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...
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...
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...
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) try to figure out where to draw the line between sportsmanship and competitiveness in high school basketball. If you knock an opposing player to the ground during a game, should...
We are always looking for great content from guest coaches, and recently came across this article from Coach Randy Brown (coachrb.com). Coach Brown is a consummate professional who spends his days helping young coaches get started in the college game. His College Coach Now Mentoring...
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle, Adam and Alan are again joined by Rick Torbett and Rich Czeslawski of Better Basketball in a discussion on coaching development and the issues faced by coaches in today’s game. The need for good coaching mentors What are the most...
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) make light of the fact that American-born ‘white guys’ are a dying breed in the NBA. Alan (white) and Adam (really white) allow Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) (really, really white) to moderate...
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You picked up a basketball because it was fun, right? It was fun to play with your friends and get some exercise. But then your idea of fun began to evolve.
Competing began to give you a thrill.
Your team winning began to be the definition of real fun.
But a team can only be as good as the individuals that make up the team, so you decided to become better. In fact, you want to be “a cut above” the rest and pull your team up with you. Now, playing against average players is not good enough anymore. In fact, whatever the level of your competition, you have a desire to play on the level above them. Basketball is still fun for the same reasons it’s always been, but now the fun goes deeper; it’s now tied up with getting yourself and your team to the next level - maybe even to a championship.
If you’re at this point in your life, then you’re ready to train like a champion. There’s not room in this article or any other single article to map out all of the details for training like a champion. So instead, let’s look at the big picture:
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle, Adam and Alan are joined by Rick Torbett (@RickTorbett) and Rich Czeslawski (@CoachCzes) of Better Basketball in a roundtable discussion on our Youth Development Model. Just a few of the topics discussed include: What are some of the major...
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