Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season. Geno didn’t mince words: “Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national

Coaching looks fun from the outside. But once you’re in it, you learn some hard truths that most people never see. Here are 5 hard truths every coach needs to understand: [THREAD] 🧵

"You don't motivate players with speeches. You build your team with motivated players. You cannot teach competitiveness." -- Phil Jackson

Imposter syndrome is normal and not having it might be a bigger red flag

The struggles you face today are building the foundation for your success tomorrow. They're building strength, resilience, discipline, commitment, confidence. Keep showing up. Keep moving forward. 🪵🪓

Before there is greatness/success, there are: setbacks failures struggles adversity embarrassments rejections second-guessing doubts tears losses wrong decisions This is what the path of growth and the process of greatness looks like. Stay the course. Keep showing up. 🪵🪓

Most good things take time to come to fruition. They require effort, patience, persistence, discipline, a trust in the process, belief in the vision and in yourself. Prepare today for your opportunity tomorrow. Keep showing up. Keep doing the work. 🪵🪓

The best assistant coaches are culture builders. They reinforce the standard when no one is watching. They coach the last player on the bench like a star. They lead without needing the spotlight. Championship programs are built on their shoulders.

Growth requires that you get uncomfortable, that you be vulnerable, that you risk failure. Pursuing comfort may feel great today but it will ultimately hold you back from your potential. Lean in, believe in yourself, do the work.

Larry Bird called it the 100% Theory: “If you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” It’s not about perfection. It’s about showing up, every day, with full effort. Great players and great teams don’t coast. They compete. Every rep. Every moment.

GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO: - work their butt off - do things the right way - take care of the little things - compete relentlessly with class - persist through adversity - treat people with respect - accept and embrace coaching - appreciate those who help them #CultureWins

"There is no failure in sports. Every year you work, you work towards something- towards a goal. There is always steps to success. Some days it's your turn and some days it's not your turn. You don't always win."

The path of opportunity is filled with adversity. Keep showing up. ⛈️🦬

"On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable" - Joe Dumars

You will get knocked down. You will experience adversity. You will fail. You will have setbacks. You will face obstacles. This is normal. This is part of the process. It’s what you do next that matters. Will you give up or will you keep going?

Trisha Ford has A&M softball sitting 3rd in the country. Today she described a story she had with the freshmen about the difference of having fun and hard work. Good stuff.

Kelvin Sampson said, "The first step on the ladder of success is always failure." Growth starts when you stop avoiding failure - And start learning from it. "Immature people don’t understand that there is going to be failure." (@PawdSlamaJama)

Geno Auriemma said, "If you just want to be average then you do average work." "If you want to get A's in basketball then you have to do stuff that other people aren't willing to do." Average effort = average results. The difference between average and elite? DRIVE

It can take an acorn 6 months to break through the ground and become an oak seedling, and another 30 years to become a mature oak tree. You won't become who you were meant to be today, but you can take a step forward. Keep showing up.

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” - Chuck Swindoll Perspective is a superpower. Perspective is a choice. Keep going.