The #1 skill missing from today’s athlete is mental toughness. Refusing to hold oneself accountable to individual and team goals. Blaming others for circumstances. Not fighting through adversity. Pouting and poor body language. Physical skill can only take you so far. Get tough!

Micromanaging a group of professionals is often a sure-fire way to get the least productivity out of your best people.

It’s so easy to coach a team that isn’t yours.

Charles Barkley loves teachers!

If we die, we die.

Matt Rhule x Nebraska Men's Basketball

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8 KEYS to Being a Successful Head Coach:

1. Be Flexible
2. Be Organized
3. Be a Culture Builder
4. Be a Servant Leader
5. Be a Relationship Builder
6. Be an Effective Communicator
7. Be Knowledgable about your Sport
8. Have a Continuous Improvement Mindset

What Else?

Go to an established public/private high school with:

• tradition
• alumni
• fri night football games / performances
• school spirit
• academic rigor
• prom & homecoming
• more

Sports are important but you only get 4 years of high school, make sure they are memorable.

Great Assistant Coaches …..

• Stay composed during stressful situations
• Support the head coach in public
• Aren’t afraid to do the dirty work
• Believe in all the team members
• Strive to be a learn-it-all
• Find ways to be useful

8 Realities of a High School Coach

1. It will consume you
2. There will be critics
3. You are not in it for the $
4. There is no overnight success
5. You need a supportive spouse
6. You will not make everyone happy
7. You can’t want it more than the kids
8. It is still WORTH it!

Most disagreements between players and coaches start due to misunderstood or miscommunicated expectations. Players listen for any cue you give them and if it is a mixed message, they will connect any dots they can. Be clear and direct, not ambiguous.

~ via Bhrett McCabe, PhD

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High school coaching is not for the weak. It’s countless hours spent in this field. It’s not just a show up and coach on game days. There’s so much more behind the scenes that high school coaches do that goes unnoticed by many.

Championship teams:

Show up on time
Treat others with respect
Seek uncomfortable growth
Believe in each other
Have great practices
Drop individual agendas
Uplift teammates
Put in extra work outside of practice
Trust coach’s plan
Compete
Accept roles
Communicate
Foster leadership

When parents blame refs, coaches & teammates - You might think you are helping, but you are only teaching your kid to be excuse makers.

The best coach isn’t always the one:

• With the best players
• With the best ranking
• With the most wins

The best coaches are those that do more with less, change the lives of their athletes for the better and teach the importance of character.

~ via @SFHShoops

BE THAT COACH!!!

Coaching is a noble profession at every level. It doesn’t matter if you coach professional or youth athletes, you’re making a difference in the world!

~ via Sports Psychology

Stop running away from:

• tough coaches
• difficult teachers who challenge you
• a trainer that pushes you
• parents who don’t let you quit

RUN TOWARDS THEM.
The easy route is usually the one in which you don’t grow.

In 2004, Kevin Mawae was an all-pro center who had played 157 straight games.

But in Week 2, he broke his right hand; the hand he used to snap the ball.

His position coach thought he'd be out for weeks. He asked him, 'What're you going to do?'

Kevin said, 'What are you talking…