Coach Tre Collins

Jesus follower | Meridian High School Head Girls Basketball Coach | WCU mbb alum | 🏀 Enthusiast | Maddie, Truett, & Palmer Collins 💙

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

CONGRATULATIONS “Shug!” 💙

#34 Kailynn Perry
Point Guard (Combo Guard)
Class of 2027

@kailynn_perry

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

CONGRATULATIONS “Shug!” 💙

#34 Kailynn Perry
Point Guard (Combo Guard)
Class of 2027

@kailynn_perry

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

As a high school coach, I love to see opportunities extended to my kids!
The hard work pays off! Congratulations @SkylarDavis2027 ! 💙 Thank you Coach @coachisaiahb for what you see in her!

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

College coaches, don’t miss on this one!

Skylar Davis
6’1 Guard/Forward (a true multi-positional player)
Meridian High School
Class of 2027

RECRUIT Ⓜ️ERIDIAN! 💙

[Evan Rodriguez @EvanRodriguezCT]

After the team flew back following UConn’s National Championship loss, Tarris Reed Jr. prepared a speech on short notice for UConn’s Athletes In Action meeting.

“I told myself I would let the Holy Spirit speak through me.”

He revealed that night, both Azzi Fudd and KK Arnold of UConn WBB got baptized

Truly amazing work and an inspirational message from T-Reed 🙏

(Via iamtarrisreed/IG)

[Chris Steed @csteed]

A lot of people see Dan Hurleys’ half court offense and are in awe of all of the actions and play design. And they should be.

But...

Before we all hit copy paste on every Twirl/DHO/Crackback we see UConn run, it's important to realize the IMMENSE precision and development that goes into every cut, pass and shot in Storrs, CT.

Simple actions are by preceded by a few specialized foundational skills that are repeatable at the younger levels.

SPACE
ADVANTAGE
COVERAGE

Complex actions are preceded by a culmination of these specialized skills that have been meticulously developed with time and GAME REPITITION.

GRAVITY
SCOUTING
TAG/HELP MANIPULATION

Your U13's aren't ready for UConn's play book.

KEEP IT SIMPLE.

[Skylar Davis @SkylarDavis2027]

Take a look at my AAU schedule for Phoenix, Az!!

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

The Lord gives and He takes away, but blessed be His name!
His ways are better!

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

Sometimes the doors closing in your life aren’t losses, they’re redirections.

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

The MAIN thing 👇🏼

[Jon Root @JonnyRoot_]

“I wish at [my player’s] age, I would’ve gone much deeper into a relationship with Jesus Christ… To me, the most important thing is to God with all my heart, soul, & mind.”
- Tennessee HC Rick Barnes

(via @TreyWallace)

[Melissa the Hopeful🏠Homemaker @BiblicalBeauty]

'Pistol Pete' Maravich sharing his testimony of faith in Jesus Christ in 1987 less than one year before his death at the age of 40:

"I want all of you to know this tonight about Peter Maravich. You may never have heard of me. It makes no difference. I'm just one person on this earth saved by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ. I want you to know this, that the change that came into my life was Jesus Christ.

It was not winning. I won all my life. I won every trophy, award, everything you can think of, but every time I won something, I wanted something more. I had to win again. It wasn't money, because money'll buy you everything but happiness. It'll pay your fare at every place but Heaven. Material things—I've driven everything some of you strive for from Rolls Royces to BMWs to Mercedes to Porsches. It wasn't religion because in the name of religion, Jesus Christ was placed upon that cross.

And the purest thing about Christianity is the fact that it's your choice. You can't work. You can't earn. I knew that, and I understood it now.

I want you to know this. The last thing I'd like to say is this, next week I'll be inducted into the Hall of Fame. I'll get that big ring. In fact, it's a bigger ring than I would have got for the championship, but I'll tell you something about all the awards. They all pale to the glory of Christ and what He's done in my life. It's amazing what He has done in my life.

I wouldn't trade my position in Christ for a thousand NBA championships or a thousand Hall of Fame rings or for a hundred billion dollars. There's nothing like the joy of Jesus Christ in your life."

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

Ⓜ️💙

[TNT Sports U.S. @TNTSportsUS]

"I don't have to be their life, but they are my life."

Kelvin Sampson talks on the importance of not taking a break to make sure his players are taken care of for the next step in their lives. ❤️

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

@godfatherPrince I’ll submit my request for a 13th redshirt, greyshirt, super-graduate-senior!

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

“You guys make it about the wins and losses. 25 years from now, I want them to pick up the phone and call me because they need me. I’m there for them.”

The life of a coach is an investment in people, not just points.

Build a legacy that outlasts the jersey.

[Jon Root @JonnyRoot_]

“First & foremost, I wanna give all glory to my Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ… We’re a group of guys built on John 15:13. We serve each other. We love each other. We’d die for each other.”
- #12 High Point G Chase Johnston after upsetting #5 Wisconsin

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:13.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching…

Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season. Geno didn’t mince words:

“Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then you’ve lost your way, buddy! Where’s the joy in the things that you’ve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be. Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isn’t as good as last year’s, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?”

That’s the tension every coach feels:
Transactional vs. Transformational.

Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. It’s about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results don’t come, your purpose crumbles with them.

Transformational coaching is different. It’s about people. It’s about growth. It’s about building something that lasts, whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not.

And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching.

Left on our own, it’s easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it.

A trusted mentor can pull us back to center and remind us why we started coaching in the first place.

To build relationships.
To develop players as people.
To make teams the best they can be.

Wins matter. But they’re not the why.

The why is impact.
The why is growth.
The why is leaving your players better than you found them.

The process is the prize. Stay grounded. Stay on the path.

Always remember your why.

[Anthony Pugh @Anthony_Pugh2]

Not a lot of dribbling in the NCAA tournament.

A ton of CATCH AND SHOOT jumpers though — maybe go work on that more than anything.

Not sure how any player that is serious about improving & wanting to play at a high level doesn’t want to go shoot right now

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

MAC North/South All-Star
Jahz’Mir Pearson
Meridian High School
Class of 2027

Congratulations kid! Proud of you! Ⓜ️💙
@JahzMirPearson

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

MAC North/South All-Star
Aaliyah Taylor
Meridian High School
Class of 2027

Congratulations kid! Proud of you! Ⓜ️💙
@AaliyahTis12

[Coach Tre Collins @CoachTreCollins]

MAC MS/AL All-Star
Kimora Hughes
Troy University signee

Congratulations kid! Proud of you! Ⓜ️💙
@kimorahughes12