Hardwood Hustle
The Hardwood Hustle is a basketball podcast brought to you by PGC Basketball seeks to educate, empower and encourage coaches around the world. Your hosts, TJ Rosene, Sam Allen, and Lisa O'Meara share their experiences and perspectives centered around the game of basketball. Guest interviews from the biggest names in basketball and beyond, provide keen insights into how coaches can achieve a high level of success and be transformational in the lives of their players.
Hardwood Hustle
Episode 659 - Feeder Programs Done Right
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If you're a varsity coach, what do you actually want a player to look like when they walk through your gym door for the first time? TJ and Sam dig into the world of feeder programs — travel ball, middle school, JV — and why most programs are leaving a ton on the table by not building synergy across all those levels. From the X's and O's to the intangibles that actually win games, they break down what it looks like when a program pulls in the same direction from sixth grade all the way to senior night.
Show Notes:
- Define feeder programs and final destination
- Create synergy across all levels
- Reverse engineer what varsity needs
- Best coaches belong at middle school
- Teach intangibles before X's and O's
- Build culture from fifth grade up
- Varsity coach as program CEO
- Ask parents better travel ball questions
- Align terminology and system across levels
- Monthly coach check-ins build consistency
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