Hoyt 's day begins at six in the morning, and he ends up at the college by seven. He writes down exactly whet he needs to get done for the day, and won 't leave until everything on his list is crossed off. During the offseason, Hoyt may not return home until eight or nine, where during the season, he may not return home till one or two in the morning. When he shows a potential recruit around campus, the Oak Pavilion is always the final stop, as Hoyt likes to save the best for last. Once the recruit leaves, Hoyt starts goes back to work and in never stops.
“I am constitutionally on the phone and constitutionally working,” Hoyt said. “I have to keep moving to get things done. There are always questions that I have to answer, and I turn into
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“I turn into an animal. That 's just how I am. I am very competitive. If I play a board game, if I 'm not bleeding at the end, I didn 't play hard enough. I will have two different relationships with my players. There is Rob. As Rob, I want to have the best relationship I can with my players. I want to be there at graduation, and be at their wedding dancing with their mom. I want the best for them in their life, and I honestly do. It 's not just a saying and I don 't want to sound like a Hallmark card. And then there is Coach Hoyt, and that is a separate relationship. That is about basketball. That is my business, my company, and I am going to run it the way I want to run it to make it successful. I will do whatever I have to do to make that happen.”
Hoyt has come up with schedule that insures his players have something to do everyday, as to not get into trouble. Players are required to check in with him at his office every day. The team will gather in the morning, and then lift weights. They spend time together in the classroom watching film, will attend practice and have individual and team meetings. Then they need to make their schoolwork a top priority. All their time is accounted
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“My loyalty was to those people on that interview committee who hired me. But, being part-time is trying to take scraps into meals. You are trying to make things work, but it is more difficult to spend the time you need to be more successful. It was just a wonderful feeling when they rewarded me with a full-time position. There is so much that is positive about being here. There isn 't a better spot for me. I 'm planning on getting 279 wins, which would be the all-time wins record at Columbia. Right now, I 'm at 28. So I’m still a ways away, but that 's the
Hoyt spends the majority of his offseason on the phone. He is constantly calling, texting, or looking on the intern...
Interviewer: The game the week after you returned, you didn’t receive that much playing time, how did that much playing time. How did that make you feel?
Wertheim, L. (1998). A Curious Career Phil Jackson Has Gone From Cloistered Child to Free- Spirited Player to Championship Coach. Somehow it all Seems to Fit. Sports Illustrated, 36.
“Be more concerned with you character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” These words of John Wooden are just a few out of many wise quotes millions of people, not just athletes, are inspired by today and likely will continue to be inspired by for a very long time. Basketball fans and experts consider John Wooden as one of, if not, the greatest coaches of all time. Much of his success is a result of his beliefs and coaching system. Knowing the background of Coach Wooden’s playing and coaching career plays a significant role in understanding how he practiced his beliefs with his teams and how his philosophy and success intertwined to set a precedent for the remainder of collegiate basketball.
Imagine working in a profession when basketball truly never stops, on the occasion of when you’re either coaching, recruiting or maintaining schedules all year round. Matthew Futch is the director of basketball operations at Radford University. Matthew Futch is former professional basketball player and a former women’s head coach at division III Ohio Christian University for one season before taking the director of basketball operations job at Radford. Matthew Futch is employed by Radford men’ basketball program they are a division I program in southwest Virginia that competes in the Big South conference. A director of basketball operations at the collegiate level handles the duties of maintaining the daily schedules for the team, handles the
It is very clear that college athletes are very devoted and committed adults. It is also very easy to see that these young adults are swamped with practice and game schedules. Many people don’t realize exactly how much time is devoted to practices. An article by O'Shaughnessy (2011) provides a run down of how much time each athlete puts into different sports. Division I baseball players spend 42.1 hours a week practicing on the field.(O'Shaughnessy, 2011) Divi...
