Effective Coaching Quotes

I think coaches who don't coddle but praise players when they deserve it get the best results.

For a coach to be able to help you, they need to get to know you well. They need to see what's happening - that you are not in the mood to talk, or something like this. It is very hard to find the right person.

All really successful coaches have a system.

He went about things a certain way, but no one can say Thibs wasn't a good coach. He was a hell of a coach.

My coach was a great politician, so he did most of the work. He was good.

Kevin McHale was a master communicator and knows how to coach stars, and that's a unique gift because you take an old-school guy that's used to coaching his way, he'd have a hard time coaching them cats now, but Kevin knows how, and he has the patience of Job.

What makes a good coach? Complete dedication.

You can only really yell at the players you trust.

I always thought I could coach. I just thought people were poor judges of good coaches.

The two things that make you a good head coach in this league are if you can get the players to respect you and if you can come across with a clear, consistent message.

But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.

I'd say handling people is the most important thing you can do as a coach. I've found every time I've gotten into trouble with a player, it's because I wasn't talking to him enough.

Does coaching work? Yes. Good coaches provide a truly important service. They tell you the truth when no one else will.

If a man can coach a female, why can't a female coach a male? When I was looking for a coach, the gender of the coach never occurred to me. It was about who I thought was good and who I could get along with and listen to.

It has to be the right fit. Coaching is about fits.

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.

Without judging anyone, communication is so important for a coach.

I found an instructor, Chris O'Connell, who helped me. He turned me into the player I am today - a consistent golfer.

I think in order to push kids and coach kids the way we want to coach them, we've got to have their trust.

When you want to be a good coach you have to have the full package, that's for sure. I don't believe that you always have to punish or instil fear into players like the old days.

Sandy Koufax is a great teacher. He just talks about competitiveness and being aggressive - about stride length, power, how to spin the breaking ball. The way he explains pitching is simple, which is something you don't see a lot.

There's only so much you can say to any group of players before they stop listening.

You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

True basketball coaches are great teachers and you do not humiliate, you do not physically go after, you do not push or shove, you do not berate, if you are a true coach. If you humiliate or curse them, that won't do it. Coaches like that are not coaches.

I've always tried to coach people the way I would like to be coached; positively and encouragingly rather than with criticism and fear ... I've tried to be as fair as possible.