Hardwood Hustle
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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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
Blindspots are inevitable. We all have them. And how we find them and work through them can make or break our coaching careers. Having a growth mindset is part of the process, but in this episode TJ and Sam discuss the importance of figuring out both your strengths and your weaknesses as a coach. Show Notes:Blindspots
This week TJ and Sam discuss 10 quotes from or about legendary UCLA coach, John Wooden and how we can apply wisdom that has stood the test of time and apply it to our own coaching. Show Notes: • Learning about yourself • Growing through adversity • Intensity with transformation • John Wooden"s 3 rules • "Ability is a p
This week TJ and Sam discuss pros and cons of different defensive decisions you’ll have to make for your team. This season, don"t get caught without a process that allows you to identify the strength and weaknesses of your defense and knowing ahead of time where you"ll need to invest more time. Show Notes: • Current tr
To kick off the Be A Light Pledge and we want to give you the opportunity to join like-minded transformational coaches, learn the L.I.G.H.T. framework to put your values into practice and receive free resources for coaching beyond the game. In this episode, TJ and Sam discuss what that looks like with the 4 must-wins t