Hardwood Hustle

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 & Tea

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 •

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

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 t

There"s a ton of strategic decisions coaches have to make. This week TJ and Sam go through four of them to uncover things you should be thinking about to put your team in the best place to be successful. Depending on your age and stage, there"s likely enough games that get decided in the last minute of a game, and all

Building teamwork has never been more challenging in today"s culture. But if you can get individual players to buy-in to the importance of team and sacrifice for the greater good, it"s quite a rewarding endeavor. In this episode, TJ and Sam discuss the challenges and practical ways you can overcome individualism and em