Brandon Rosenthal (520) 808-3621 [email protected] [email protected] St. Edward’s University – Men’s Basketball 3001 South Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78704-6489 Twitter: CoachRosenthal Twitter: www.twitter/CoachRosenthal Rising Coaches Conference MGM Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, NV July 20-22, 2011 Compiled By: BRYCE DOUGLAS UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO E-MAIL: [email protected] & BRANDON ROSENTHAL ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY E-MAIL: [email protected] Twitter: www.twitter/CoachRosenthal COACH EARL GRANT - CLEMSON THE PROFESSION & HOW TO GET BETTER THE PROFESSION: Next generation of coaches—view your path/responsibility as a challenge! o Be prepared to pay your dues o Working your way up will make you humble Have purpose! ―Everybody should want to be a head coach!‖ Prepare! For whatever your job is/will be… o Every day we work, we are preparing for our current and next job o Keep a notepad by your TV or nightstand to write down thoughts, plays, practice plans, etc. o Whatever your next move may be, always be prepared for it… ―BE READY FOR IT!‖ DEVELOPING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL AS A PROFESSIONAL: Develop lasting relationships o AAU coaches, high school coaches, etc. o Even if you don’t get what you want out (e.g., player), keep talking to your source—never know what will happen in the future Become a better coach o Keep a notepad o Practice your skills during film breakdown, practice, etc. o Be in the game for the right reasons Appearance o Well groomed, in-shape, appropriate dress—make sure you look good…Help yourself o Take responsibility in helping each other o Sometimes it can be all about the first impression Learn how to develop players and make them excited about the process o Sweat with your guys… ―I sweat with the guys so they know I’m passionate about the game and making them better.‖ o Go to clinics and go watch other guys work players out o Get them excited/engaged about getting better! Work hard, be loyal Never promise a coach players ―Don’t be concerned about the next move, just be prepared.‖ ―No Secrets in this profession. Hang your hat on relationships, loyalty, and hard work.‖ Recruiting o See what’s inside a kid, their motor, body language o Go to practice—do they dive on balls? Are they clapping for their teammates? o May be better way to feel out a kid based on the culture of their practice Closed door meetings—come down to their level…Get kids to open up o ―The mistakes I made freshman year…‖ o Talk not necessarily about basketball o RELATIONSHIPS o Having a pulse on your players Treat the kids just the same while they are on campus and a part of your program as you did during their recruitment Greg Marshal: When anything bad happened with a player, he dealt with it right away! There is a fine line with your players… Know where to draw the line in your relationship. Kids must have accountability with you. Twitter: www.twitter/CoachRosenthal COACH RYAN MARKS - TEXAS PAN AMERICAN ―MY THOUGHTS‖ Build relationships! ―This is a great thing for guys to get together and talk basketball.‖ Always look for ways to get better… GM’s using the lockout for self-improvement Consider a ―Coaches Retreat‖ You are going to do these four thing’s FOR SURE as a basketball coach: o You are going to finish last. o You are going to finish first. o You’re going to do a good job, and get a better one. o You’re going to do a good job, and get fired anyway. Coaching needs to be a fraternity—more than just a competition with each other! We need to look at each other as colleagues If you have the chance to be a head coach, go be one! You learn so much as a head coach. ―If I was an athletic director, I would hire a lower level head coach that has been successful over an assistant from a bigger school. His chances of succeeding are far greater.‖ Don’t be afraid to take a lower level job and hone your skills ―No more grinding‖ - That’s for Starbucks… Everyone works hard. The reality is basketball is a fun job that is time consuming. You’re in the business of helping others! Work hard. Work diligently. Remember why you are in this profession. You are giving kids a chance to earn an education and to become better people. Go and be a coach! o Start your program and start impacting lives ―Best way to get to the next job is to do a great job at the one you have!‖ Recruiting o With coaches, develop sincere relationships—guys you call when you don’t need anything Have to be yourself in coaching and recruiting Anytime you have an opportunity to do more things and have more responsibility than your previous job, it’s a good move. Any style of coaching is fine, as long as your honest and loyal… Be you! When you are a head coach and have open staff positions, start keeping a running list NOW of who impresses you. Communication all about relationships! Twitter: www.twitter/CoachRosenthal Chris Caputo - Miami “To me, experience can be overrated at times. When you don’t know what’s impossible, sometimes you might just go do it.” “You have to make the place where you are big time. You have to a great job where you are. Your brand has to be known as the hardest working guy around.” When you don’t know what’s impossible, you might just accomplish it anyway… How do you overcome your current pool of competition? o Make the place you’re at big time o Reputation is everything—make yours be a good one—―die trying‖ o ―Make your job important and it will return the favor‖ o Find some way to get involved in recruiting o If you’re in a non-coaching position, think of some way to get involved with recruiting. Think outside the box. o Networking, have integrity; you’re building your brand…If networking can help your program that’s even better… Head coach has the vision—it’s the job of the assistant coaches to make that vision a reality Have to network up, down, and across o Never know when someone can help o Both with high school and college coaches—even when you don’t need something o ―Never Eat Alone‖—great book about networking o It’s always good to build a relationship with somebody when you don’t need anything from him. o Make friends with people who have no friends and you’ll have friends forever. Example – Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates Microsoft and worth $14.5 Billion due to his friendship with Gates. o If you’re a white guy, get to know some black guys. If you’re a black guy, get to know some white guys. Have to get ―adopted‖ by somebody—they are your mentor in this business Ask guys for advice, not for help/questions o In turn, they become invested in you Say ―Nice to see you‖ instead of ―Nice to meet you‖ - If you’ve met them before and forgotten that you did, you make yourself look really bad. You have to be the PR machine for the people you work with Know the game inside and out Social scene (e.g., bars, dinner, etc.) is a good place to get a lot of information without giving out a whole lot yourself Make yourself indispensible o Be the guy everybody calls o ―Blessed to have a desk‖ - You’re going to bring some risk to them. How do you make your head coach believe you can do a job you haven’t had before? His thought process towards you has to be, ―He may not get it done, but he’ll die trying.‖ If you weren’t a big time player, you’ve got to know the game. You have to become a scientist. You’ve got to become the next Lawrence Frank or Jeff Van Gundy. You have to make the people you work with think you’re indispensable. Do the tough work that nobody wants to do. Rising Coaches Elite 2011 Twitter: www.twitter/CoachRosenthal John Cooper - Tennessee State Don’t let money influence where you go and what job you take ―Where there is no vision, people perish.‖ (Proverbs 29:18) Think big…Good Coaches are not afraid to think big. Have a vision and value yourself Who do you want to work for and thrive? o Know who you are o You have to believe in yourself! o There is nothing harder than coming back from being let go o 85% of jobs are earned off of one reference o If you’re ever able to get a chance to work with a head coach that you know will serve you, then run to that job! It’s your job as a head coach to serve your staff and team Ask for a commitment of hard work—give me what you got TO GET A JOB YOU NEED: Have someone who can champion you – someone who will pick up the phone and help you. o ―Board of directors‖: who’s going to tell you the truth and NOT what you want to hear…They can help decipher the mess and bring some clarity to the situation. Be organized! Being organized can bring peace to a hectic situation Be invested in your product/program Have a balance Interviews .