Please enjoy this recent publication from Basketball Coach Weekly titled “Adjusting Your Coaching Approach.”
I hope this article may help others in the coaching profession as they attmept to balance coaching and their personal lives.
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Here is a recent interview that was published in the most recent Basketball Coach Weekly – Issue 185
I appreciate Basketball Coach Weekly’s Editor-in-Chief, Mike Austin, interest in my perspective and decision to step away from the game temporarily due to family obligations.
I am looking forward to getting back to the sidelines very soon.
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Thunder Road – Sports Illustrated – Lee Jenkins – May 30, 2016
This article by Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated show’s why Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook may stay in Oklahoma City no matter what their fate is this season in their quest to the NBA Championship.
It just goes to show that despite the yearly coaching carousel, the mass exodus by transfers every year in college basketball and NBA free agents bolting for the money, maybe, just maybe, Durant and Westbrook are mature beyond their years.
Sometimes the grass is not always greener and quality of life and building a lasting legacy will mean more down the road.
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Over the past week, I have had the fortune to see some of my former players and parents of my AAU team, the South County Flash.
My wife, daughter and I had the chance to visit the Fleming’s in Narragansett, Rhode Island. It was great to see one of my former players, Bridget, “coaching” up my daughter Amara and getting her to drop her “shy guy” front and show her 3 year old persona.
Then last night, I had the chance to help a former player’s (Jordan) father, Kevin Delaney, X and O. Coach Delaney, the Head JV Coach at the Prout School, was going to be facing a 1-3-1 zone defense and wanted some insights of things I have done at the college level to combat that scheme.
What I took from these two experiences is the impact that I have had on my former players and parents AND the impact they have had on me.
That is the main reason that I love coaching.
Sure the competition is great and I am always looking to improve myself and my team. However, it is the lifetime relationships that mean the most to me. Having an extended family and true people who care for you and vice versa, is what it is all about for me (see former post “The Drive” for another story on a former S.C. Flash alumane).
It also reminds me of some of the places and games that I have coached. Hawkeye Arena, Carnesecca Arena, Bryce Jordan Center, Western Illinois, Marshall, The RAC, etc. However, it all started with middle school kids who wanted to have fun, get better and loved the game.
It puts the game in perspective and is a motivator for me to continue to improve daily and get back on the sidelines.
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Expressions from the Hardwood 