Hardwood Hustle

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What's Hardwood Hustle about?

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 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.

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Episode 516 - Staff Dynamics

09.26.2023

This we discuss staff dynamics and how both assistants and head coaches can lead well and bring the best out in each other even when it comes to disagreements and giving feedback. Show Notes: • Importance of alignment • Giving ...

Hardwood Hustle episodes:

09.26.2023 Episode 516 - Staff Dynamics This we discuss staff dynamics and how both assistants and head coaches can lead well and bring the best out in each other even when it comes to disagreements and giving feedback. Show Notes: • Importance of alignment • Giving ...
09.19.2023 Episode 516 - Maximizing Your Leadership with Todd Gongwer This week we’re joined by Todd Gongwer, a best-selling author, speaker and teacher on leadership and cultural development. He wrote one of our favorite books, Lead… for God’s Sake, and in this episode they discuss leading well in a competitive ...
09.12.2023 Episode 515 - Zooming Out On Offense This week TJ and Sam zoom out on offense and discuss different approaches coaches take in choosing their offensive strategy. They discuss what works and what doesn’t, and how to get your team to buy-in. Show Notes: • Getting players ...
09.06.2023 Episode 514 - Evaluating Your Team This week we discuss the importance of how a coach evaluates their team throughout the season. Specifically we dive into evaluating games, practices, players, and staff. Show Notes: • Games – Are we overcomplicating it? – Focusing feedback on what ...
08.30.2023 Episode 513 - Hall of Fame Talk This week TJ and Sam discuss whether individual stats or team success get you in the hall of fame, what it means to impact winning, and how to get our players to value more than just scoring. Show Notes: • ...
08.21.2023 Episode 512 - Player-Coach Dynamics This week we kick off the episode discussing a recent event in coaching where a professional football player went to the head coach to complain about the offensive coordinator. From there we touch on a variety of topics including coaches ...
08.16.2023 Episode 511 - Dean Lockwood, Michigan State This week we’re joined by Coach Dean Lockwood from Michigan State who has 40 years of coaching experience in both men’s and women’s college basketball, as both an assistant and head coach, and including 5 Final Four appearances and two ...
08.08.2023 Episode 510 - Choosing Your Influences We’ve heard it said, you become like the 5 people you spend the most time with and in this episode, Sam and TJ discuss what that means for you and your coaching journey. Show Notes: • Surrounding yourself with the ...
08.02.2023 Episode 509 - Picking Your Starting 5 It takes some work to get the pieces of our teams to come together and complement each other. In this week’s episode, we discuss what factors into picking your starting five, managing your rotations, and how to get everyone bought ...
07.26.2023 Episode 508 - Keeping it Simple In this week’s episode, Sam and TJ discuss how we can maximize our team’s potential by keeping it simple both on and off the court and why it’s so important to our success.
07.20.2023 Episode 507 - Gavin Petersen, University of Utah This week Associate Head Coach from Utah Women’s Basketball, Gavin Petersen joins the show. Coach Petersen has over 20 years of Division I coaching experience and is in his 8th season at Utah where the program is coming off a ...
07.13.2023 Episode 506 - Troubleshooting: Your Team Comes Out Flat This week TJ and Sam discuss how to prevent your team from coming out flat, what to do tactically during the game to get them out of it, and how to approach them after a game where you came out ...
07.05.2023 Episode 505 - Tracy Mason, Southern Utah This week we’re joined by Head Coach Tracy Mason, formerly Tracy Sanders. She has a long list of accolades as a player and coach, most recently this past season, in her fifth season as a head coach at Southern Utah ...
06.27.2023 Episode 504 - What's Overrated & Underrated in Coaching This week TJ and Sam discuss what’s overrated and underrated in coaching. They cover off spending time on strategies and tactics as well as the intangibles. With limited time, this episode will help you find your biggest return on investment ...
06.23.2023 Episode 503 - Stats Don't Tell the Whole Story with Dylan Kurt Coaches are always looking for creative ways to get their message across to their athletes. This week, Sam and TJ talk to Dylan Kurt who’s written a book from an athlete's perspective on how athletes can bring more value to ...
06.13.2023 Episode 502 - Player Problems This week, Sam and TJ talk about player problems. It’s something every leader faces, and very pronounced for coaches season after season leading young men and women. Whether it’s playing time, buying into individual roles, or following team rules, coaches ...
06.07.2023 Episode 501 - Jim Boone, Pack Line Defense This week, TJ and Sam discuss Pack Line Defense with Head Coach Jim Boone. Coach Boone has almost 40 seasons of head coaching experience with over 600 wins. During his career, Boone’s teams have won eight conference championships, five tournament ...
05.31.2023 Episode 500 - Celebrating 500! This week, the Hardwood Hustle team reflects on past learnings and present applications - sharing how the podcast has evolved and the listening coaching community has grown through the years.
05.22.2023 Episode 499 - Cody Anderson, Morgan County HS This week, we’re joined by Coach Cody Anderson, former Division I assistant coach and now head coach at Morgan County High School. In this episode, they discuss the differences of coaching at the high school and college levels and things ...
05.16.2023 Episode 498 - Player Development with Angie Sun This week, we're joined by Angie Sun, Director of the Northwest Select basketball club in Portland OR. She’s trained and coached youth through Power 5 level collegiate players for the last 16 years and on this episode we discuss many ...
05.09.2023 Episode 497 - Coaching Wisdom This week, TJ and Sam share some coaching wisdom from legendary coach and Hall of Famer, George Raveling discussing various quotes of his on leadership, growth, perspective, and more. Learn more from Coach George Raveling at http://coachgeorgeraveling.com/
05.02.2023 Episode 496 - The Scouting Edge with Bob Starkey, LSU Bob Starkey joins once again this week to discuss opponent scouting. Spurred on by a recent twitter storm from Coach Starkey, we discuss how to approach scouts, use film, and communicate clearly to ensure your scouts are giving your team ...
04.25.2023 Episode 495 - Championship Learnings with Bob Starkey, LSU This week, Bob Starkey, Associate Head Coach for LSU Women's Basketball joins us again for the first of two episodes. In this episode Coach Starkey shares what he's learned from Head Coach, Kim Mulkey , what they focused on strategically, ...
04.19.2023 Episode 494 - A Fresh Perspective on Player Development This week, TJ and Sam are joined once again by PGC Director and now professional pickleballer, Kyle Koszuta to talk player development. With examples and applications in basketball and pickleball, they discuss strategies coaches can take back to their teams.
04.11.2023 Episode 493 - Is There Room for Trash Talk? This week, TJ and Sam tackle whether there's room for trash talk in the game of basketball. The distinguish the difference between it being used to promote the team or the individual and discuss how coaches can help players navigate ...
04.04.2023 Episode 492- The Truth About Culture It’s easy to see the challenges, issues, and uphill battles for coaches trying to build a great team environment. This week, TJ and Sam share what leaders need to consider when building a transformational culture. They hit on topics such ...
03.28.2023 Episode 491- No Excuses This week, we discuss what it means to have no excuses as a coach and focus on nothing else this off-season except getting better by finding creative solutions to your problems and overcoming any obstacle you may encounter in coaching.
03.21.2023 Episode 490 - Learnings from March Madness This week, TJ and Sam discuss recent March Madness events and coaching strategies. In this episode they cover off rebounding, 3 pt shooting, game pressure, style of play, and what wins come tournament time. Show Notes:ReboundingIs boxing out overratedNot all ...
03.14.2023 Episode 489 - Season's Over - What's Next? This week, we discuss what’s next when your season has just ended including where to start your post season evaluations and how to have the right conversations to move your program forward.
03.08.2023 Episode 488 - Better Coaching with Craig Nickel, PGC Director of Basketball Development This week, we’re joined by Craig Nickel, PGC Director of Basketball Development. As a coach and now leading PGC Director team, Craig shares insights into how coaches and players can grow this off-season in developing player decision-making, leadership, and more.
02.28.2023 Episode 487 - 4 Building Blocks for Coaches with Mark Jarram, Loughborough University This week, we have a conversation with Mark Jarram, former college and professional basketball coach, and now Head of Coaching and Performance Development at Loughborough University. In this episode we discuss 4 areas of opportunity to help coaches reach their ...
02.21.2023 Episode 486 - Making a Coaching Move Coaching changes happen every season. This week, TJ and Sam discuss how you should go about evaluating where you’re at and whether or not a coaching move is right for you. Some topics in this episode include:Self evaluationIs the grass ...
02.14.2023 Episode 485 - Peaking at the End of Your Season This week we dive into coaching the mental side of the game in hopes of helping your team peak at the end of your season including, continuing to have great practices and performing at your best in games.
02.07.2023 Episode 484 - Winning Streaks & Losing Streaks This week we discuss how to handle winning streaks and losing streaks as the leader of your program. Topics we touch on in this episode:Setting a foundation on the mental side of the game.Consistent MessagingHaving the heartbeat of your teamThe ...
01.31.2023 Episode 483 - In Game Coaching Decisions This week TJ and Sam dive into the decisions coaches have to make in games. From substitution patterns to managing player fouls, running set plays versus your motion, and fouling in end of game situations, they discuss their opinions and ...
01.24.2023 Episode 482 - Coaching Offense with Dustin Aubert "Your offense is only as good as your ability to create, recognize, and use an advantage." - This week, PGC Director, Dustin Aubert joins TJ and Sam to discuss what makes teams successful or unsuccessful no offense. Dustin shares lessons ...
01.17.2023 Episode 481 - Building Great Team Habits Most of us know from experience, what we see out on the floor on game day is the product of what we do or don’t do in practice. As coaches, we can identify the habits we want to instill that ...
01.09.2023 Episode 480 - 5 Ways to Level Up Your Coaching This week, TJ and Sam dive into how we can better ourselves as a coach. To be the leader most of us want to be, we should aim to be someone people want to be around, and in this episode ...
01.03.2023 Episode 479 - Coach C White, Bentley University This week, We’re joined by Coach C White from Bentley University, a Division II program that’s has a history of success including a National Championship in 2014. She’s been part of the program as a player and coach for over ...
12.23.2022 Episode 478 - The Good and Bad of Coaching This week, Sam and TJ discuss what we love about coaching, why we get into it, why we stay in it. And then on the flip side, what’s challenging about coaching, what keeps us up at night, and why at ...
12.13.2022 Episode 477 - 3 Lessons from the NBA This week, Sam and TJ discuss three different situations in the NBA with Trae Young missing a game day walkthrough, Russel Westbrook in a 6th man role, and Kyrie Irving's statements in the media. The NBA environment is not the ...
12.06.2022 Episode 476 - Coaching And Authenticity This week, TJ and Sam discuss what it takes for coaches to be their authentic selves. If we want to be the best leader we can be, we have to build trust and strong connections with our players. In this ...
11.29.2022 Episode 475 - Skills, Reads, & Decisions In this episode, Sam and Lisa discuss the difference between developing skills, reads, and decision-making. It's important for coaches to decide how they'll approach develop their players in each area and know what it looks like for their team in ...
11.22.2022 Episode 474 - How Pickleball Can Improve Your Coaching This week we’re joined by Lee Whitwell, an accomplished tennis player turned Major League Pickleball MVP. In this episode TJ, Sam, and Lee discuss how becoming the learner again, or the role of student or player, can help you become ...
11.15.2022 Episode 473 - Transition Offense Strategy This week TJ and Sam discuss basic philosophies around transition offense. Transition is one of the parts of the game that happens the most, and being great in transition comes from having great clarity and commitment and asking yourself the ...
11.08.2022 Episode 472 - Preseason Growing Pains With the season gearing up, this week TJ and I discuss what we’re going through in our respective preseasons. Your strategy and philosophy are often tested early and we look at the decisions coaching are making when it comes to ...
11.01.2022 Episode 471 - Defining Your Scoreboard with Marke Freeman This week we’re talking about leadership in coaching with Marke Freeman. You may know her as a PGC Director, but she’s also author of the Champions Creed, CEO of a non-profit, a renowned speaker, and a sports analyst. In this ...
10.25.2022 Episode 470 - Playing Out of the Post This week’s conversation is about maximizing your offense by playing out of the post in a variety of personnel situations. Whether you have a dominant post player, no post players, or even someone in between, TJ and Sam cover off ...
10.18.2022 Episde 469 - Be the Expert Another season is just around the corner and our job as coaches and leaders is to be the expert. We don’t have to have all the answers, but it does mean we have to constantly be learning and filtering information ...
10.11.2022 Episode 468 - You're Fired Is a fresh set of eyes what you need to be the best version of yourself? It's time to find out and evaluate the way you're thinking and how you're doing. This episode is meant to be a welcome challenge ...

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Hardwood Hustle episodes:

Episode 516 - Staff Dynamics

Episode 516 - Maximizing Your Leadership with Todd Gongwer

Episode 515 - Zooming Out On Offense

Episode 514 - Evaluating Your Team

Episode 513 - Hall of Fame Talk

Episode 512 - Player-Coach Dynamics

Episode 511 - Dean Lockwood, Michigan State

Episode 510 - Choosing Your Influences

Episode 509 - Picking Your Starting 5

Episode 508 - Keeping it Simple

Episode 507 - Gavin Petersen, University of Utah

Episode 506 - Troubleshooting: Your Team Comes Out Flat

Episode 505 - Tracy Mason, Southern Utah

Episode 504 - What's Overrated & Underrated in Coaching

Episode 503 - Stats Don't Tell the Whole Story with Dylan Kurt

Episode 502 - Player Problems

Episode 501 - Jim Boone, Pack Line Defense

Episode 500 - Celebrating 500!

Episode 499 - Cody Anderson, Morgan County HS

Episode 498 - Player Development with Angie Sun

Episode 497 - Coaching Wisdom

Episode 496 - The Scouting Edge with Bob Starkey, LSU

Episode 495 - Championship Learnings with Bob Starkey, LSU

Episode 494 - A Fresh Perspective on Player Development

Episode 493 - Is There Room for Trash Talk?

Episode 492- The Truth About Culture

Episode 491- No Excuses

Episode 490 - Learnings from March Madness

Episode 489 - Season's Over - What's Next?

Episode 488 - Better Coaching with Craig Nickel, PGC Director of Basketball Development

Episode 487 - 4 Building Blocks for Coaches with Mark Jarram, Loughborough University

Episode 486 - Making a Coaching Move

Episode 485 - Peaking at the End of Your Season

Episode 484 - Winning Streaks & Losing Streaks

Episode 483 - In Game Coaching Decisions

Episode 482 - Coaching Offense with Dustin Aubert

Episode 481 - Building Great Team Habits

Episode 480 - 5 Ways to Level Up Your Coaching

Episode 479 - Coach C White, Bentley University

Episode 478 - The Good and Bad of Coaching

Episode 477 - 3 Lessons from the NBA

Episode 476 - Coaching And Authenticity

Episode 475 - Skills, Reads, & Decisions

Episode 474 - How Pickleball Can Improve Your Coaching

Episode 473 - Transition Offense Strategy

Episode 472 - Preseason Growing Pains

Episode 471 - Defining Your Scoreboard with Marke Freeman

Episode 470 - Playing Out of the Post

Episde 469 - Be the Expert

Episode 468 - You're Fired