20 CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE COACHES:
1) Demands perfection in everything that players do, even off-the-field
2) Understands that winning is the only thing that they will be judged on and can balance game preparations, strategy and player development with other job requirements that don’t necessarily effect wins and losses
3) Learned from every coach he has worked for and retained what has been passed down to him.
4) Is a good communicator
5) Isn't caught off guard
6) Demands discipline and builds a team that can be disciplined from within
7) Can win versus ranked opponents
8) Teams fight back when down
9) Knows how to motivate his players and is trusted by the team
10) Has faith and passion in his plan, staff and players
11) Knows how to move on after losses and setbacks
12) Players are accountable
13) Is a great teacher and is able to simplify the game plan
14) Demands that the players respect the program and the honor of being a college athlete
15) Practices are tough
16) Strong relationships with other coaches across the sport at every level (high school, college and pros)
17) Expects players to graduate.
18) Prepared for the next step
19) Enjoys the process
20) Knows how to manage the staff
I borrowed this from an article I found. Changed up the wording to make it more of a "review" type thing. I'm interested in comments regarding Fran, just from us couch coaches of course. Strengths, Weakness?
For example, #2. Strength. And I'm just guessing but I have a feeling that having a wife who played college basketball, is interested in it and could probably be a coach in her own right is a bigger plus than we might realize. This allows Fran to keep his "head in the game" at times when others might be settling on picking out drapes. Essentially we have not only a 24/7 coach, but a support staff without spending a dime extra for it.
1) Demands perfection in everything that players do, even off-the-field
2) Understands that winning is the only thing that they will be judged on and can balance game preparations, strategy and player development with other job requirements that don’t necessarily effect wins and losses
3) Learned from every coach he has worked for and retained what has been passed down to him.
4) Is a good communicator
5) Isn't caught off guard
6) Demands discipline and builds a team that can be disciplined from within
7) Can win versus ranked opponents
8) Teams fight back when down
9) Knows how to motivate his players and is trusted by the team
10) Has faith and passion in his plan, staff and players
11) Knows how to move on after losses and setbacks
12) Players are accountable
13) Is a great teacher and is able to simplify the game plan
14) Demands that the players respect the program and the honor of being a college athlete
15) Practices are tough
16) Strong relationships with other coaches across the sport at every level (high school, college and pros)
17) Expects players to graduate.
18) Prepared for the next step
19) Enjoys the process
20) Knows how to manage the staff
I borrowed this from an article I found. Changed up the wording to make it more of a "review" type thing. I'm interested in comments regarding Fran, just from us couch coaches of course. Strengths, Weakness?
For example, #2. Strength. And I'm just guessing but I have a feeling that having a wife who played college basketball, is interested in it and could probably be a coach in her own right is a bigger plus than we might realize. This allows Fran to keep his "head in the game" at times when others might be settling on picking out drapes. Essentially we have not only a 24/7 coach, but a support staff without spending a dime extra for it.
