I fell in love with coaching. I loved interacting with young people, having the opportunity to make a tremendous impression on them.
Basketball is a game and their primary reason for participating in the sport is simply for the pleasure they experience while playing. Don’t be afraid to lose. Have fun while you’re busy playing hard and playing smart.
Play hard, play smart, play together, have fun.
You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going.
True basketball coaches are great teachers and you do not humiliate, you do not physically go after, you do not push or shove, you do not berate, if you are a true coach. If you humiliate or curse them, that won’t do it. Coaches like that are not coaches.
Leadership starts at the top.
Evaluate wins and losses objectively, focusing more on effort and execution than on the outcome of the game.
You get to do things for people who will never pay you back and they say you never have had a perfect day until you’ve done something for someone who will never pay you back.
If I can pay the bills, I’m happy.
To be successful in coaching you have to treat your team like a family. The leader needs backing from everyone.
The big thing is to make a winning effort. Im not obsessed with wins.