As a coach, push your players hard, but love them even harder. The more you care about your players as people, the more they’ll respect you and embrace your coaching.
ATHLETES: You don’t have to be a captain, senior or even a starter to be a leader. Being a leader is defined by what you do, not by a title that asks you to be one. Don’t let your role on the field stop you from having a major impact on your team through leadership.
Every team member is responsible for the culture of the team. Everyone owns a part in that culture. It's not coach's team. It's not the starter's team. It's not so-and-so team. It's everyone's team. Everyone should be invested in the process.
Humility allows you to be coached.
Humility allows you to be corrected.
Humility allows you to be developed.
Humility allows you to be held accountable.
Humility allows you to grow.
Ego destroys all of it.
Humility is the way.
There should be times where kids aren’t coached by adults.
Play pickup. No adult instruction.
Call your own fouls. No refs.
Argue about the ball going out of bounds.
Shoot for who gets to keep it.
Keep your own score.
Winner stays on. Losers sit. Next five up.
Compete!