What I am talking about when we as coaches voluntarily retire or resign do we show a lack of commitment to the kids who are left to play? When is it okay for us as coaches to do what is best for us or our family and it not look like selling out or quitting on our commitment? I think too often we personalize things that happen to us by the players thinking it has to be about us, or maybe we go completely the opposite way and blame it on them, but what about when we decide to hang it up?
College coaches are the greatest example of this. Many of them recruit players wanting them to come to their college to play basketball to help them win. It is, too often, to help them win and then to possibly climb the ladder to another school. If those players don't end up at their school, they personalize it too much because when that job opens and they leave, they are leaving kids who are commited to the program and to that coach.
I think it is important to keep in mind all of these things when we talk about commitment. You must be careful in dealing with these situations in questioning someone's desire or commitment to you or your program. They just might have a desire and a strong commitment to something else that isn't you, but there are still players who do left for you to coach.
