Coach Dave

Hard Smart Together Chalk Talks

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Hard Smart Together is for High School and College Student-Athletes. I help players develop the growth mindset required to achieve their goals while improving as an individual player and the positive mindset needed to enjoy their athletic journey. Basketball has been such a wonderful part of my life and I've created Hard Smart Together for all of you athletes and your families that support you, who feel just as passionate about the role sports plays in your lives!

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Coach Dave

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Sports

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www.hardsmarttogether.com

Latest episode

Jun 26, 2026

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Episodes

How The Paint Helps To Make You a Better Basketball Playmaker 24.10.2025

How The Paint Helps To Make You a Better Basketball Playmaker Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you are a HS Basketball player that wants to be a playmaker, today’s episode is for you. Today I am going to share how you can use the paint to show off your playmaking and be a valuable contributor o...

Lessons For HS Basketball Players That I Learned From My First 100 Episodes 17.10.2025

Lessons For HS Basketball Players That I Learned From My First 100 Episodes Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Last week’s episode was my 10oth episode and it got me reflecting on the lessons I have learned in the last 100 weeks. Funny thing is they are lessons that apply to my audience of HS basket...

3 Things HS Basketball Players Do Too Much While Trying To Show Their Skills 10.10.2025

3 Things HS Basketball Players Do Too Much While Trying To Show Their Skills Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you are like most HS Basketball players you probably are really excited to show off your skills to the coach during tryouts and at the beginning of the season. The problem is that most...

The Easiest Way To Show Your Mental Toughness To Your Coach 03.10.2025

The Easiest Way To Show Your Mental Toughness To Your Coach Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Mental Toughness is one of those things that coaches are looking for in players. So how do you show off your mental toughness in tryouts or in the beginning of the season, as your coach is evaluating you a...

The Best Role You Can Have On Your High School Basketball Team 26.09.2025

The Best Role You Can Have On Your High School Basketball Team Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Another HS Basketball season is upon us and pretty soon you will find out what your role on the team is. Today, I want to share a really valuable piece of advice I got for a NCAA Division I head coach,...

Defensive Skills To Show Off During HS Basketball Tryouts 19.09.2025

Defensive Skills To Show Off During HS Basketball Tryouts Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles We are wrapping up the series I started 4 weeks ago on skills you should show off during your HS Basketball tryouts. In the past episodes we have covered showing off control, communication and hustle. Today...

How To Show Off Good Hustle During HS Basketball Tryouts 12.09.2025

How To Show Off Good Hustle During HS Basketball Tryouts Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles HS Basketball Tryouts are going to be here in the blink of an eye and today I want to continue the series that I started out a couple of weeks ago on skills that you should show off to stand out in your high...

The Overlooked Basketball Skill You Should Show Off To Standout In HS Basketball Tryouts 05.09.2025

The Overlooked Basketball Skill You Should Show Off To Standout In HS Basketball Tryouts Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Basketball Tryouts are getting closer by the week and today I want to continue the series that I started last week on skills that you should show off to stand out in your high...

Basketball Skills You Should Show Off To Standout In HS Basketball Tryouts 29.08.2025

Basketball Skills You Should Show Off To Standout In HS Basketball Tryouts Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles We are weeks away from your HS Basketball Tryouts. If you’re a Basketball player, this is a very exciting time of the year, but it can also be a stressful time of the year as y0u anticipate...

How Girls HS Basketball Players Should Study Game Film 22.08.2025

How Girls HS Basketball Players Should Study Game Film Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a Girls High School Basketball player or a coach or parent of a girls HS Basketball player, today is your day! Last week we talked specifically about a typical mistake boys make when they are watching...

The Mistake Boys HS Basketball Players Make Studying Game Film 15.08.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a Boys High School Basketball player or a coach or parent of a boys HS Basketball player, one of the best things you can do to improve on the court is studying game film. In this episode, I share a typical mistake that is specific to boys when they are wa...

