Coaches always talk about how the pre-season is one of the most valuable times of the season because it is the opportunity to present/cover the most amount of information without interruption (i.e. games) in such a short amount of time. Therefore, during this time it is important to get across the message to your players … Continue reading Pre-Season Thoughts
Quote of the Day
"The team that makes the most mistakes will probably win. Mistakes come from doing, but so does success. The individual who is mistake-free is also probably sitting around doing nothing. And that is a very big mistake." --Piggy Lambert and John Wooden, A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
Create Your Own Opportunities
*Video provided by YouTube and Alan Stein & StrongerTeam It is not uncommon to associate yourself with the pedestal of the coach's circle, or think you're at the bottom of the totem pole - hell, the tagline to my own blog is "A Coach's Climb" referring to a figurative ladder that all aspiring coaches are expected to climb in … Continue reading Create Your Own Opportunities
Building Trust
"They won't care how much you know until they know how much you care." -- John Wooden, Former UCLA Head Coach
Assistant Coaches – Shy’s Friendly Advice
*A friend of mine, former teammate, and now current GA in the SEC shared Coach Larry Shyatt's coaching advice with me as a guideline and reference, hope this is of some help to you... Assistant Coaches – Shy’s Friendly Advice Never be certain that your philosophy at the moment is the absolute, only right way… be … Continue reading Assistant Coaches – Shy’s Friendly Advice
Flow State
The coaching course I am enrolled in at Xavier University provided some interesting points from today's lecture discussing coaching philosophy and athletes that find the zone. "Mastery of one's craft and intense concentration are necessary, but they are not sufficient. For if there is one defining characteristic of the zone, a sine qua non, it is that … Continue reading Flow State
Blunder
"It helps to be deeply knowledgeable about an area, to know the people, to know the language, to know the history, the culture, the literature, but it is not a guarantee that you will have the right strategy or policy as a matter of statecraft for dealing with that area. You see, the great experts … Continue reading Blunder
Quote of the Day
"If your momma told ya don't chase a car between two parked cars, you just don't do it. But, if you got to learn from experience by chasing that ball you might end up ... getting hit by a car." --Coach John Chaney, Hall of Fame Teacher at Temple University Legends, Coach George Raveling with Coach … Continue reading Quote of the Day
Rising Coaches Conference Notes
If you have not taken the opportunity to take a look at this past year's Rising Coaches Elite Conference Notes that were made available from Rising Coaches Elite, then I highly encourage it. You can click on the link provided Rising Coaches Conference Notes under Other Helpful Sites or check out http://www.risingocacheselite.com to find more information. … Continue reading Rising Coaches Conference Notes
Coach's Climb 