Gary Pinkel Coaching Guidlines

Coaching Guidelines - Gary Pinkel - Mizzou

1. You must believe you are the best coach and teacher in the league at your position.
− If players don't believe it . . . we won't win
− You've got to be prepared and know what you're doing. What you're trying to get done, and the players have got to see that.

2. We must be great teachers
− What you see on film is what you coach - Don James
− Take responsibility for your players - don't have excuses
− You are a teacher. Your teaching is evaluated by your player's performance
− Professors can have A, B, C, D, F students. We must have A student's.
− Keep things simple. Don't over coach. Find the best way to teach. Teach fundamentals.
− Our goal is that each player masters the fundamentals of his position.
− Attention to details in all you do.

3. We know what must be taught - Staff growth, improve schemes, but have a philosophy and sell it to the players.
− Will tweak things, trying to find things at clinics that will apply to you and your scheme all the time.
− Have a plan every year on how you are going to do this, so that you are fresh with ideas.

4. Utilize teaching aids
− Change up procedures of meetings - meetings should not go more then 20 minutes w/o a break b/c players don't have long attention spans to retain any information
− Must use teaching aids
− Video breakdown - Find a way to use it.
− Marking boards - accuracy of diagrams is critical - 75% of learning is visual
− Practice and scrimmage video
− Training video

5. Player meetings - Don't assume the players know anything, start from scratch
− Don't be late to meetings, be on time. Don't miss meetings
− Be thoroughly prepared
− Have a plan for each meeting
− You must be an expert
− All players must have paper and pencil to take notes with for individual meetings, will help players focus during meeting time.
− Players must sit on chairs, feet on the floor and eye contact, no lying around on the floor with earphones in. This will aid in the player retaining more, and when they retain more they will practice better, when they practice better they perform better in games and win more games.
− Have interaction in meetings. Don't lecture all the time . . . boring
− Make copies of your notes and give them as handouts to players

6. Watch language on the field (women or press might be nearby)
No use of the "F" or "N"word.

7. No tobacco products by staff or players - NCAA rule

8. We will not lay a hand on a player. We will not get in players face.

9. Great enthusiasm (not cheer leading) - 3/1 Theory (3 Positive comments to 1 negative comment)
− Explain mistake to player
− Criticize performance and not to take it personally
− Find things to be positive about
− 80% of your communication and motivation should be positive. If this is not true for you, then you need to change.

10. Must be consistent
− All players must be team players and abide by the team covenant
− We must have consistency in everything we do.
− Praise and criticize ALL players. Players will notice any inconsistency in your interaction
− Coach toughness. Coach toughness. Coach toughness.
− Coach 100% effort every play. Every play, every day - play hard
− Players must be on time for every team meeting or practice
− Attention to details
− Demand players to compete in everything they do (6 second competitor)