Chad Songy
PGC BASKETBALL DIRECTOR
From being an instructor for over 22 years and being a Master Training Specialist, Chad is the best instructor I have seen. He uses all of the theories, laws, and styles of learning to engage students successfully.
– Michael Harrison, North Chicago, Illinois
Chad is an unbelievable person, teacher, and coach, and I am extremely grateful I had the opportunity to attend PGC. Chad inspired me to refocus my life, re-SCHAPE my habits, and live my life with passion and serve those around me. My week with Chad made me want to be a better man, better coach, better friend, and better son.
– Coach James Hayden
I learned how to improve my game at PGC, and I also learned how to make my team better. Without this knowledge, I would not have been close to the level of a university basketball player. However, what is really special is how you made me a better person. Chad, you took a ball and a net and somehow changed the way I live and think. You changed the way I interact with others, myself and my environment. Through basketball you taught me life lessons. I will always cherish the time I spent on the court with you and I appreciate you giving me everything you had to offer.
– Alex Petropolis, PGC Grad
Chad Songy first attended PGC as a high school player in 2002 and has been applying PGC’s principles to his life and career for two decades.
Chad was truly an efficient and versatile point guard at Millsaps College, where he was an SCAC All-Conference player and a 2009 Nominee for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, given to the best male point guard throughout all NCAA Divisions. However, after his junior year of high school, Chad didn’t have any college scholarships or interest.
As a 5’8″ point guard, Chad was often physically outmatched, but rarely outsmarted. The exceptional leadership skills Chad developed at PGC helped him to succeed as the starting point guard on Millsaps College’s most successful team in both school and conference history. The 2007-2008 Majors finished the season 28-4, losing to the eventual Division III national champions in the Elite Eight after Chad kept their magical season alive by hitting a buzzer-beating three-pointer to help his school reach the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen.
Chad’s pursuit for excellence has never been confined solely to the court. A Magna Cum Laude graduate with a double major in Economics and Business Administration, he was selected twice by ESPN: The Magazine as an Academic-All Region Selection.
Chad is the founder of Sustainable Giving Homes which uses real estate profits from homes in Austin, TX, and Cape Town, South Africa, to fund educational opportunities for students throughout Africa, including PGC’s sponsorship of the MCF Sports Center in Kenya. He also teaches throughout the year through a variety of projects he founded that include stand up comedy, cultural growth experiences to Africa, and mentoring young leaders and entrepreneurs.
Chad is head of curriculum at PGC, a course director on the PGC tour and assists in PGC’s training of both Directors and Staff.
HISTORY
- PGC Director (2009-Present)
- Point Guard, Millsaps College (2005-2009)
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC)
- All-Conference Player (2009)
- Elite Eight, 2007-2008 Season
- NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen, 2007-2008 Season
HIGHLIGHTS
- Fourth in Assists, Millsaps College
- Fourth in Three-Point Field Goals Made, Millsaps
College - Third in Free-Throw Percentage (.836), Millsaps
College - Third in Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (.409),
Millsaps College
AWARDS
- 2009 Nominee, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award
- ESPN: The Magazine, 2-Time Academic-All Region Selection
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What They’re Saying About Chad Songy
"The Grad School is an amazing experience and is overall life changing. It was extremely impactful to learn not only the valuable PGC concepts taught in the previous course but add to if by instilling life long skills on and off the court from health and wealth to what in your mind and how to properly drive your mind."
- Jayde Tschritter
"This week was great. I loved how we were put with our team on day two which gave us time to bond and get to know each other. I loved the amount of basketball we played and I believe the classroom session are what we impact me the most."
- Floyd Hendrick
"Great experience & really got me out of my comfort zone and learned so much about the game."
- Cedric Blackmon
"PGC is one of the absolute best investments I have made in my son’s growth as a basketball player and as a young man. Each experience is different and excellent in its own way. The directors continue to impress and Chad is the ultimate role model."
- Chuck Malani
"My PGC camp experience was the best experience i’ve had yet. I was always pushed my teamates pushed me and believed in me to get better as a player but as well as a person and leader."
- Hailey Blanchard
"I can honestly say Chad and his staff left no stone unturned. These guys made me more focused as a coach, and proved to me that the game is really evolving. The old bully basketball way is over. We as coaches. We’d to spend more time Developing players. I will now always keep my notebook close to me."
- David McAdams-McGee
"PGC taught me many valuable things throughout the week and pushed me to be my best. I did not expect my experience to be anywhere near like what I experienced, it was amazing."
- Chelsey Herget
"It was a tuff week for most people long days in the gym and classroom but it was worth all the experiences you learned and even the life lesson shared and thought to us was priceless"
- Jansan Storey
"It was also rewarding for me in that a lot of what I’ve been telling him he also heard at PGC, and he commented on that to me, so I am not so dumb after all. Lol"
- George Contos
"I loved learning how to watch film. Furthermore, the competitions and energy everyone had throughout the session helped me get out of my shell a little bit."
- Patricia Flores
"I learned so much this week, not only about the game of basketball but about myself. The confidence I gained and leadership skills were so valuable and I will take it with me the rest of my life."
- Lauren Tarpey
"Best. Camp. Ever."
- Riley Reed
"Best week. Demanded precision, eye contact, energy, and a championship environment. Changed me as a athlete, leader, and teammate. This course made me think the game in a whole new way and gave me elements to implement in my game!"
- Darcy Kepner
"Best camp I go to and I’d come back a million times. Also one of the best way to improve your game on/off the court, you come out more confident, better as a player of the game and leader. This camp just makes you better as a player physically and mentally."
- Peyton Gonzales
"This course has improved my basketball IQ. Being able to read defenses and knowing what strategies to use to score has been the most helpful. Also knowing what to do when you get the ball. Some grab and immediately look to pass, whereas here you must peek. Attacking the paint is also so important and I personally have students of the game that assume, “shooting from the logo” is the coolest move ever and that’s how they will get to the next level to play. Whereas here making the easier bucket is more impressive & having control."
- Ashlyn Reyna