“Like a lot of people who get into coaching, I was impacted by the people in my life. Certainly my father (John) who coached me in youth league baseball, and my high school coach, Joe Moore, were mentors and major influences.” PeopleSchoolFatherInfluenceYouthMajorsHigh SchoolBaseballCoachesLeagueCoachingMentor Author:Kirk Ferentz
“I love coaching. I would probably be coaching. I would work in athletes and work with the youth. I would maybe do personal development and athletics. I would coach in high school or college.” SchoolYouthCollegeDevelopmentHigh SchoolAthletePersonal DevelopmentCoachesCoachingAthletics Author:Donovin Darius
“Eventually I went back to high school. I went to a coaching center in my neighborhood. I had to leave the homeless situation because it was so bad and I knew that I was falling deeper and deeper.” SchoolFallSituationHigh SchoolDeeperCoachingNeighborhoodHomeless Author:Luis J. Rodriguez
“I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game and his team goes 10-10.” SchoolGamesPlayerTeamBasketballHigh SchoolCoachesCoachingScoreTeammateBasketball CoachingBasketball CoachRecruitDisrespected Author:Dean Smith
“As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay the bills or take care of my family. That's what basketball has done for me. It's given me the greatest of thrills from high school to college to the Olympics to coaching to broadcasting.” IfsLooksDoneCareSchoolGivenSleepPayWonderGoneCollegeBasketballHigh SchoolMy FamilyBillsTake CareCoachingIf I CouldContractsOlympicsBroadcasting Author:Doug Collins
“Anyone who really wants to coach and have a lot of impact on people's lives, high school's the way to go... To be honest with you, of all the jobs I've ever had, the one I really, truly enjoyed the most was teaching and coaching in high school. It just doesn't pay as well.” PeopleWayWantWellsSchoolJobsPayTeachingHonestHigh SchoolImpactCoachesEnjoyedBeing HonestCoaching Author:Charlie Weis
“I received my Master's degree from the University of Utah while coaching at Granite High School. I obtained my doctorate from BYU while coaching. I pursued these degrees to prepare myself if coaching didn't work out.” IfsSchoolMastersDegreesHigh SchoolUniversityWork OutCoachingPursuedUtahGraniteDoctoratesByu Author:LaVell Edwards
“My dad took me to a high school basketball game and this very, very famous coach in Michigan, by the name of Lofton Greene - he was a guy that my dad was familiar with. He was from our hometown. And I watched the game and I said I didn't see this guy doing a lot of coaching. And my dad told me, well, it's just like a teacher - which he was - he said if you do a good job teaching during the week, when they take the test on Friday, that's not the time you have to do a lot of demonstrative things.” SchoolGuyTeacherWeekTeachingDadBasketballHigh SchoolMy DadCoachesFamiliarCoachingGood JobFridayHometownVery Famous Author:Tony Dungy
“I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left.” IfsBelieveSchoolLeftNumbersTeachingCollegeHigh SchoolSouthHonestlySatisfiedCoachingIndianaTurned DownEnlisted Author:John Wooden
“I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.” Has BeensSchoolOpportunityBasketballHigh SchoolAvailableCoachingArizona Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“One of the most unfortunate things I see when identifying youth players is the girl who is told over the years how great she is. By the time she's a high school freshman, she starts to believe it. By her senior year, she's fizzled out. Then there's her counterpart: the girl waiting in the wings who quietly and with determination decides she's going to make something of herself. Invariably, this humble, hardworking girl is the one who becomes the real player.” YearsBelieveRealSchoolGirlSportsWaitingPlayerYouthHigh SchoolDeterminationWingsHumbleCoachingMotivational SportsUnfortunateSeniorVolleyballIdentifyingCounterpartsHardworkingFreshmanSenior YearUnfortunate Things Author:Anson Dorrance