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Author: kyle

The following article comes from the John Maxwell Leadership Blog.  When I first began teaching leadership, I spent nearly all my time giving lectures. Today, at almost every speaking gig, people want time to ask me questions about leadership, which I welcome. Not only do I...

Too often when teams at all levels start achieving success, the players (and some coaches) start to think they are invincible and let their guard down and are no longer "on edge". Along with this cockiness, comes the groupies and cancers to your team. They...

The Hardwood Hustle crew and I had the opportunity of a lifetime to fly to Dallas and spend the morning with and interview Mark Cuban – the outrageous billionaire owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and star of ABC’s popular reality show, Shark Tank. Mark was extremely hospitable as he granted us full...

One of the toughest things to teach young players is effectively trapping the basketball without committing a foul.  Trapping not only takes athleticism and skill, but it also requires a tremendous amount of self-discipline. While there are several reasons why you may decide to trap, I...