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Doesn’t do some things simply because he didn’t
like them as a player
o
For Example…running outside as a player for
conditioning
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A huge key to his 30-5 team a year ago was they
simply didn’t lose to teams they shouldn’t lose to. (5 losses were TN twice, Vanderbilt, at rival
Lipscomb, and Wisconsin in tourney). A
key for you as a coach is to not lose the games you are supposed to win.
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Allow NO player criticism of one another
o
Fine line between encouraging/pushing another
player and criticizing them
o
Also, has the player earned the right to push/encourage
another player
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Reward what you are asking your players for
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When you watch film, pay attention to how your
bench players react to a good play
o
Might not be a good idea to force your players
to stand up when another player leaves the floor. Not always good to make them do something
that might be disnginuine. They should
want to do these things
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Make a huge deal out a player doing something
you are trying to drive home
o
Playing time is the greatest reward for this
o
You can’t preach the importance of this all day
then let your best player get away with it and still get Playing time
o
You have to make it a point to make it clear
that even the subpar player is going to get the playing time because they are
doing what you want done
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You can’t worry about your best player walking
away because you are constantly jumping on them
o
its ok to treat players differently as long as
it is fair
o
He is way past keeping a great player on the
team and risking them screwing the good thing they have going. He would rather do without. This is something he used to worry about
early in coaching career
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Be as positive as you can be
o
Belmont holds high school camp in summer. He can’t believe how negative the high school
coaches are as a whole.
o
Many high school coaches think they are being
“old school”
o
Encourage them in a teaching sort of way
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No profanity on his team or staff
o
No one can convince him that profanity is
necessary to make your team better
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At the least, his players wear a polo or button
down and dress shoes to the games or in the airport.
o
No headphones on players when walking into or
out of the gym or through the airport
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