Coaching...

WHAT IS COACHING? When you are the coach of a program, you are like an architect. You are a person with a vision. There is an inspiration and a design that must be communicated to those who will help you build this vision.

WHAT IS MY VISION? My vision is to teach kids about basketball that will carry over off the court: accountability, discipline, communication, trust, leadership, responsibility. Things that my kids can "double dip".

WHY DO I COACH?

I never stopped to think about this question until this summer, it has actually never been asked of me. My first response is that I LOVE BASKETBALL. But then I realized there is a lot more to it. If it were just a game, I would probably be putting my time and effort in other things but there are so many elements to BASKETBALL that forge my passion.

• I love the game.
• I care for the kids that I get to coach.
• I love to TEACH. Coaching provides me with an opportunity to teach kids elements they can double dip on the court and in life. I enjoy teaching values and principles, I enjoy sharing my knowledge of the game.
• Relationships. So many relationships are established with coaching. With: players, parents, administrators, other coaches and the community.
• I like to win.
• I love competition.

All of these impact my coaching behavior, they are motivations for me to better myself as a coach. My behaviors as a coach originate from beliefs that I have about the game and life.