What makes a coach a great coach?

AVPuck2010 · Post by **AVPuck2010** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:40 pm

HockeyMN1 · Post by **HockeyMN1** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:25 am

Great players.

AVPuck2010 · Post by **AVPuck2010** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:27 am

their philosophy

hockeyrocks · Post by **hockeyrocks** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 2:17 am

HockeyMN1 wrote:Great players.

No Doubt. Just ask Les "We don't rebuild, we Re-Load" Larson

muckandgrind · Post by **muckandgrind** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:00 am

IMO, good communication skills is the most important aspect of a good coach. It doesn't matter how smart or knowledgeable a coach is....if he can't get his message or philosophy across to his players, he will be largely ineffective.

norcon · Post by **norcon** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:48 am

muckandgrind wrote:IMO, good communication skills is the most important aspect of a good coach. It doesn't matter how smart or knowledgeable a coach is....if he can't get his message or philosophy across to his players, he will be largely ineffective.

You hit it right on the head. That's why great players don't always make great coaches!

AVPuck2010 · Post by **AVPuck2010** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:54 am

Getting your point across to the players on what you are trying to do