Coaches Should Never Stop Learning

The very best coaches in the history of sports have always had a common trait - an insatiable hunger for learning. Like a philosopher or an endlessly curious scientist, they understand that knowledge has no limits. This thought process partly explains how they reached the peak of their respective sport.

Young athletes can benefit from a coach’s constant thirst for knowledge. By paying close attention in practice and game settings, a player can learn more about a sport and adapt accordingly. However, sports team websites can also be a great place for coaches to share what they’ve learned from the very best around.

Young Celtics coach learns from sage Spurs coach

Gregg Popovich, head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, is just about unanimously regarded as the best leader in the NBA. While his no-nonsense demeanor draws the laughs, it’s his dedication to basketball strategy and teamwork that has guided his team to five championships.

Brad Stevens, the young maestro of the Boston Celtics, is in the middle of a rebuilding process. In the aftermath of the team’s most recent championship era, Stevens has been tasked with bringing out the best in an underdeveloped heap of young talent. Before a recent game between the Celtics and the Spurs, Stevens saw a golden opportunity. He spoke with the living legend and picked his brain, according to Mass Live.

“First of all, Popovich is the best in the business, right? And secondly, he’s been there 18 years and those guys have been with him for a large part of that,” Stevens told the news source. “And really, really, it’s a group working together in every way.”

UCLA coach lauds influence of veteran Kansas State coach

In the days leading up to the Alamo Bowl, UCLA football coach Jim Mora has been able to recall personal history with his eventual competition, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, according to The Wichita Eagle.

Before Mora rose to his current status as a nationally known coach, he spent some time with Snyder and asked him about the game and the culture he’s created in Manhattan, Kansas.

“I am sitting next to a legend as a coach,” Mora told the publication. “But I think more importantly, it’s about what he has meant to college football as a mentor to young people. That’s what I most admire. He is someone I would like to model my career after.”