Two or three summers ago, I attended a week long hoops camp with about 120 athletes and a dozen or so coaches from around the country, from both the college and high school ranks. The camp usually ended somewhere around 10:30PM each night and the coaches would end up gathering in the dayroom of the dorm and drape ourselves across the furniture like we were back at home in our favorite chair (minus the remote control of course).
We would talk well into the night about the things we had learned that day, but somehow, the conversation would always seem to turn to the problems that they faced in dealing with motivating players, grade-issues, parents, injuries, etc.
I remember being really disappointed at the time, because I was hoping to gain some valuable insight and scoop up some nuggets of gold (wisdom) from a group of seasoned coaches. Like which drills were the best, which motion offense was the best, you know…the secret stuff that it takes coaches years & years to learn. But instead, I found myself having to sit and agonizingly listen to what amounted to a group therapy session each night.
At the time, I didn’t really understand.
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