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Health & Fitness

What Players Want

Last week we discussed five things that coaches wanted in players and it generated a lot of good dialogue. This week we’ll be discussing five things that players want in coaches, and hopefully it’ll do the same. When coming up with these traits I thought back to what I wanted from a coach when I was a player, what I would look for in assistant coaches, and what I feel are some of the most important traits a coach can have. Just as last week, we’ll count these down from five to one.

5. Players want a coach who walks the walk. As a coach we are constantly telling our athletes what we want them to do on and off the court. We are, in a sense, like a third parental figure. Players don’t want coaches who say or claim to be about one thing and then do something else. As coaches we can never be like this phrase, “Do as I say, not as I do.” We have to realize that we are role models and we must act accordingly. It should always be, “Do as I say, but more importantly, do as I do.” If we want our kids to play present and not argue officials’ calls then we cannot complain and argue calls every game. If you do, you’re sending a mixed message. We must model the positive attitudes and conduct we expect from our athletes on and off the court.

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