Rod Castorena

Kelvin Sampson shares why most coaches and leaders fail - and it's not what you think. "I think the coaches that fail at every level are the coaches that are passive-aggressive. Passive-aggressive coaches are usually afraid to hold kids accountable. They rationalize." They avoid the hard conversations. They let things slide and hope problems fix themselves. "If you're going to build a culture, the first thing you have to come to grips with is you're going to have confrontation. Because you want it done your way." Culture requires confrontation. Not conflict, but confrontation. There's a difference. "All the coaches that got fired, I'd always try to learn more from those guys than the other guys. 'Why are you guys getting fired? What is it you're not doing?'" The answer? They overlooked the little things. "Touching every line is a metaphor for life...Do you let that go? You start letting that go, then that kid may never touch the line." The little things become the big things. The details you ignore become the standards you accept. The best leaders are both warm and demanding. You know they care, but they also emphasize the little things. If you're afraid to confront, you're afraid to lead. (🎥 THSCA Basketball - CoachTube)