The first personal traits that Coach Dale was forced to exhibit were his toughness and his assertiveness. On his first night in Hickory he met the men of town in the barbershop who were all willing to provide their experience and insight on the team and how to coach. Coach Dale had enough self confidence to know that none of these “insights” were going to help the Hickory team win basketball games and let them know they weren’t welcome by turning his back and walking out. Additionally, he was forced to demonstrate his toughness twice more on the first day of practice by telling the temporary coach, “Secondly, your days of coaching are over,” and then by standing up to the group of men after he dismissed Buddy from the team. These actions made no friends of the men; however, th...
Krzyzewski, M. (2001). The Species of the World. Leading with the Heart: Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life. New York, NY: Business Plus. Sellers, P. (2011, Dec. 9).
The emotion is intense. Everyone in the gym is on the edge of his or her seat. Time is expiring as the final shot for the win sails through the air. The buzzer sounds… Athletics are a critical element of high school lives--whether it be playing for or supporting one’s team. In order to accomplish success in a season, these supporting individuals are forced to rely on a select few of premier athletes. From day one of tryouts, these athletes are crafted and molded based on their hard work as well as their ability to play in accordance with the coach’s style. At a varsity level, where victory has his or her job on the line, coaches should not be required to play every member of the team equally.
“The odds of a high school basketball player making it to the “next level” to play college basketball (DI, II, or III) is slim. In fact, only 3.4% of high school players go on to play college basketball. Taking it even further, only 1.2% of college basketball players go on to get drafted in the NBA” (Winters, 2016). There are two types of players in the game. There are the kids who play basketball because they are athletic, and all they are seeking to gain is the recognition and awards. They want to be known. Those players are self-centered, they do not play for the team, and generally don’t play because they love the game. These are the types of players who don’t usually go on to play at the next level. On the other hand, there are the players that absolutely dedicate their life to the game of basketball just because they love the game. That is what coaches are looking for in a player, and that is the kind of player I am striving to be.
The emotion is intense. Everyone in the gym is on the edge of his or her seat. Time is expiring as the final shot for the win sails through air. The buzzer sounds… Athletics are a critical element of high school lives--whether it be playing for or supporting one’s team. In order to accomplish success in a season, these supporting individuals are forced to rely on a select few of premier athletes. From day one of tryouts, these athletes are crafted and molded based on their hard work as well as their ability to play in accordance with the coach’s style. At a varsity level, where victory has his or her job on the line, coaches should not be required to play every member of the team equally.
"You appreciate what you work for," he used to say. He taught that lesson well. He never let me win any game; he taught me to win by learning to lose.
Ever since I was little I remember playing games where I would fight the bad guy and win the girl in the end. This never seem to affect me or make me wonder what small effect it had on my thought process. In games such as Zelda, call of duty, assassin creed, gears of war, Mario, and even halo you play as a white heterosexual male. The idea of playing this way never seemed to phase me as a young child. As I grew up and became more aware of the difference of people and the need for other as well as myself a need to be able to connect and find one 's self in different place such as games, movies, and TV shows. I became aware of the one sided views that video games seem to have. Then I realized that it was seen as acceptable to only have the one sided displayed due to the lack of speaking out on the need for change.
“Life is like a basketball, it bounces up and down.” I love basketball. I feel affection for the taste of victory, when you win a game. However, I also find losing a worthwhile experience. I worship the feeling where you score a point. It’s slow motion at first, as you gaze at the shot you’ve made, wondering if it is going to manage. Then the taste of your salty sweat and the sound of your pounding heart are back in action. *Swoosh* the ball rapidly swirls into the hoop and falls through the net. It is so stunning, and so breath-taking. “Beautiful shot! BEAUTIFUL!” the coach would yell. Everyone would give a little cheer, and I would smile and look down. I am proud to make the shot, but not cocky about it. It’s for the team, teamwork… I would think in my head. Afterwards, I would be focusing on how to get my head completely into the game, that’s how addicting it is.
Nine years ago, when I was in kindergarten, I always looked up to my sister as a role model. If she liked a certain food, I would like it; if she did something, I would want to do it also. So, it only made sense that when she started to play piano, I would want to play too. For months, I was like a mosquito to my dad, asking him when I could start playing piano. Two years later, my wish came true. When my sister went off to college, my dad asked me, “Do you want to start playing piano?”