Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Kickin’ It with Professional Athlete Yael Averbuch
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) are joined in studio by professional soccer player Yael Averbuch. Yael shares several amazing stories and tons of knowledge on what it takes to be a pro. Listen Now
March 22: Transition Offense & Attacking from the Arc
Several years ago University of Florida head coach Billy Donovan spoke on how the Gators Utilize the 3-Point Shot vs Man and Zone Defenses. Below is a small portion of his lecture: We try to gain an advantage at the three-point line by creating situations offensively by using it and by taking it away defensively. […]
March 21: Standards vs Rules
The first time I really heard the discussion of Standards vs Rules was when I read Coach K’s book documenting his USA Basketball experience, The Gold Standard. Upon reading his book the high school program I coach immediately established player-defined standards. I think that it is vital for any great program to have a set of Standards. Many teams […]
March 20: Developing the Read & React Player
This is a new series of videos we have released that take you through Player Development one layer at a time. Read & React players and coaches love it! For those players and coaches not running the Read & React, you will still benefit from this course. Here’s why: The Read & React is a positionless […]
Tribe Spotlight: Robert E. Lee High School
This week we are featuring a Read & React State Champions Robert E. Lee High School, coached by Jeremy Hartman. In the summer of 2008, after my third year as the head coach of the girls’ basketball program at Robert E. Lee High in Staunton, VA, I knew something needed to change. We were making […]
Player Development is Not a Circus
The game of basketball is something I absolutely love, cherish, and see heading down a scary path. Basketball is at an all-time high in terms of popularity and growth around the world. Unfortunately, the number of ‘skilled’ basketball players is exponentially decreasing. Fans and young players today marvel at the athleticism of today’s players, heck I even […]
March 19: Actions that are Hard to Guard
LA Clippers Executive Kevin Eastman details many of his personal philosophies and shares 17 “Hard to Guard” actions that puts any defensive system in a bind. 4 SUCCESS FACTORS YOU CAN CONTROL Focus Enthusiasm Energy Effort 6 MAIN AREAS OF HARD TO GUARD ACTIONS Simultaneous Actions Multiple Actions Boomerang Actions (see diagram for example) Quick […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: How to Coach the Un-Coachable
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) explore coaching players that are very, very difficult. They dive into questions such as: How much to you tolerate? What is acceptable vs. non-negotiable? What is understandable vs. unacceptable? Listen Now
March 18: What Makes a Great Point Guard
University of Florida head coach Billy Donovan shares 3 Things Great Point Guards Must Consider Every Possession down the floor. 1. Who’s Hot? – A great point guard will realize when their teammates are in rhythm and need to continue to feed them the ball. They realize it is not their time to take over the […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: From Butler to Boston with the Celtics’ Ron Nored
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) get access to the mind of 30 year coaching veteran Steve Smith of Oak Hill Academy – who is a 4 time USA Today National Coach of the Year, has won 8 National Championships and has coached […]