Hardwood Hustle Podcast: DeMatha Basketball Past: A Sit Down with Morgan Wootten

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In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) have the honor of talking shop with the legendary Hall of Fame high school basketball Coach Morgan Wootten (who retired from DeMatha with the most wins of any coach in the history of high school basketball).  Morgan Wootten is a […]

Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Hazing in Sports

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In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) tackle a very serious topic – hazing in sports (particularly high school basketball).  They discuss the actual definition of hazing (as it relates to harassment & bullying) as well as differentiate it from ‘rights of passage’ and ‘team building.’ […]

Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Developing the Parent/Coach Relationship

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In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio), with the help from notes from Rich Czeslawski of Better Basketball, discuss the ever-important relationship between parents and basketball coaches at the youth and high school level – an integral relationship that is often overlooked. Listen Now    

Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Should Every Team’s Goal Be a Championship?

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In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) ponder whether or not it is appropriate for every high school basketball team to have their sites set on winning a championship.  Or should some basketball teams set other goals? Does being realistic play a factor in goal setting? […]

Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Is Jay Z a Positive Role Model?

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In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) debate whether or not music and fashion mogul Jay Z should be considered a positive role model. Basketball players are drawn to hip-up. Does Jay Z have a responsibility to model better behavior? Just because Jay Z uses foul […]

Raising the bar: the excitement of a new season

It’s back. The squeaks of the sneaks, the snapping of twine, the smell of the leather, the start of the grind. Sorry to wax poetic on you, but I can’t hide my excitement for a new basketball season to begin. Preseason conditioning, clinics, tryouts, meetings with staff, players, and parents are all coming to an […]