The guest of Episode 32 is Alan Stein who, along with Adam Bradley, is the co-host of “Hardwood Hustle”, the top-rated basketball podcast. Alan is the owner of Stronger Team and the strength & conditioning coach for the nationally ranked DeMatha Catholic High School basketball program. Alan brings a wealth of valuable experience to his training arsenal from over a decade of extensive work with elite high school, college, and NBA players.
Some of the topics covered:
- Alan’s thoughts regarding the current climate in the NBA and how new commissioner Adam Silver is handling his new role
- Adam’s opinion on how players from other countries are having an impact on the game, even at the high school level
- Why Adam and Alan have been critical of AAU Basketball
- Kids changing their play to capture that “SportsCenter moment”
- How coaches can effectively coach fundamentals with kids
- Getting high profile guests like Mark Cuban and Kevin Durant
- Being able to speak their minds while not getting on the bad side of these guests
- Going above and beyond with 110%
Other links and resources:
Hardwood Hustle on iTunes and Stitcher
Hardwood Hustle website
Alan Stein on Twitter
Hardwood Hustle on Facebook/Twitter
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