What's Expected of High School Basketball Coaches

(Some of my coaching friends from The Balkans while working a camp in Serbia)

Some people have said that high school coaches have many expectations.  If you sit and think about these all of the time, it could create mental exhaustion.  Here are some things coaches have emailed me recently on what they think they are to do.

1. Win all of your games.
2. Play all of your players.
3. Get your best players shots/ PT.
4. Make sure everyone gets to shoot.
5. Yell at the players and compete.
6. Do #5 in a respectful fashion.
7. Be a pillar of the community better than everyone else.
8. Motivate people without profanity who use it quite often around their friends.
9. Be at every elementary and jr. high game.
10. Scout teams that you play.
11. Coach the j.v. game as hard as the varsity game (see 1-6 and 8)
12. Know every single player in your system from 4 year olds to seniors.
13. Run a motion offense.
14. Run sets on offense.
15. Play mostly zone.
16. Play mostly man to man.
17. Play a fast style that the fans like to watch.
18. Play a slower style that will help you win games.
19. Speak to everyone and befriend and be above those who bad mouth you.
20. Never speak ill of any player or parent.
21. Teach young men to be better human beings.
22. Sit your players for doing wrong things, even  your best players.
23. Once a player comes back from a suspension, you must play them right away.
24. Once a player comes back from a suspension, you must make them earn their way back.
25. Open the gym at 6 AM for weights and free throws.
26. Open the gym on the weekends for voluntary weights and free throws.
27. Never act emotional.
28. Never be offended when given advice by non coaches.
29. Teach to the best of your ability what you are paid to teach.
30. Spend quality time with your family.