COACHING WISDOM

Rebounding is the epitome of effort areas. The team that fights for position and aggressively pursues the ball off the boards is eventually going to be the team that wins.


Adapt not adopt.

A coach must possess mental toughness. A coach must be ready to practice every day. The players realize when a coach is not prepared. The top coaches at every level are the ones that are mentally prepared every day.

Building character is the real commitment to winning. A coach who doesn’t stand by his convictions is doomed to be a big loser, regardless of his win-loss record.

5 Most Important Factors in Winning

1. Play your tail off. Be tougher physically and mentally than the opponent.
2. You control the tempo of the game
3. Make a thorough game preparation in which you plan to disrupt your opponents offense and exploit their defense.
4. Force turnovers and limit your own.
5. Get rid of the “turds”—never compromise on this.

Ability is what you are capable of doing, motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. – Lou Holtz

It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.

The major part of my job isn’t to tell the players what to do. The most important thing I do is to create a setting for them to work in. I think that is the key to any coaches job—creating an environment that’s organized, free of distractions, ready.

Of all games, basketball is one in which you can never show weakness. Everyone knows how to spot and exploit them.

A team has to be a melting pot. It’s going to face a lot of different challenges and it has to have a lot of
potential responses. A few sinners mixed in with the saints can create a powerful brew.