I did a coaching clinic in Montreal, and I started by saying that communication is the most important aspect of coaching. I tend to criticize coaching clinics because coached seem to want the magic drill or play that will solve their problems, but there is no such drill or play.
This morning, while catching up on the news of the last four days, I saw an article about Larry Krystowiak on True Hoop. Krystowiak blamed his problems with the Bucks on his communication:
“As a first-time coach, you know you’re going to be behind in certain elements, which I was, with just the learning curve of the whole situation,” Krystkowiak told the Journal Sentinel. “And kind of looking back on it, I wish I could have focused more attention on communication and some of the emotional issues of some of the players.
Many times, we get distracted by the basketball side of coaching, but coaching is a “people” job and communication, and different things which fall under communication like relating to players, is the most important skill for a coach to develop.
