Blog Posts Archive - PGC Basketball https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/ Basketball leadership for players and coaches. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:30:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://pgcbasketball.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-pgc-logo-1-32x32.png Blog Posts Archive - PGC Basketball https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/ 32 32 3-Point Play: On wanting to be quicker, lonely leadership, and how to make new habits stick https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/3-point-play-8-29-24/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:30:36 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59228 Quickness is probably the number one requisite of a good basketball player, so nearly everyone feels a need to be quicker.

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]]> 3-Point Play: On controlling nervousness, staying motivated, and having higher standards https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/3-point-play-8-22-24/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:25:44 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59226 Before the first game of the season, or before a big game or any game, you are likely to feel nervous. What matters is not that you feel nervous, nor that you find some way to hide it.

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]]> 3-Point Play: On throwing good passes, having a clear vision, and being gracious and generous https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/3-point-play-8-15-24/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:19:41 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59224 Simple geometry should make it obvious that bounce passes and lob passes take longer to arrive than straight passes.

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]]> Monday Mindset: Pick It Up https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/pick-it-up/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:37:59 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59216 My college teammate, Tommy, just came by for a brief visit, and as we were walking into the house, he saw this blue sweater and he just grabbed it and picked it up.

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]]> 3-Point Play: On thinking about losing, your core values, and being good enough https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/3-point-play-8-8-24/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:29:46 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59208 Don’t dribble into a trap unless your receivers are in positions where it is clear to you that you will have an easy pass to make, immediately, as you begin to be trapped.

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]]> Monday Mindset: Find What Works https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/drop-your-judgements/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:58:50 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59179 One of my biggest areas of growth and something I'm continuing to work on is dropping judgments.

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]]> 3-Point Play: On thinking about losing, your core values, and being good enough https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/3-point-play-8-1-24/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:10:24 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59160 When you think about losing in advance it helps you put forth your very best effort on the very first play, in the very first minute.

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]]> Monday Mindset: Find What Works https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/find-what-works/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:17:27 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59152 I'm here visiting our Point Guard College course, and these players aren't likely to make it on talent or size alone.

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]]> 3-Point Play: On completing passes, experimenting more, and being growth minded https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/3-point-play-7-25-24/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:24:14 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59139 On completing passes, experimenting more, and being growth minded

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]]> Monday Mindset: Have Better Relationships https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/have-better-relationships/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:10:40 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59113 Do you want to be better at relationships? Start by applying the Magic 5.

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]]> 3-Point Play: On going at your defender, cutting the cleverness, and asking for what you want https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/3-point-play-7-18-24/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:08:16 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59078 By going straight at your defender, you “paralyze” or freeze them until you decide which way you want to go, just a few feet away from them.

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]]> Monday Mindset: How to Accomplish Stuff https://pgcbasketball.com/blog/how-to-accomplish-stuff/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:30:20 +0000 https://pgcbasketball.com/?post_type=cf_blog_post&p=59036 Do you have a tough time bringing to life the things that you want to see happen?

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