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>Also, instead of lecturing them on their mistake, turn it around and >ask them questions - i.e. what happened there? what went wrong? what >could you have done better? You are having the same convo, but the kid >doesn't feel "picked on".
Especially this. I feel like nothing you can lecture them about will stick as well as stuff they learned themselves. So a big part of your job is helping that happen.
>>-What's your biggest individual success/failure? >Success - In 2011, A guy who had been coaching a squad in our >AAU org for a few years had been dominating in local/regional >circuit events for two seasons. He asked me to to come be his >"co-head coach" (he was still in charge) for the upcoming >season as his now 10th grade squad was going to be playing a >national schedule. This was a big thing for our little >program, playing against these shoe-sponsored teams.
Wow. This is kind of alien to me, but I recognize those kind of promotion moments where you're like "this competition is different by kind, not just degree."
>Our team only ended up with 1 guy going low D1, a few others >playing D2, and a handful ending up at D3 schools. While that >isn't a bunch of bums, we were definitely "under-talented" for >the schedule we were playing. We ended with around a .750 win >percentage that season and beat teams like DC Assault, Boo >Williams, Albany City Rocks and played teams like Cal Supreme >and Team Izod/Sports U into down-to-the-wire battles. We got >to the Sweet 16 at the Adidas Super 64 in Vegas. It was quite >the ride.
As I actually recognize a few of those names even though I have absolutely no affiliation with basketball leagues, I'm going to go ahead and be impressed. That game schedule couldn't have been easy on you though. Good for you. ______________________________
"Walleye, a lot of things are going to go wrong in your life that technically aren't your fault. Always remember that this doesn't make you any less of an idiot"
--Walleye's Dad
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