This past Fall I listened to Georgia Regents Men's Basketball coach Dip Metress speak at the PGC Basketball Clinic in Atlanta, GA. Dip presented his 25 Attributes to Coaching. They were so good we had to share them with you! 25 Attributes to Coaching Go watch as many teams practice as you...
Our friend Jon Gordon has shared another great article that we think is perfect to kick off 2015! You can always read more from Jon at www.JonGordon.com. Create a B.F.G. A Big Fun Goal. A BFG could be anything you want to experience or accomplish in 2015. It should be...
In September I was fortunate to listen to Tennessee-Chattanooga Head Coach Will Wade speak at a PGC clinic in Atlanta. Before his presentation, he talked about some books that he and his staff read on a regular basis, Know Yourself As A Coach by Denny Kuiper was one of those books....
The following article is courtesy of www.JonGordon.com. High performing teams don’t happen by accident. They are built and developed by leaders who focus on building a great team and team members who strive to be part of a great team. In this spirit I want to share...
This past Fall I listened to Emory University Women's Basketball coach Christy Thomaskutty speak at the PGC Basketball Clinic in Atlanta, GA. During her presentation she shared 12 simple, yet significant daily do's for leaders. 12 Simple Yet Significant Daily Do's for Leaders Be the hardest worker...
On a recent Hardwood Hustle Podcast, Adam Bradley and Alan Stein posed the question, "As an assistant coach how do you handle a situation where you disagree with the head coach?" Every head coach in the business has been an assistant at some point in their life. It is...
The following article comes from Jon Gordon. Positive, high performing teams don't happen by accident. They are built, cultivated and developed through great communication, shared experiences, positive interactions, common challenges, and vulnerable story telling that connect people at a deeper level. Having worked with many business...
Thanks to my friend Lason Perkins for sharing this excerpt with me recently. Coaching, I believe, is not a job; it is a most important calling, a sacred and vital activity where we have been given the fortunate opportunity and privilege to guide and mentor others...
On a recent Hardwood Hustle Podcast, PGC's Tyler Coston discussed three effective tips to defending ballscreens. These simple ideas can be very effective at any level, but especially at the high school level. 1. If ball handler using the ballscreen isn't a threatening force on the...
A common complaint I hear from numerous high school coaches is that when their Freshman class arrives on campus in the Fall, they are not very skilled on the basics of basketball. (Check out my post, 5 Tips to Coaching Youth Basketball, geared towards players 10 and under.) Because...