If you want your players to put forth the effort to improve, you must lead by example. Coaches should be studying, practicing, and planning all of the time. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you know everything there is to know.
Detail Oriented
To acquire significant repetitions, your players must first grasp what they should look like. The quality of an entire workout is determined by the tiniest fundamentals of form or technique. You can bet that if you allow players to cross their feet on defense in practice, it will happen in a game. To get what you desire when the game starts, you must slightly exaggerate the tiny aspects in practice.
Discipline
You receive what you accept as the adage goes. This holds for abilities, execution, and discipline. Don’t let your players fall short of the expectations you’ve set for them. Determine what you desire and what is acceptable. While not everything will be flawless, achieving perfection should be a goal. Recognize what is realistic given the circumstances, and constantly implement all team standards.
Intensity
Adding intensity does not necessitate being loud and crazy. It does, however, imply that you must approach everything with intention and emphasis. Your employees will adopt your demeanor and, hopefully, your mindset. I am not a loud person, and I am always relatively calm. Because of my consistent demeanor, I’ve been dubbed “the cool coach.” Some may perceive me as lacking in intensity, but my teams play with confidence and focus, practice hard and smartly, and take these characteristics beyond basketball. We also had a lot of success. The players are aware that they have a job to do while they are on the court. They like putting in long hours and expect to succeed.
Be Positive
Being upbeat has a longer-lasting effect. Negativity wears off over time since it is mainly motivated by external factors. Internally driven players, or those that learn to be so, perform better. There’s just so much you can do if players don’t believe in the team’s goals. However, it is critical to creating a pleasant environment. This entails excluding criticism from your players and, to the extent that you have control over it, from your fans. It’s critical to be forceful and in charge while working with leaders among your players, but in a way that draws others in. Discipline should never be compromised. When rectifying errors, however, employ the “sandwich strategy.”
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