Probably like most of you that will read this there is rarely a day that goes by that I feel like I have a “real job”. I truly am honored, excited, and fortunate to serve Towson University so when Rob asked me to contribute I figured I’d share my journey to get here. I grew…
“Managing Change: Taking Over an organization, Building Culture, Hiring Staff, Getting Buy-In” INTERVIEW PROCESS You are interviewing them as they interview you. What are their expectations and are they reasonable? Evaluate what you are walking into: Who was there before? Why is there change? Did that person have success and move on or did that…
30,000 MADE SHOTS IN TWELVE WEEKS By Ron Hughey University of Houston Head Women’s Basketball Coach Ron Hughey is granting Coach-Speak.net a look behind the curtain by sharing some direct communication he has with his players. A popular tool many sports programs utilize to communicate with theirs teams is something called TEAMWORKS. It is a…
“Transition ” Defined in the dictionary this term means: “The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another” Most coaches talk about it on offense, going to score or running your lane or advancing the ball. Defensively, we say “call out your man” or “who’s got the first pass” or…
I want to start this post by stating how excited I am about the Coach-Speak concept. With the recent and explosive success of ‘The Players Tribune’ and how much that site has evolved my perspective, I’m confident this platform can serve a similar function. A few weeks ago, two of our assistant coaches had job…
“As a coach, you must always be aware of the influence you have on your players. Because of their keen interest and emotional involvement in sports your athletes will be hanging on every word you say. Many times, you may think you’re not reaching them, but what you say to them in practice can determine…
I am often asked around this time of year what does a division 1 basketball coach do in the offseason? What you see on tv is only a small part of our lives. Everyday is certainly different but below I’ll give you a breakdown of my day, by the minute recently in late June. Hope…
As I travel to recruit players during their “open ” gym workouts, many of these “open” gyms turn into pick up games. So as I watch these pick up games I started to think of different ways to make the games better, more competitive and more game like. Here are some ideas that I think…
On June 11th 2017, I began typing this entry at 11:55pm. For quite some time I had the idea to start a website for coaches. A website where they could tell their own stories. I began to consider the idea about a year ago when a group of coaches gathered in Atlanta for a coaches…
