Every successful HS coach needs a strong right hand man that will be loyal to him & never undermine him. If you look at some of the best programs, they have loyal, smart Number 2 guys. WHO DONT WANT TO BETRAY THE HC. Too many assistant coaches with personal agendas
From Jon Scheyer to Bob Richey to D2 coaches to NAIA coaches - they’re all talking about the “rollercoaster” ups and downs of coaching in today’s game.
It doesn’t matter who you recruit. Every year you bring in 3,4,5, or more new players. Recruit high schoolers, and it’ll take time for them to mature through college game reps. Bring in transfers, and it’ll take time acclimating to your program’s culture. The results will be ups and downs throughout your season.
Coaches can’t get too high with the wins or too low with the losses.
Strong cultures with transformational leaders and players who buy in and develop mental toughness will have the best chances for success.
Great stuff here from Coach Caldwell. She opens up about practice struggles in year one of time at Tennessee.
When putting your stamp on a program, your first goal is quality practice habits and raising the bar on what “hard” is.
This is also why many people root for him the way they do bc some of our melanin absent friends will create BS narratives like this.
Anyways, here’s how that interview actually went before the last 15 seconds Jon conveniently chose to show his 70k followers….
Coaching high school basketball isn’t about chasing trophies—it’s about building foundations.
The lessons you teach on the court—discipline, work ethic, teamwork—become the habits they carry for life.