[Orange Blaze]

I don’t coach basketball but have coached other sports for over 10 years. These are just a few of the standards that I hold myself to in order to be the best coach I can possibly be.

1. You have to genuinely care about the kids on your team.

2. Be committed to ongoing education and improving your craft.

3. Find people who are smarter than you and be willing to learn from them.

4. Win the parents.

5. Be willing to listen to the kids on your team.

6. Don’t be stuck on your way of doing things. Sometimes your situation won’t allow you to do what you want.

7. Meet your kids where they are at and focus on developing them for who they are and not what you want them to be.

8. Have a strong presence in the community.

9. Build a staff that you trust and don’t micromanage.

10. Build a culture that retains athletes for their whole career and makes new athletes want to be a part of it.