This week we welcome leadership expert, Devin Durrant to the show. An All-American at BYU, former NBA player, successful real estate investor, and inspirational  speaker. From the basketball court to conference rooms, Devin has found success in multiple ventures, but doesn't credit his basketball prowess or innate leadership knowledge with his accomplishments - instead, he owes it all to the inner moral compass that has guided him over the course of his life. His new book, The Values Del...

Episode 457 - Devin Durrant, The Values Delta

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This week TJ and Sam discuss how coaches strike a balance between creating an intense hard-working and competitive environment with ensuring your players are enjoying their experience invested in the team.Show Notes:• Creating the right environment for skill acquisition• Being aware of the player experience• Can it be competitive, hard-working, and fun?• Goal of a coach• Getting your team invested in the team• The importance of teaching• Role of running as conditioning• Coach personality• Fig...

Episode 549 - Making Practice Fun

This week on the Hardwood Hustle we’re joined by Coach Matthew Smith from Washington State to discuss analytics, propelling your coaching career and what we can learn from pickup basketball.Finding a mentorOpportunities to growLittle things that make you invaluableUtilizing analyticsDo what others won'tTeach betterPickup basketballSend us a Message.

Episode 548 - Matthew Smith, Washington State University

It's easy to go through the off-season just checking boxes... Ball handling drills, check. Passing drills, check. Shooting drills, check. But to ensure your individual players are actually improving, take a more intentional approach and hone on theirs and your biggest return on investment.Show Notes:• Universal Fundamental skills approach v. Individual approach• SICC Approach|• Current v. Next Level & Developing a specialty• Factors: Time, System, & Long Term Development• Summer Pract...

Episode 547 - Creating an Off-Season Player Development Plan

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 GamesSend us a Message.

Episode 546 - Offensive Actions

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 EnergyBuilding a BaseFoundational FootworkThe 'One Thing' to CoachArch & Set PointImproving Youth DevelopmentHow the Greats Got ThereFixing Broken ShotsKnowledge of Process v. ResultsCoaching the Mental GameAbout Coach Dave Love:For the past 18 years, Dave has coached ...

Episode 457 - Devin Durrant, The Values Delta

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