What high school coaches want

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by zebraman

Here's a start:

Treat me and my crew with respect.


Ask reasonable questions at reasonable times.


When I answer your question, it's all I have for you and we need to move on.


Understand that you can't have a question on every single play that doesn't go your way (choose your spots).


"That's a travel" or "that's a foul" aren't questions and are distracting. If we hear many of those, expect it to be shut down.


Stay in your coaches box.


Control your assistants and bench players. We shouldn't have to.


Don't do obvious gestures or anything else that brings negative attention to the crew or incites the crowd.


Help me with your frustrated player when I bring his behavior to your attention before he goes sideways. Don't tell me it's "my problem" and then act surprised when he gets in trouble later.


It's OK to smile and crack a good one-liner now and then. We enjoy it.


Coach hard and have fun.

Next step. Get invited to speak at Coaches Camp.






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