Songy, and Puget Sound Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Casey Kushiyama. In his 7th year as head coach, they’re coming off 3 20-win seasons and most recently a big upset win in the national tournament. In this episode Casey and Chad share how making the team culture a priority has played a big role in their success including ideas you can take back to your programs ..read more
Hardwood Hustle
2M ago
We believe competitiveness is a skill that can be taught and this week Sam and TJ discuss the difference between playing and competing and popular misconceptions so we can better develop it in our programs ..read more
Hardwood Hustle
2M ago
Usually it's the little things that can have the biggest impact on your team's performance. TJ Rosene and Sam Allen discuss four underrated aspects of basketball practices especially mid-season when the pressure ramps up, and the desire to enhance your offensive and defensive scheme is high. They dive into passing, rebounding, playing powerful, and shooting and emphasize the how and why behind their importance so as to not regret overlooking them at the end of your season.
PGC Coaching’s Player Development Track kicks-off February 29th. If you think you’d benefit from a complete toolkit that c ..read more