Quotes About Coaching

I had no desire to coach college until I went to college. Then I said, 'Maybe I can do this.' You get inspired by the people around you who move you and light a fire under you.

A coach I admire? Jurgen Klopp. No doubt.

I can't confirm any rumors. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching.

I have no problem dropping players.

valid instruction derived from experience can help me if it guides me to my own experiential discovery of any given stroke possibility.

Not assuming you already know is a powerful principle of focus.

We need programs that will teach athletes how to spell 'jump shot' rather than how to shoot it.

Before heading out on to the pitch, Johan Cruyff gave his players a simple instruction: 'Go out there and enjoy yourselves.' It was a statement that embodies an entire footballing philosophy and was central to Cruyff 's principles; yet for others, its simplicity, ahead of such a key game, might be considered an insult to the coaching profession.

You have no idea what it means as a player when you are losing, or things are not working, and a coach tells you the reasons. 'And when things go wrong, he would insist on the idea, he remained consistent, even after a defeat. That is another lesson.

In 1974 Laureano Ruíz became general coordinator for youth football and one of the first things he did was to tear down a notice next to the entrance of his new office that read: 'If you are coming to offer me a youngster who measures less than 1.80 metres, you can take him back.' 'Laureano prioritised the technical quality of a footballer, reaction times and, above other factors, intelligence, to learn and understand the game,

In the junior categories we wanted to mould the player. You must know what his strengths and weaknesses are, work on them and correct them.

During this period, Pep perfected other weapons that were going to be used during the rest of the season – and from then on. A high defensive line, quick pressure after losing possession and allocation of space for each player was the order of the day.

he'll tell you the road to success in that particular match. He will make you see it, visualise it.

On one occasion Guardiola explained that there are two types of coaches: those who think problems solve themselves and those who solve problems. Guardiola belongs to the group that seeks solutions. That is his real passion.

The players are made of skin and bone and they too like this contact. Even if it is a slap. Pep touches constantly, hugs, pushes them, to motivate them, to keep them on their toes, to make them feel loved.

That August evening at Los Pajaritos, el mister, as coaches are known in Spain, told his players something that he has repeated several times since. 'We shouldn't lose sight of the target.' And the target wasn't to win titles, but to achieve a certain way of playing. If they stuck to their principles, titles would be the most logical consequence. Never losing sight of their goal would be one of the keys to success.

He jokes about only wanting to see the restaurants, but it is all about learning . . . about new cultures, and how to then incorporate those cultures into his coaching.

Learning is the master skill. When you fully engage in learning—when you throw yourself wholeheartedly into experimenting, reflecting, reading, or receiving coaching—you are going to experience the thrill of improvement and the taste of success.

I never brought it up when I coached, but I have close ties at Ohio State. Unfortunately, I even have a graduate degree from there.

Every player wants to play. That's pretty normal. Every player is unhappy when he's on the bench. That's pretty normal, too. But it's football: only 11 players can start, and the coach has his game plan for each game.

The England job is unique and brings a certain pressure. I've experienced some of that pressure at the clubs I've been at.

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.

As commanders and staff officers, we are coaches and sentries for our units: how can we coach anything if we don't know a hell of a lot more than just the TTPs?

I knew that when I resigned from the University of Texas that I would never coach again.