Successful programs have created a palpable culture, sound habits and high standards: Program > Team > Player Players and coaches talk to each other, not at each other. Big difference. No one is perfect. Mistakes will happen on and off the court. Learn from them. Every player and every...
Coach K doesn’t really believe in rules and he isn’t much for setting goals. Huh? What? Coach K believes in Standards. Powerful distinction. Rules confine people and put them in a box. Goals are often out of our direct control. Standards are an effective way to hold people accountable to...
The first time I really heard the discussion of Standards vs Rules was when I read Coach K's book documenting his USA Basketball experience, The Gold Standard. Upon reading his book the high school program I coach immediately established player-defined standards. I think that it is vital for any great...