Coaching Quotes
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I cannot claim to thoroughly enjoy coaching, because it is very hard work if you are even moderately conscientious. Nevertheless it does provide a degree of satisfaction - not to mention a steady income, which is why I do it occasionally.
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Coaching secrets? I don't think I got any. The main "secret" - love for chess.
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But the problem with coaching is that it is a full-time job. By that I mean for at least 40 weeks in a year you have to be with the player, either travelling or training. Right now I don't want to do that
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Good coaching may be defined as the development of character, personality and habits of players, plus the teaching of fundamentals and team play.
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I decided not to pursue coaching. Even though the people in coaching are some of my best friends and people I admire the most.
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I didn't get out of coaching to get back into it. This is my next challenge and I'm planning to work hard at it.
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He doesn't mind seeking support. He did it as a player, and he did it with Team Canada, and I imagine he'll do it with coaching. He is not afraid to put quality people around him and let them do their jobs.
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A lot of coaching is about results and if you don't get the right results, you're going to get criticism, but if all things are going well then you can enjoy yourself.
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We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else.
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I can think back when I was coaching high school.
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If you are getting into coaching right out of college, you're not one of the coaches because you're not really, like, a coach yet. You're someone who's in limbo all the time. Navigating that is not easy. If you try to be too much like a player, then the coaches are like, You're not too serious about coaching. If you're going to be too much like a coach, the players are not going to confide in anything.
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To be successful in coaching you have to treat your team like a family. The leader needs backing from everyone.
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Boom Boom was an incredible man who meant a great deal to me and I'm fortunate to have called him a friend and mentor. I'm sincerely honored to be a part of the same coaching fraternity and to follow his lead as an NHL Head Coach in Atlanta.
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At the minor-league and major-league level, you know how important your coaching staff is, but in a big market it becomes absolutely huge.
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The metaphor ( coaching) with sports is meant quite seriously... the coach stands back , observes the performance, and provides guidance. The coach applauds strengths, identifies weaknesses, points up principles, offers guiding and often inspiring imagery, and decides what kind of practice to emphasize.
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At the end of it, I'll maybe do a coaching badge but I'm not going to get forced into things.
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I was working as hard as a human being could work. That tempo hasn't changed. I just have more diversity and more companies, and now I've got 33 companies so my dance card is full. Four kids and three grandkids, but I love that passionate lifestyle. I love constantly growing, I love seeing and feeling that you can have an impact. And gradually it went from just coaching to actually running businesses because I've had experiences that were life changing.
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It's a unique situation to have, but again they say sometimes talent doesn't win. It has to be brought together right. That's the coaching's job. That's what we're doing.
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Either love your players or get out of coaching.
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This is about as distasteful a loss as I can remember, and it's baffling. After Sunday's game, I thought a good positive push was going to take place. It's the mystery of coaching.
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The single most important thing in coaching is turning out educated kids who are ready for society.
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Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy.
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If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.
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I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.
