I Just Decided to…
"Commitment is the pledge to do the uncomfortable."— Matt Rogers, Significant Recruiting: The Playbook for Prospective College Athletes Whether I’m working with a student-athlete, coaching my basketball team, or talking…
The Not-So All-Knowing Coach
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” -Nelson Mandela After 26 years on the sidelines, you…
The Top 10 Mistakes Parents Make in the Recruiting Process
They publicly complain about their child’s coaches and teachers They want their child to compete in college more than their child They spend more time criticizing their child after games…
The Top 10 Mistakes Recruits Make in the Recruiting Process
They start too late They think they are better than they really are They think that playing for a certain club or a travel team will be the reason they…
Boys with basketball coach
Top 10 Signs Your Student-Athlete is Recruit-able
Homework gets done in the same place and at the same time every night without prodding Teachers and coaches go out of their way to tell you how much they…
Relentless
Relentless means demanding more of yourself than anyone else can demand, knowing every time you stop, you can still do more.” -Tim Grover Last week I led my first practice…
Fear of Failure
"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them." Michael Jordan I have spoken to a couple basketball players (a high school senior and a recent college…
Coaching Families
“To reach your own goals and dreams, you must learn how to assist others in reaching theirs.” – Joe Gibbs One of the great challenges in coaching is taking a…
First Who…Then What
“Look, I don’t really know where we should take this bus. But I know this much: If we get the right people on the bus, the right people in the…
