It's our job, it’s their game. Even the most dedicated players will never take is as seriously as coaches do.
It’s not what you teach it is what you emphasize that they will remember.
Players want discipline, direction, and purpose.
Repetition with variety leads to proper habits. Re-teach if necessary.
There will always be problems—It is our number one job as coaches to solve them and to manage each crisis.
Wins and losses do not determine success.
Are you spending your basketball practice time and individual development workout time on the things that make the biggest difference in games?
Your team will play their games almost exactly like the basketball practices you run.
Good teams and players give first and second efforts, great teams and players give third and fourth efforts.
Coach K builds a culture at Duke rather than a program.
Becoming fundamentally sound will make you a consistent player.
THE EDGE IS IN THE MIND I picked this up at one of Don Meyer's Clinics. It is directed to players, but is applicable to us coaches as well The Edge is in the Mind. It is taken from What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School by Mark McCormack.
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