Lessons From Coach Jimmy Valvano

Great Motivation video for Coaches and Players:

 Three things every one should do everyday!

1. Laugh

2. Think

3. Move your emotions to tears

National Championship in 1983

Philosophy:

• Vision for winning
• Have a philosophy to live by
• Write down all goals, dreams and professional aspirations
• Set goals for your basketball team
• Set your priorities
• Have a  plan
• Make the time to study the game and prepare
• To win you have to be a great teacher
• Always be in " A position to win."
• Success starts with a toughness mindset
• Evaluate your style
• Think about how you want to coach
• Always be energetic
• Passion and enthusiasm
• Dream big and be willing to work hard 
• 110 percent all the time 
• Always love the game
• Install positive  beliefs and enthusiasm in others
• Never give up
• Always be warm and open and funny
• Power of people -  You should motivate, stimulate and inspire any person that entered your life.
• Be intense, but respect your competitors and be happy for their successes
• Remember it is only a game; be more than a coach or a player

Coaching Style:

• Relied on motivational speeches - Modeled after Vince Lombardi 
• Mixed encouragement and was sometimes loud at practice 
• Inspired players to accomplish their goals and dreams
• Unconventional recruiting style - He was known to move furniture around in players houses to demonstrate his defensive system.
• Coach V had a true joy of coaching and teaching 
• Emotional coach, who was never afraid to express emotions
• Cared about the players on and off the court 

The Valvano Method To Installing Confidence

• You have to be confident
• When it time to be calm; You need to be calm
• Lower your voice and be positively
• Tell the players what they need to do
• Always have a back up plan

Power Thoughts:

“There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It’s up to you to decide what to do with them.” 

-JIMMY VALVANO

"You can win every game and still be a loser. It's all in how you go about winning. And you can lose every game and still be a winner." -JIMMY VALVANO

"Someday basketball would end, and that when they went to work, there would be no applause when they went to their desks." -JIMMY VALVANO

“We’ve got to control the game and put ourselves in position to win the game. Going down the stretch, we want to have a chance to win the game.” -JIMMY VALVANO

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