One thing I believe: โA good coach can coach anything.โ
Someone who really gets it and has pure coaching talent could step in and do a pretty good job coaching a sport they may know little about.
A great team isn't built on talent alone.
It's built in the moments when no one is looking:
- Getting extra reps after practice.
- Picking up a struggling teammate.
- Committing to defense like it's personal.
This is a tough one.
At larger schools where most players are basketball-first athletes, I think itโs often a culture issue.
At smaller schools, where athletes play multiple sports and those sports also have summer commitments, itโs not always fair to label it as โbad culture.โ
Athletic departments should probably be tracking overall athlete participation. Are kids showing up to something?
If athletes arenโt showing up to anything, thatโs an overall athletics culture issue or the AD might see there may be a cultural issue with a given sport.
If players are willingly missing for the beach, hanging out, or doing something else instead of competing or training, thatโs a different story and culture certainky could be the issue. Family vacations and unavoidable conflicts are one thing. Choosing not to participate at all is another.
Coaching is not about being liked every day. Itโs about helping young people become the best version of themselves. The standards that challenge them today are often the lessons they appreciate years from now.
#ChampionshipMentality
GPP Phase - General Physical Preparedness applies to youth sports too not just in the weight room .
Low volume consistent approach and have lots of fun with it . My man Gabe Brown will be a 3rd grader
@JustScoreBaske1@PeytonJones31 Her work ethic is unmatched! She got back from vacation was home 10 minutes came to open gym, played 4 summer league games last night, worked out with @JustScoreBaske1 today and played in a scrimmage again tonight!
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Entitlement is a culture killer.
โAs long as you don't have entitlement in your program, you got a shot.โ
- Kirby Smart ๐ฅ
Hunger builds teams.
Entitlement destroys them.
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"You have to pay full price ... That's what commitment looks like. It's not when it's easy or convenient. It's when things are hard and things aren't going well." (Brent Venables)
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