GUIDELINES FOR A GOOD BALL COACH

1. Treat all player's fairly; the way they deserve to be treated.
2. After chewing out a player, say something positive to bring him back tomorrow.
3. Support your players every chance you have.
4. If you must criticize them, do it to a player's face not downtown, or to the media. End all criticism with something positive.
5. Try to make all your player's feel important.
6. Stimulate your player's to be the best they can be.
7. Stay in control; don't lose your temper or emotions.
8. Coach, coach, and coach some more before you criticize.
9. What your player's learn is what's most important, not what you know.
10. Your practice plans are very important. Know what you're doing each practice.
11. Enthusiasm is contagious. Practice this everyday.
12. Fundamentals are the most important factor you can teach.
13. Coaches should never argue with or criticize another coach in front of another.
14. Be concerned about injuries to all player's.
15. Don't ever allow any player to loaf, no matter who he is.
16. Don't ever threaten a player or team unless you plan to back it up.
17. Encourage and demand that your player's do well in their academic work.
18. Make the game fun for all your players.
19. Do not berate the referees.
20. Don't ever use foul language in front of your player's.
21. Be willing to suspend or remove a star player if he is disruptive to the team.
22. Always be open to new ideas and techniques that can make your player and team more successful.
23. Be sure to listen to your player's and maintain a balance between being a friend and the boss.
24. If you have been a good coach, your former players will stay in touch and will feel comfortable and appreciated around your current player's.
25. Honesty is the centerpiece of a coach-player relationship.
26. Your priorities should be God, your family, and then your team.
27. If you are a good coach, your player's will play very close to how you teach them to play.
28. Good teams get better as the season progresses and their ability, commitment, and confidence grows stronger.
29. When things are going good, you must stay on their butt to improve everyday. When things are going bad, you need to lighten up a little.
30. Your favorite player should be the most well-conditioned and the most unselfish player on the team.