Coach's Role Quotes

When we have a defensive situation in which we are conceding too many goals, it is not just a problem in the defense but the entire team, starting with the coach.

I think, generally speaking as a player, when I hear the word 'scout,' it's usually, 'The Seattle Storm are playing the L.A. Sparks tomorrow; the assistant coaches are scouting the L.A. Sparks.' And then they come to us and give a scouting report on the players and the team.

I'm a good coach. I do the right things for my players, and I try to support them; I try to help them almost to a fault.

It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly.

For me, as a coach, it is important to put together a team that not only blends but finds the right balance between defence and offence.

There is still a big onus to be coached. I understand the best teams don't need a huge amount of coaching, but that's when a coach should decide not to do coaching.

Head coach is the leader. He's the guy that sets the tone for the whole organization as far as the structure of the football side of things.

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

My coach is pushing me harder than ever to make sure I stay at a good level.

Messi never wants to be subbed off, but it's my task to take care of him.

In one of the largest studies ever done on the effects of executive coaching - over 70,000 respondents - we learned that the biggest mistake coaches make is in not following up. It didn't matter who the coach was or what method they used. Failing to follow up made any approach to coaching ineffective.

Duke has coached a lot of players who were versatile.

The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.

The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together.

I have to know the characteristics of the players. I have to adapt myself to the characteristics of the championship and the players. Now I study my players.

The head coach is the chemist.

Ask any coach in any sport, and they'll tell you that cutting players is their least favorite thing to do. No coach enjoys having to tell players who have worked so hard and for so long on a dream that they are no longer on the team.

Your job, as a head coach and general manager, is to listen and not bypass any opportunity to help your team improve.

To train a national team, you have to know what team you have at your disposal and what this team is capable of. You need to get the best out of them and take them as far as possible. Yet, sometimes, you can't achieve your goals.

Once the World Cup preparations begin there will hardly be an opportunity to do so, since we'll have to put all our energy into the team. We coaches have a list of priorities and dealing with the media isn't in the top five.

I think the tone that the head coach sets transcends to the team.

When I started to be a coach, I expected a lot - maybe too much - in terms of physical approach, tactics, and technique. There was too little emphasis on human relationships.

It is for sure a big part of the coach's job to make sure the tennis does not get neglected.

My wife will act as the offensive coordinator at times during the evening. I'll have her read the full play to me. I'll sit there and try to picture it, spit it back out to her, make sure I'm verbalizing it the right way so that when I step into the huddle the next day in practice, things are coming out clear.

I always get saddled as a player's coach, and I'm happy about that.