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.

If you're like most people, you're intrigued and fascinating in learning from the best of the best.

Today's guest, Phil Beckner, basketball consultant and coach, is one of those individuals

that falls under the best of the best titles.

As one of the best basketball trainers, or in fact basketball coaches in the country,

most notably for his work with Damian Liller dating back to his Weber state days and carrying

on through today, Phil drops a ton of wisdom and insight in how to get the most out of your

athletes, how to develop the mindset necessary to dominate,

and what he wants to see from those he works with.

Coaches, we believe you're going to love today's episode.

So let's jump in.

So excited for today is we're joining Phil Beckner.

And Phil, you know, Phil's reached the point where you could say he's a legend, right?

He works with some of the best of the best, some of the best basketball talent in the country.

And I want to ask you this, Phil, because I'm intrigued when I see individuals working with high, high level talent, right, where these talented players,

they've gotten to the point where they essentially could almost work with anybody at this

stage of their career, but they've chosen to work with you. And that doesn't happen without

a significant level of trust and a significant level of a relationship with that foundation.

I want to ask you, Phil, just from a relationship standpoint, you know, what have you done,

you know, to be able to build the relationship with some of these high profile clients,

to get them to truly say, you know what, I really believe Phil was in it for my

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