A Small Coaching Tip

One of the best things a coach can do is look to improve...get better...find a different way of getting things done well.
We ask that out of our players so we need to ask that out of ourselves. All top businessmen are constantly looking to find out what is working in their professions.

I love to listen to Lou Holtz on ESPN. I loved to listen to him when he coached at ND. I have been told that he was constantly asking questions of other coaches when he coached; always picking their brain. Here he was a very successful coach and he was not giving answers, but asking questions.
Who ? What ? Where? Why? It allowed him to think and improve.
I think in all professions that is a must. The company that becomes complacent or the program that becomes complacent will eventually fail.
In over 30 years of coaching I have been able to see great coaches coach. I love to watch them in “their classroom”--the practice gym. During my years in coaching I have seldom, if any, (well, Digger when he coached at Notre Dame) have been turned down by a coach or a staff to watch what they do in practice.
Think about getting out to talk or watch someone else before the season starts. I find those opportunities are better than going to a clinic. They are also MUCH cheaper

Iron sharpens Iron