hackereric3

Family Man, Educator, 🏀🏀 coach and overall great guy who loves stats.

[hackereric3 @coachhackerwi]

@UWOCoachFischer Congrats Coach!!!

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Being coachable is a competitive edge.

Take feedback without flinching.
Apply it without excuse.
Grow without needing praise.

Most players protect their ego.
Winners protect their growth.

Feedback isn’t an attack.
It’s an advantage.

Use it.

[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

A high school coach's job isn’t just to teach basketball.
It’s to show kids they’re capable of more than they believe,
To show them adversity doesn’t define them, effort does.
And to build a bond so strong, it feels like family.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Why Coaching Is Harder Than People Think (A Holiday Reminder)…

Because coaching isn’t just about plays, drills, or game nights.

It’s about people.

It’s about walking into practice every day and managing emotions you didn’t create but are responsible for.

Your own.
Your players.
Your assistants.
Parents.
Administrators.
Fans.

It’s about teaching kids who are all at different stages.

Different maturity levels.
Different confidence levels.
Different home situations.

And somehow holding them to the same standards while still meeting them where they are.

It’s about decisions that look simple from the stands but feel heavy from the sideline.

Who plays.
When.
Why.
How you communicate it.

And how that decision might land on a 16-year-old who ties their identity to minutes.

It’s about losing sleep over kids who won’t buy in.

Over conversations you need to have.

Over mistakes you replay in your head long after everyone else moved on.

It’s about being judged by people who see the outcome, not the process.

The scoreboard, not the hours.

The result, not the relationships.

And yet, you show up again.

You plan. You teach. You model. You care.

As the season slows and the holidays arrive, this is the reminder:

What you do matters.

Even when it goes unseen.
Even when it feels heavy.
Even when it’s hard.

Coaching is about influence. And influence lasts longer than any season.

That’s why coaching is harder than people think. And also why it matters so much.

As the year winds down, I hope you find a little rest, a little perspective, and a lot of pride in the work you’re doing.

🎄Happy Holidays, Coach.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

10 truths every high school coach learns:

1. Adversity is coming
2. Every player is different
3. Winning isn’t everything
4. You can't please everyone
5. Parents have tunnel vision
6. Critics will be loud
7. The hours are long
8. The impact is real
9. A supportive spouse is a must
10. The memories? Unmatched

It’s hard. It’s worth it.

[John Carrier @JohnCarrier42]

Good luck to all my coaching friends starting their journey this week (or started recently) - remember instead of the pursuit of happiness, the pursuit IS happiness - have fun coaching a great game with great people.

[Coach Matt Dennis @CoachMattDennis]

Ideas to help you utilize your assistant coaches this season.
#cmdcoachinglab

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

The hardest part of coaching isn’t losing.
It’s knowing you can’t fix every kid’s struggle.
You pour your heart into all of them, and some still walk away angry.

Love them anyway. That’s the job.

[Coach Vint @coachvint]

‼️There are some high school coaches that are 1-6 and 2-5 who should be nominated for coach of the year in their district.

[COACH PRIME @DeionSanders]

Your Standard is your Standards! Don't ever negotiate the Standard. Don't ever lower your Standard & don't ever allow your Standard to be that of normalcy. It should take hard work, focus, sacrifices & consistency to attain your Standard. #CoachPrime

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

Stop wanting things to be easy and prepare for them to be hard.

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Constant talking. Constant positivity

The best players are connectors and never stop talking on the floor 🗣️

[COACH PRIME @DeionSanders]

Thank u for it all. Whether u were done wrong, lied on, cheated, manipulated or just fooled be thankful for it all because if it weren't for that u wouldn't be where u are with the knowledge of life that u have. We're in a better place than we were, believe that. #CoachPrime

[Chris Steed @csteed]

🚨 ELITE BASKETBALL ECOSYSTEMS

- Teammates coach EFFORT

- Coaches' coach DECISIONS

- Both units OVERCOMMUNICATE

- Success is PROCESS BASED

- Players have a VOICE AND A CHOICE

- Coaches use LANGUAGE tied to their 'pillars'

- Player/Coach relationships are NON- TRANSACTIONAL.

Trust ALWAYS comes before a coach can give VALUE

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Chris Paul’s message to Wake Forest

“All I heard was the coaches’ voices… somehow, someway, y’all gotta find your voices”

Player. Led. Teams.

(Via @WakeMBB 🎥)

[Coach Mac 🏀 @BballCoachMac]

"Bad shots will beat you faster than anything else"

- Rick Majerus

[COACH PRIME @DeionSanders]

You've got to place your Peace before your Problems. Right now you're allowing your Problems to suffocate your Peace therefore your Problems overwhelm your Peace. Make your Peace a Priority & don't allow anything or anyone to come before your Peace. #CoachPrime

[Kevin DeShazo @KevinDeShazo]

Failure is part of the process.
Frustration is part of the process.
Setbacks are part of the process.

Get up. Learn. Remember why you started. Believe. Take the next step.

Keep showing up.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

What does a good team culture look like?

- Trust among teammates.
- Accepted roles by all.
- Positive Energy.

What it doesn’t look like?:

- Selfish motives and distrust.
- Unknown role definition.
- Negative energy.

Culture is built every day.

Start now.