The PGC Blog

Nostril time – any time you have the ball near the basket, take the ball straight up into the nostrils of the player guarding you (even if they are a lot taller than you).

As a basketball player, just like so many other walks of life, players do not operate at max capacity because they are extremely hard on themselves and are losing the ‘inner game.’

This came about because they’ve been listening to my Monday Mindsets as a staff, all 300 plus of them, over the past few years.

Players often fail to realize that fouls are errors. Not just because five of them will put you on the bench, but because they allow mediocre players to score points on uncontested 15-foot shots.

I speak with a lot of players who feel like they’re being unfairly treated by their coach or parents who feel like their kids are being treated unfairly because they’re not getting opportunities they think they’re deserving of, or their kids are deserving of.

When you throw a long pass, lead your teammate and lay it out there so it stays, rather than skims out of bounds.

As I mentioned previously, we’re working on a new initiative that we’re going to be rolling out in 2025, and we hit a roadblock.

The transition from help-defense to overplay defense is one of the most difficult plays that a good player must master.