Episode 629 - Leading Throughout the Season
25 November 2025

Episode 629 - Leading Throughout the Season

Hardwood Hustle

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This week TJ and Sam discuss how to lead well through the ups and downs of a season. Whether it’s coaching style, your team’s identity, or diagnosing your Xs and Os, as they discuss, it all comes down to knowing how to get the best out of your team.

Show Notes:

    Coaching is Teaching and Leading Leadership will get tested during your seasonCoaches are hardest on themselvesBasketball as a microcosm of lifeOptimist vs Realist Importance of being Determined Working through Fears and Doubts during Adversity Diagnosing what you need to get right firstProcess over outcomesImportance of a healthy mindset for coaches Importance of building healthy relationships 


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