When I was coaching at Southern Miss, people would ask me all the time “Did I miss home/ Memphis?”.  I would always say, “I don’t have time to miss home.”

I really did not have the time to miss home because, as a college coach, you are so consumed with doing the many tasks of your job. 

I attended a basketball jamboree over the weekend. There was a coach that was pretty aggressive at correcting her players. She yelled a lot at them. 

During one of the timeouts, a player was being yelled at. The player talked back to her coach. During the next time out, the player did not even go to the huddle with the rest of her teammates. She went directly to the bench and sat down. 

Recently, I had someone reach out to me to recommend a player to a women’s basketball college program. After reviewing the highlight video provided, I followed up with the individual to let them know the player wasn’t a fit for the school. 

Here are the reasons: