Daily Thought - Chip Kelly

"I think playing fast is a fundamental.” 

Chip Kelly

 

Players Expectations of Coaches

Tom Crean, Indiana University  Basketball Head Coach – “Players have four expectations of coaches: 1. Be competent. 2. Be sincere. 3. Be reliable. 4. Be trustworthy.”

Start With Process

Legendary High School Football Coach Bob Ladouceur, winner of 151 straight games
"My approach was all about process.  I didn't have any long-term goals. I just said to myself, 'Let's teach these guys how to win and what it takes to win, and then make it a day-to-day process.'"

Under Your Control

“The quality of practice greatly influences the outcome of games, and of great significance is that practice is something that your team can control.”  Brian Williams

Daily Thought - Tom Landry

“I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game."  Tom Landry

The Object Of This Game

Don Coryell:  "The object of this game is to break your opponent's will as quickly as possible."

I Believe In You

In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are four words that, when said, can bring out the best in your team, your employees, and your family.

“I believe in you.”  Mike Krzyzewski

 

Daily Thought - Bob Knight

"Coaching is a great balance between demand and patience. The coaches who are demanding -- constantly demanding -- are not particularly good coaches. The coaches who are extremely patient are not particularly good coaches. There's a balance between the two that I think is really important. Patience allows for development; demand brings about development at a rate that you have to have.“  Bob Knight

Difference Between Good Player and Great Player

"To be a good player on your team, you have to affect someone else on the team. You have to cause them to play better by the way you play. You affect other players with character and attitude. To be a great player, you have to affect your entire unit. If you are a great player, every player on that unit plays better when you are on the field."  Nick Saban

Daily Thought - Roy Williams

During practices I want to show my team everything that they an possibly be exposed to in a game and what to do against it.  I try no to do anything that doesn’t correlate directly to our next opponent.  I kid Jerod Haase all the time about how he and his former high school basketball coach used to run basketball camps and start out with a figure-eight drill.  I told him, “Why would you practice the figure eight?  That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.  You don’t do that in a game, do you?”
Roy  Williams, Hard Work