Andrew Scheid

Head Coach Comstock Park GBB. Middle school social studies teacher. #pantherball #inquirylearning #standardsbasedgrading

[Andrew Scheid @ScheidAndrew]

@CoachJWilliams This is my thought process this year, as well coach. Things we can do, not triggers we have to do. Almost like Drive and Space and Read and React had a baby.

[Andrew Scheid @ScheidAndrew]

@CoachTBrady Coach, all these graphics are great. Are you putting them together anywhere?

[Andrew Scheid @ScheidAndrew]

@CoachHPrice @mmerg Shld all kids take PE? “Im not sure how that helps anyone” isnt a great argument. If a parent said that about something you did in a game or pract how would that go? Be curious, not judgmental.

I agree 8Hs too long. My kids are in school 6:50 w/ homeroom, electives, and lunch.

[Andrew Scheid @ScheidAndrew]

@umhoops https://t.co/xz0jguaCsP

[Andrew Scheid @ScheidAndrew]

@Coach_McKinney Ooof. Hope we picked up higher next time.

[Andrew Scheid @ScheidAndrew]

@CoachHPrice 1 V assistant
2 freshmen
1 JV
3 varsity
3 MS
3 JV
Entering year 3 of varsity

[William Payne @TweetsbyCoachP]

One of the biggest misconceptions in high school sports is that coaching is primarily about practices, games, and wins.

The reality is that coaching has become one of the most challenging roles in education because coaches are expected to wear dozens of hats while being evaluated from every direction.

Every parent, player, administrator, and community member often has a different expectation of success.

One family wants college recruiting to be the priority.

Another wants playing time.

Another wants winning.

Another wants player development.

Another wants discipline.

Another simply wants their child to enjoy the experience.

The challenge is that those goals frequently conflict, and coaches are often expected to satisfy all of them simultaneously.

Most coaches are balancing far more than what happens between the lines. They manage team culture, player conflicts, parent concerns, academics, transportation, fundraising, budgets, equipment, scheduling, eligibility, social media issues, and the emotional needs of teenagers.

At the same time, every roster includes athletes with different abilities, goals, motivations, and commitment levels. Some dream of college athletics. Some are trying to make varsity. Some simply want to belong. Building one program that serves all of them is incredibly difficult.

Perhaps the greatest challenge is decision-making.

Who starts?

Who plays?

Who sits?

Who travels?

Who gets moved up?

Who gets cut?

Every decision creates opportunity for one athlete and disappointment for another. Even well-intentioned decisions can be viewed as favoritism or politics when seen through the lens of an individual family.

Recruiting adds another layer of complexity. Coaches are expected to help athletes pursue college opportunities while also managing the needs of an entire team. Supporting one athlete can sometimes raise questions from another family about their child’s opportunities.

Social media has amplified many of these challenges. One lineup decision, one difficult conversation, or one emotional moment can quickly become public discussion, often without the full context.

There are also pressures many people never see.

Pressure from administrators to represent the school well.

Pressure from parents to provide opportunities.

Pressure from athletes to help them achieve their goals.

Pressure from communities that often measure success by wins and losses.

Pressure to retain athletes in an era of increasing transfers and movement.

And all of this occurs while coaches are trying to develop young people, not just athletes.

What makes coaching difficult is not that people don’t care.

It’s that everyone cares deeply, but often about different things.

Parents focus on their child.

Players focus on their opportunities.

Administrators focus on the school.

Communities focus on results.

Coaches must somehow balance all of those interests while making decisions they believe are best for the team.

As a former college coach, athletic director, and high school administrator, I’ve learned that most coaches are not trying to hold athletes back, play favorites, or make life difficult for families. Most are simply navigating competing priorities, limited resources, and difficult decisions while trying to do what’s best for kids.

Because at its core, coaching has never really been about managing games.

It’s about managing people.

And that’s what makes it both incredibly challenging and incredibly important

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

The actual secret to greatness:

Pick your thing.
Pick a good system for your thing.
Surround yourself with people who support you doing your thing.
Do your thing for a decade.

[Andrew Scheid @ScheidAndrew]

@JohnCarrier42 When are you going to join Savi?

[Hoops Companion 🏀 Resources for Coaches @Hoops_Companion]

Go all in with what you believe in with your coaching.

If you believe in zone, burn the ships and be disgustingly good at your 2-3.

If you believe in Princeton, commit all the way.

If you believe in conceptual offense, ditch everything else.

The last 5-10% is the hardest. Go all in.

[Brian McCormick @brianmccormick]

This may be the best (most important 🤷‍♂️) paragraph I have written in 25 years.

[ESPN @espn]

DUSTY MAY WINS IT ALL IN ONLY HIS SECOND YEAR AS MICHIGAN’S HEAD COACH 😤

He’s just the fifth coach in NCAA history to become a champion in his first two seasons at a school 👏

[ESPN @espn]

GO. BLUE. 🏆

MICHIGAN IS THE FIRST BIG TEN TEAM TO WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2000! 🔥

[Andrew Scheid @ScheidAndrew]

@bballbreakdown Serious Q: is there ever a time for a static warmup? If I’m about to do a barbell snatch or clean and jerk, should I skip high pulls and hip contact drills? Should pitchers skip long toss?

[GVSU Women's Basketball @gvsuwbb]

So nice, we did it twice‼️

#AnchorUp | #ReadyForMore

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Underrated coaching truth:
The best coaches aren’t obsessed with talent.

They’re obsessed with effort.
With attitude.
With toughness.

Because when it gets hard,
that’s what still shows up.

[Jason Hutton @jhutt5]

No matter your view of the Cam Ryans game-winner to take the Regional Championship, it was a shot that will go down as one of the greatest in West Michigan tournament history.

Thanks to everyone who sent me their angle, here is a compilation of The Shot

[Andrew Scheid @ScheidAndrew]

@Factorybball The first clip you can't see if he drags his pivot foot, which is totally possible the way he moves. The second clip is a travel because it's not the same as the OP.

[Andrew Scheid @ScheidAndrew]

@TheDZoneBBall Which is why we don’t need a massive shake up to our system.