On moving your feet to take a charge, successful leadership, and chasing pleasure
January 2
BASKETBALL TIP
Take charges with your body low and your feet moving.
It’s a fallacy that you are not allowed to be moving and still draw a charge. As long as you get to the spot first (without cutting in front of the offensive player at the last instant), you are allowed to have your feet moving, and you should.
By keeping your feet moving—to the side and back a little so you can’t be called for a block—you are prepared for that slight change of position that will enable you to be fully in front of the offensive player.
Keep your feet moving, don’t become a statue.
LEADERSHIP LESSON
“Leadership is always a relationship, and truly successful leadership thrives in a group culture of high openness and high trust. Leadership and culture can be seen as two sides of the same coin, and culture is quintessentially a group phenomenon.”
– Edgar H. Schein
LIFE PRINCIPLE
“We’re chasing pleasure in new business successes, more praise, and better pay, hoping it will make us happy. But it doesn’t. It just puts us on the treadmill of wanting more and more. This is not to say pleasure is wrong. Pleasure is great. It adds flavor to life. But pleasure is like eating honey from the blade of a knife. It tastes great, but if we’re not careful, we may hurt ourselves by craving more. And never mistake it for happiness.”
– Rasmus Hougaard
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- A basketball‑IQ boost – A short, sharp breakdown that teaches you how elite players read the floor, anticipate decisions, and control possessions.
- A coach‑approved drill – A simple concept, drill, or teaching tool you can plug straight into workouts or team practice.
- A leadership insight that strengthens communication and culture
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About PGC
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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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