Hardwood Hustle Podcast: DeMatha Basketball Present: A Sit Down with Mike Jones

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In Episode #26 of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) kick it with DeMatha’s current basketball coach, Mike Jones (@DeMathaHoops)… a man who had huge shoes to fill when he took over the program when Hall of Fame Coach Morgan Wootten retired. Coach Jones works closely with Nike […]

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? […]