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My main takeaways:
- Coaching comes down to relationships: coaches-players; players-players; head coach-assistant coaches
- Kids want to be coached, to be loved, to be given structure
- Today's generation is smart and want to know "why", and it's shows respect when coaches explain the reason behind the decision.
- If coaches can't explain the "why" then the coach needs to change his/her ways
- Coaches have to relate to where kids are at in their lives (not the other way around)
- Creating better people > winning games
- The "troubled" kid is who needs us the most. Coaches need to be patient and build relationships with those kids to eradicate the unwanted behavior
- When players make mistakes in practice and/or a game, coaches need to recognize that it's a teachable moment, not a moment to yell or lose control
- Coaches need hugs, too. We need emotional hugs, physical hugs, and we need someone to remind us what our mission was when we entered the profession (CLICK TO TWEET)
