Program Pillars
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Many times coaches, athletes, administration and even parents can become frustrated if the program pillars are not well established from the beginning. If any of these stakeholders have confusion about the Programs culture and overarching themes disagreements may arise. High School sports should not serve the same ends as college programs, AAU programs and certainly not professional programs. This simple outline of the program pillars can answer many questions for parents, players and coaches.
Care
In my ten years of coaching I have learned that players and parents want to know the answer to the following overarching questions.
*Does my coach care about me?
*Can my Coach make me better?
Our first program pillar is to care deeply about each other, the community, the investment our parents have made in us, and our craft to become better basketball players and young men on and off the floor. In a world in which most don't care it can be seen as unbecoming or uncool to care. Those that care put more time and energy into their craft and the program.
2. Connect
We define success in our program based on how connected we are. We place a high premium on being a GREAT teammate above all else. We will strive to build a culture of accountability, trust, and togetherness. Entitlement will not be tolerated. Being connected means having accountability to each other, trust in one another, and togetherness. Winning games is only a byproduct of your toughness and togetherness as a group.
“The greatest compliment to any player is he is a great teammate. We can’t all be great players, but we can all be great teammates” – Jay Bilas
3. Compete
Success for us is not defined by the scoreboard, but by how hard we play, how we prepare, and how selfless we are to each other. In a game that has many variables, we can always control how hard we compete. Players that are competitive display those characteristics in everything they do. They compete in the classroom. They compete when it comes to health, nutrition and sleep. They compete in every drill in practice. Competitiveness is a choice. Our program will strive to find and develop players who have an unbelievable competitive edge.
"You can't always be the most talented or the strongest or the most the most gifted person in the room, but you can be the most competitive." - Pat Summitt
4. Contagious Joy
Winners have a certain spirit about them. We want to find players who are spirited about playing the game of basketball. It's really hard to outwork passionate people. If you get 30 people who are passionate, have fun being in the gym together, and are on a mission something special can be built. There will be problems and adversity that arises every day we are together. As cliché as it sounds our players attitude towards opposition is incredibly important.
“The most important characteristic any of us have is our attitude. It’s a concepts that’s permeates everything you do. We all bring our attitude to every situation.”
-Jay Wright
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