North Carolina Coaches Association N.C. COACH Volume 23, Number 2, Summer 2018 by Mac Morris From the Clinic Desk year? ealing with parents is the hard- s I sit here trying to think of the Association. Every other session is Don Showalter on Monday, you will be est part of coaching today. something to write about, my monitored, so why not tennis? The ten- missing out on a good experience. We How did you handle that part? brain is pretty well fried from nis rules session will be at 1:00 pm. Since hope you will choose to attend a lot of DCan you keep them better informed this Atyping in 200 registration cards for we close registration at 12:00 and don’t sessions and become a better coach. year? Do they know what your rules are this summer’s Clinic. We are at 2,203 open again until 2:00pm, you will need his is the time of the year when and what the consequences of breaking registrations and it is extremely slow at to register prior to noon on Wednesday you should be assessing the job them are? this time. We normally have over 5,000 in order to attend the tennis rules ses- that you did coaching this year. hope you enjoy the remainder of your registrants before the Clinic starts, so I sion. So if you miss the rules session, TDid you stress the needed fundamentals summer and that you will get some hope somebody will come. don’t be angry with us. We will also have to help your players become better? Did benefits from the Clinic this year. hanges at this year’s Clinic are parking instructions at registration so you do anything to improve chemistry I not many but are very im- that you will be in the right place. and develop leadership on your team? portant. Swimming has been he clinicians are set now and we Did you make the players aware of the “OLD-TIMERS” LUNCHEON Cmoved back to Wednesday rather than are pleased to have two outstand- fact that you cared about them during The NCCA will again host our Tuesday in order to get the rules inter- ing women’s basketball coaches the whole year? Did you monitor your RETIRED members for lunch on pretation in. There is also a change for TKim Furlough and Patty Evers speaking players’ academic progress throughout Tuesday, July 17 • 12:30 pm tennis. Tennis sessions have been held at at the afternoon sessions. Add them to the year? Did you maintain a good re- UNCG in previous years and we haven’t the strong list of high school coaches lationship with the principal and athletic Meeting Room #4 used Show Pros there to check ID’s. Last for the Wednesday football sessions and director at your school? Did you teach Please RSVP to Mac Morris year we tried this for the first time and we think we have one of the best clinics your players what to do rather than tell- by Friday, 7/13 at some people were upset because they had ever. From reports I have gotten, if you ing them what to do and getting angry [email protected] been attending without registering with are a basketball coach and don’t hear when they didn’t do as you told them? See you there! What things can you do better next From the Games Desk by Phil Weaver hen I first began writing this by Dr. Condoleezza Rice. When the he majority of the report cen- adjudicators. It won’t likely affect us at column, I thought it would Commission was created, I had hopes tered on Division I blue chip the high school level, but an independent be easy to continue because that the value of high school coaches recruits and how to eliminate body could more fairly administer the WI had subjects I knew I wanted to write and their programs would be recognized Tthe influence of corporate money, rogue handling of violations. about. After a few columns it became and promoted. I only received half of coaches and agents in their recruiting. •3• Reform non-scholastic basketball. evident that easy was not an appropriate my wish. The Commission faults only The Commission’s emphasis was on the To reform non-scholastic basketball is word any longer. Those subjects I had “non-scholastic” (AAU, etc.) basketball NBA, “one-and-done” players, and how a lofty ambition, but can this be done been so fired up about were written and I for the problems, but never suggests a to more tightly control recruiting . The legally? The NCAA will have to enact needed to cover new topics which would return to the high school season being NCAA did not try to absolve colleges tight restrictions on what kids can do help coaches. I hope it has never seemed the center for recruiting attention. from blame, and other than naming in the summers before they are college like I was just writing to fill space because n my other position as Executive Di- schools, made strong statements about students. How can it be legal for the I’ve tried to select topics which did one rector of NOCAD (National Orga- academic eligibility and recruiting prac- NCAA to control the actions of kids of three things: 1. Provoke thought from nization of Coaches Association Di- tices at some schools. There was virtually who are not enrolled in college yet? The the reader about a sport-related issue, rectors),I I wrote the NCAA requesting a no mention of Division II or III schools kids who are not being recruited will 2. Clarify an NCCA policy or process, or high school basketball representative be and the report concerns only men’s now be seen even less, while the few elite 3. Bring to coaches’ attention something added to the Commission. I received a basketball. There is frequent mention players will still dictate how entire teams which I felt was or could become impor- polite but inadequate response, imply- of “student-athletes” and the discussion and leagues are operated. The NCAA tant to high school athletics. Fortunately ing that my letter received absolutely of payment to athletes for their services. wants to set up and run showcase com- for me, but sometimes unfortunately for no consideration. NOCAD represents roposals of the Commission: petitions and assign kids to one of three high school coaches and athletes, the over 165,000 coaches nationwide (not talent levels: an elite level of potential National Collegiate Athletic Association all basketball, of course), and realizing •1• Provide a fund so that any National Team players; a level for those often provides material for me, as it has that the NCAA disregards us and what Pathlete who completes two years of college with high collegiate-level potential; and for this issue’s column. we do is more than disappointing. The may finish their degree. The fund would a third level for other players with some have just finished reading the en- Commission’s report which came out assist colleges which cannot afford to collegiate potential. Just what we need tire report from the Commission months later confirmed our lack of value fund this option. - an NCAA-sponsored caste system for on College Basketball which was to the NCAA. •2• NCAA violations would be more recruits taking place every July! formedI in response to the basketball shoe strictly punished and complex cases would company/recruiting scandal and chaired be handled by an independent group of See Games, page 2 Page 2 N.C. Coach “Games” continued from page 1 as they have in the past. This could eas- it be great if high school teachers and ily impact the NC/SC and East-West professors had such a small number of •4• Add public members to the NCAA Games. In the long run, this will be students in each teaching session? N.C. COACH Board of Governors. This provision is good because some fly-by-night all-star truly necessary, but it will be rendered game promoters would be closed down. he report is tedious at times and much weaker unless they install at least But what if they decide that a state certainly maddeningly repeti- one high school representative who is governing body’s (NCHSAA) sanction tive, as if they wanted to make conversant regarding multiple sports. would be acceptable; or worse, required? Tsure it filled “x” number of pages, like The NCAA seems unwilling to ac- Currently, the NCHSAA is out of the you may have done when writing term knowledge that there are still high school papers. It is a valuable read for boys’ sanctioning business. An Official Publication of the coaches who have much more influence •7• Allow more off-season coaching basketball coaches who have or may North CarolinaCoaches Association on kids than do their AAU coaches, contact by college coaches and allow more have an elite player. For coaches of other 1101 Westover Terrace and who certainly are better respected. coaches per college team. They laughably sports, it will probably only show how Greensboro, NC 27408 This Board needs to have people who state that ”NCAA schools are not doing the NCAA is currently thinking about can speak for the non-elite athlete too, regulations and enforcement issues. 336.379.9095 (Fax) 336.379.0874 enough to develop the next generation of [email protected] regardless of the sport. coaches”. Look at Division I college bas- •5• The NCAA should conduct recruiting ketball benches during games and you 2017-18 President - Joe Pinyan showcases in July for the convenience of will see enough coaches to field at least Vice President - Brett Queen college coaches and to replace the current three teams.