Fill in your blanks, but answers can change. One could use these to prepare for a coaching interview or any other position.
HIS PHILOSOPHY ON COACHING
THE THREE BASICS OF COACHING BASKETBALL (see the Pyramid of Success, above)
THE THREE BASICS OF COACHING BASKETBALL (see the Pyramid of Success, above)
STYLE OF PLAY
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN ATHLETES
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN ATHLETES
My answer: "elite size, elite athleticism, elite skill, elite competitiveness"
ON PRACTICE
"DON'T COMPLICATE A SIMPLE GAME"
"DON'T COMPLICATE A SIMPLE GAME"
70% OF PRACTICE EVERY DAY WAS ON FUNDAMENTALS
“Failure to prepare is preparing to fail and its practice where you’re preparing.”
“Failure to prepare is preparing to fail and its practice where you’re preparing.”
ON TEACHING
THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING ROLES ROLES
THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING ROLES ROLES
“They don’t have to like their role, but they have to fill it because if they don’t, somebody
else will and you have to make that clear to them.”
AS A COACH, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TEAM, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL
AS A COACH, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TEAM, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL
ON EMOTIONS
ON GOOD SHOTS
ON GOOD SHOTS
TEACH THEM HOW TO READ THE DEFENSE
ON DECISION MAKING
BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION YOU MUST ...
1 – Have Courage
2 – Listen to those around you
3 – Make the decision
MAKE THE DECISION WITH ...
1 – Reason
4 – Self-Control
5 – Reference to your past experiences that are relevant
Abraham Lincoln – "I’ve never met a person from which I haven’t learned something, although most of the time, it was something not to do."
2 – Listen to those around you
3 – Make the decision
MAKE THE DECISION WITH ...
1 – Reason
4 – Self-Control
5 – Reference to your past experiences that are relevant
Abraham Lincoln – "I’ve never met a person from which I haven’t learned something, although most of the time, it was something not to do."
HIS ROTATION
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
AVOID PEAKS AND VALLEYS
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
AVOID PEAKS AND VALLEYS
"As a coach authority alone is not enough to demand respect. You cannot demand
respect, but you must command it."
EQUAL AMOUNT OF SCORING OPPORTUNITIES ON OFFENSE
My note: This applies when you have elite talent. But even then, Bill Walton didn't get 44 points against Memphis because everyone got the same opportunity.
REBOUNDING
My note: This applies when you have elite talent. But even then, Bill Walton didn't get 44 points against Memphis because everyone got the same opportunity.
REBOUNDING
When someone asks us our philosophy and process on the above, we need thoughtful answers. Our players deserve them.
