On Basketball IQ, Culture, and Changing Your Mind
May 12 | The 3-Point Play
BASKETBALL TIP
Become the smartest on the floor.
Then, you don’t have to be as quick, strong, or tall.
Instead, you recognize opportunities before others, see things others don’t see, and create plays that make you look bigger than you are.
When you do these things, coaches will say, “they know HOW to play.”
LEADERSHIP LESSON
Building culture in large part is about your ability to sustain focus on what’s important when something else feels more urgent.
– Unknown
LIFE PRINCIPLE
A critical quality for success is the ability to change your mind. A lot of ideas are bad until they’re good. And a lot of ideas are good until they are bad.
– Shane Parrish
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PGC Basketball provides intense, no-nonsense basketball training for players and coaches. Our basketball camps are designed to teach players of all positions to play smart basketball, be coaches on the court, and be leaders in practices, games and in everyday life.
We combine our unique PGC culture with a variety of teaching methods and learning environments to maximize the learning potential of those that attend our sessions. In addition to spending 6-7 hours on the court each day, lessons will be reinforced through classroom sessions and video analysis.
Our goal at PGC is to empower you with the tools to fulfill your basketball dreams, while also assisting you in experiencing the joy of the journey.
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