Welcome to the Hardwood Hustle podcast where we know and believe in the value of a coach.

We're here to educate, empower, and encourage you to lead like never before.

More and more players are coming through our programs with an inability to communicate.

You see it and we see it.

It's all around us.

And we're not referring to the major cultural issues within a program or even a group of players not liking one another.

We're talking about personalities.

Players just aren't talking.

They're introverted. They're shy. They communicate with a lack of confidence. So even when they do speak, it's not clear. It's quiet. It sounds like a mumbling. Players often trail off at the end of

their sentences. It's something that

needs our attention if we're going to have a team that communicates well. In today's episode,

we share a few strategies that will enhance the communication on your team. We also talk about

the consequences you may face if you don't intentionally work on it. And we even share an idea that you could use an Alexa.

You know, the device we have in our homes that often many of us are paranoid because we think it's tracking our conversations.

Yes, that Alexa, we share an idea of how you can use that as a tool to improve your team's communication.

Coaches, get your notepad ready.

It's time to get better.

Let's jump in.

All right, Adam, I'm coming to you.

You're the doctor here, right?

I mean, I get this all the time.

I get these emails, calls, and I deal with it as a coach as well. There's just not enough communication going on. And this is on the court or off the court. I mean, typically when a coach tells me their team's not communicating well, it's happening both places. It's not happening off the court or on the court. And to be honest with you, it's not all the time that they don't like each other. they don't care about, you know, they care about each other. There's just a communication gap. I'm not talking about, I'm not talking about there's a culture problem. I'm not talking about they don't like each other. I'm not talking about they don't like playing with their team. I'm talking about they just aren't communicating. Let's just say you've got a team full of really good guys, really good girls, and they go out there and they try hard every time, but man, they're just by nature, they're just kind of quiet. You know, they just don't say a lot. Or, you know, after games, when you're trying to have a team conversation, they're just kind of quiet. Like, yeah, I just don't really want to put myself out there.

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