Mike Leach Quotes

As coaches, we learn to accept criticism for our decisions. If a writer says you shouldn't have gone for it on fourth-and-one, we understand that's part of the job. We expect it.

As a player, I've always been interested in understanding the coaches' minds, in seeing how they made a group function.

What I don't like too much really is individual comments about the performances of the players after the game.

I think every time I'm with the team, even in a World Cup, as a coach, you're constantly evaluating.

After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?' or 'You're better than that guy.' Either way, he'd keep them from getting stale.

We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else.

As soon as you have an average game, everyone is quick to criticise and say, 'You suck; you shouldn't be playing rugby.'

During the final two weeks of training, our students work simulated game situations in which our staff members role-play as players, managers, and coaches. They are given immediate feedback following each camp game.

When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach.

I just coach and get my guys ready.

I enjoy teaching football.

The art of coaching is to give a player freedom to bring out his talent. It is the player's responsibility for what happens once they are on the pitch.

There are many ways to see football and interpret it.

It's important for me to exalt my players in their strengths and to try and cover their weakness, no?

It's important for the coach when you arrive to understand the players and to understand every single player's strength and their weakness.

I think, as a coach, you've got to do what your players can do.

Every coach will have good and bad.

When you are one of the best coaches in the world, it is normal to attract bad reviews if you lose a couple of games.

Whenever you are coaching, you are trying to get the most balanced team that you can: balance between defense, offense, and rebounding.

People often talk about a coach's philosophy, but generally, I think managers look at the players they have and then decide on their style.

After the training session, video analysis. You can see the good and the bad, show players how to improve. Not because I want to find blame. Sometimes 20 or 30 minutes of video is more important than three training sessions.

Within 10 minutes of a WSL game finishing, virtually ever player gets feedback on their performances in terms of England-level requirements.

It's not always the fault of the manager when a player is not performing well, I can tell you.

If you know my kind of football, you will know I'm about training sessions, working on habits. If you have the chance to do that, okay. If you don't though, it's not so easy to change something about the team.

You can always criticise people, the players are aware we can improve in a number of areas.