How To Build Your Personal Network For High School Basketball Players 08.08.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a High School Basketball player that wants to set yourself up for success in not just basketball, but for your future as you move forward in your athletic recruiting, college admissions or in college and beyond, you need to focus on growing your own perso...

What Skill Should You Work On Next For High School Basketball Players 01.08.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a High School Basketball player that wants to improve your game, you may be unsure of what exactly to work on. Today, I’m going to share a simple question that will give you clarity on what part of your basketball game to focus on next as you are preparin...

10 Week Free Throw Shooting Challenge For High School Basketball Players 25.07.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles One Handed Form Shooting Focus Points - https://youtu.be/0ndAvEimca0 Pressure Shooting Drill - https://youtu.be/SO20AlEV38Y If you’re a High School Basketball player that wants to improve your Free Throw shooting. Today I’m going to build on last week’s episode and...

The Secret To Becoming a Better FT Shooter for HIgh School Basketball Players 18.07.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a High School Basketball player that wants to score more next season, one of the simplest ways to increase your scoring is to improve your FT shooting. Today I’m going to share one of the most critical things you need to practice when shooting FTs and why...

Skills HS Basketball Players Should Show Off During AAU Basketball Games Shot Selection 11.07.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a High School Basketball player that’s playing on an AAU team this summer, this is my 5th and last episode in a series that shares the skills that you should be showing off in your summer AAU basketball games. The last 4 weeks we talked about how to show...

Skills HS Basketball Players Should Show Off During AAU Basketball Games - Help Defense 04.07.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a High School Basketball player that’s playing on an AAU team this summer, this is my 4th episode in a series that shares the skills that you should be showing off in your summer AAU basketball games. In the last few weeks we talked about showing off your...

Defensive Basketball Skill HS Basketball Players Should Show Off During AAU Games 27.06.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a High School Basketball player that’s playing on an AAU team this summer, this is a third episode in a series that shares the skills that you should be showing off in your summer AAU basketball games. The last couple of weeks we talked about showing off...

Another Basketball Skill HS Basketball Players Should Show Off During AAU Games 20.06.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a High School Basketball player that’s playing on an AAU team this summer, this is my second episode in a series that shares the skills that you should be showing off in your summer AAU basketball games. Last week we talked about showing off your positive...

Skills HS Basketball Players Should Show Off During AAU Basketball Games 13.06.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a High School Basketball player that’s playing on an AAU team this summer, this series of episodes are going to be for you. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to share 6 skills that you should be showing off in your AAU games this summer. How many times h...

3 Basketball Skill Sets High School Basketball Players Need To Work On This Summer 06.06.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you're a High School Basketball player that wants to show up to next season better than you were last season, who wants to make next season the best season you’ve ever had, then you need to work on your game this summer. Today I’m going to share the 3 skill sets...

How High School Basketball Players Can Break Bad Basketball Habits Over The Summer 30.05.2025

Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Are you a High School Basketball player that wants more playing time next season, or you want to feel more confident on the court, or maybe you have big plans to play at the next level. We’ve talked a lot about turning bad on court habits into good habits and summe...

Avoiding Unnecessary Turnovers Basketball For HS Basketball Players 23.05.2025

Download my free gift for you - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If You are a High School Basketball player that wants to play more, you need to earn your coach’s trust more. One of the things that coaches can’t stand are turnovers. So one of the simplest things you can do is to cut down on turnovers. Today I’m going to share a simple habit that can drast...

How High School Basketball Players Can Have Your Best Summer Ever 16.05.2025

How High School Basketball Players Can Have Your Best Summer Ever Download my free gift for you - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Are You a High School Basketball player that has ever gotten to the end of the summer and thought to yourself, what happened, summer is gone, school is starting again and I don’t feel like summer was what I expected it to be....

How High School Basketball Players Can Change This Bad Habit 09.05.2025

How High School Basketball Players Can Change This Bad Habit Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Are You a High School Basketball player that wants more confidence in your game? Making less mistakes, caused by bad habits you may have developed and changing them to good habits will give you more and more confidence in how you play. The offseason is one of the...

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