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Posted: **Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:40 pm**

What makes a coach a great coach?

Posted: **Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:25 am**

Great players.

Posted: **Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:27 am**

their philosophy

Posted: **Sat Mar 12, 2011 2:17 am**

HockeyMN1 wrote:Great players.

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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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!

Posted: **Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:54 am**

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