Coach Chris

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from Coach Mac (we've walked that path)

Here's the toughest opponent you'll face as a youth basketball coach: Status Anxiety.

This term was coined by Alain de Botton in his brilliant book of the same name.

Here's my interpretation for basketball coaches:

"Status Anxiety can be defined as the constant tension or fear of being perceived as 'unsuccessful' by parents, players, coaches, etc, when their criteria for a successful coach focuses only on the win / loss columns."

Let's be honest...

We all WANT to win. We're competitive. It's a knock against our ego whenever we look up at the scoreboard and see our team losing. It's painful walking up to the opposition coach after a loss and shaking their hand.(especially if they just used a 2-3 zone against 10-year-olds)

But here's the thing:

At some point in time, all youth basketball coaches are forced to pick their top priority...

Development or Winning

If a coach chooses to focus on "winning", here's what you'll see:

• 2-3 zone

• Full-court zone press

• Best players get majority of minutes

• Isolate your best player on every possession

While if a coach chooses "development", you'll see:

• No zones

• Man-to-man defense

• Even playing time for all players

• Positionless, motion offense

The question is:

"Are you willing to take that ego hit?" If you want to be a coach who puts development as their top priority, you have to be. Because the truth is:

Some parents will judge your coaching ability on the win / loss column

> Some players will prefer to play for the coach who runs a 2-3 zone

> Some coaches will mock you for not using a full-court press

The more you can stick to development and push the ego hit to the side...the better your players will be in the long run.

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