The Marks of a Great Coach (Leader)

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revjayp

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In my opinion, there are 4-5 things a coach/leader needs In order to run a successful program, business, etc.
1. Great people skills specifically in communication. This comes into to play with your fellow coaches, in the living rooms of recruits and their parents and in front of cameras speaking to the fans of the team you coach.
2. Relentless recruiter with an emphasis on truth not hype.
3. Ability to recognize your own deficiencies as a coach and hire assistants who are excellent in those areas.
4. Grasping the reality of big moments and embracing them rather than downplaying them.
5. An equal amount of personal humility, daily gratitude, teachability and work ethic.

I know many of you already know these things and to be honest, this was just a way for me to vent. I love my VOLs and many of my fondest childhood/teenage year memories were games I attended. But at the end of the day, it is just a game and these are just young men. I hope the best for them. Now Butch on the other hand, he appears to have an arrogant, prideful, entitled and overwhelmed demeanor. He doesn't appear to meet my standards for a good coach. I don't know who'd replace him as some of the greats lost questionable games this year but even in those losses, then showed up the rest of the year. Here's to a brighter future. Hopefully sooner than later.
 
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The ability to inspire. All of the great coaches inspire the people around them. A team takes on its coaches persona. Players want to win for the great coaches just as bad as the coaches want to win themselves. Great coaches overcome, they don't make excuses.
 
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Regardless of your feelings of Urban Meyer, did you see him answer his phone yesterday during the press conference? It was his wife telling him to pick up milk. Was a funny, light hearted moment. Bobby Bowden was the same way.
 
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We still don't know Butch the man. He's too worried about controlling the message and does nothing but repeat a bunch of cliches and sayings he has made up. In year one or two when you are trying to shape the message and mindset of your program...I can understand all of that. In year 3 and beyond, it just becomes BS to hide behind. There would certainly be more goodwill among the fanbase for Butch right now if he had been more candid. Everyone would still be pissed and calling for changes to his staff...but more folks would be on the side of giving him a chance to fix it. Instead, a lot of folks are ready to move on and not listen to his BS about resiliency, 63 effort, etc. Thanks for getting the program healthy after the Dooley mess, but you might have hit your ceiling.
 
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