WYC 014 Youth Basketball – Brent Kreid – ‘You’re the Leader, but it’s not about You’

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Brent Kreid shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach. Brent is a school teacher and adminstator. He played high school football, basketball, and baseball and also played college baseball for 3 years. He has coached competitive youth sports for over 20 years. He is married and has 4 children: ages 18, 15, 13, and 10. Twitter: @BrentKreid Facebook: facebook.com/brent.kreid Listen Now: Listen in ITunes: Itunes link Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link   Coaching/Leadership Quote ▪   ‘The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare’– Bobby Knight click to tweet! Coaching your own Kid ▪   Know when to lean on another coach to communicate to your child My ‘Cringe’ Moment ▪   ‘I thought there was success in incorporating a million things’ – Whether it’s a million rules, a million strategies, a million plans – early in his career Brent fell into the common trap of over-complicating things – he learned over time how much more effective it was to KEEP THINGS SIMPLE Best Stolen Idea Worked with High School coach Dick Corn – Brent learned simplicity from him – Be great at 1 or 2 things vs. being good at 6 to 8.    click to tweet! HUGE IDEA #1:Tony Barone (Texas A&M, Creighton) – ‘You need to do something everyday to prepare you for your greatest challenge’   click to tweet! Teaching Children & Keeping it Fun HUGE IDEA #2: Brent shares an excellent shooting drill to teach the fundamental basketball stroke – to any age group – 5 and 6 year-olds, and all the way up to high school players: ‘L-sitting on a shelf, elbow above the eye, hand in the basket’ Coaching Resources ▪   Book: Leading with the Heart – Mike Krzyzewski Discipline ▪   A(E+E)=Success: Attitude x (Effort + Execution) ▪   Discipline – have to 1st figure out if it is a heart issue or a head issue – then the discipline is very individualized depending on all of the circumstances Reward, Recognition, and Teambuilding ▪   Many kids’ love language is words of affirmation – they love public praise – in front of their teammates, their parents Inspiring Story Brent shares a story of a young man who was afraid on the football field – and how proud he was as the boy continued to face his fear and his teammates rallied around him. The One that Got Away ▪   Brent remembers a game from twenty years ago – 1994 he was a JV coach and specifically remembers his coaching mistake that let the game slip away. Coaching/Leadership Motivation ▪   Book: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John Maxwell ▪   Quote: ‘The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare’– Bobby Knight Parting Advice ▪   ‘You’re the leader, but it’s not about you’ ▪   Keep it simple! ▪   Enjoy yourself and have fun with it click to tweet! Interview Links / Promotional Partners All Pro Dad   HUDL   Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: