A Coach's Diary

Supplement your faith with moral excellence, moral excellence with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with PATIENT endurance, PATIENT endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for every one (2 Peter 1:5-7). Chris Paul is one of the greatest point guards of all time, but it has taken him 16 years to make it to his first NBA Finals. He has had to overcome a lot of adversity and difficult situations, including injury, health issues, and bad luck, but he has endured, and he now has a chance to cement his Hall of Fame career with an NBA championship. When I think of PATIENCE, I think of Chris Paul. PATIENCE in the Bible is defined as the power or capacity to endure something difficult without complaint. I am not saying that Chris Paul has not had his share of complaints, but he has endured, he has kept going, and he is on the brink of his first NBA championship. James was the half-brother of Jesus. He wrote the book of ...

"The biggest thing that I have learned  is PATIENCE. Early on I was a pretty impatient coach. I wanted it now, I wanted them to be able to do it now, and I didn't understand if they didn't see what I saw. Now, from trial and error, I have become much better at that."  - Doc Rivers   I am a dad, a coach, and I coach my own kids, so I have learned through trial and error the importance of balancing pushing our athletes with patience.  Having a sense of urgency in the way that you work is important to growing and getting better, but patience is the thing that I have sought and prayed for more as much as anything. As parents and coaches, we see so many things, small and large, that our athletes could do to grow and change their game, and sometimes it blows my mind when my athletes won't listen and apply those changes. But I am learning that this is their journey.  I am learning that I am here to love and support them.  I am learning how to find a balanc...