Eskimo Joe's Case Study

In 1989, on the eve of the final championship game, Steve Fisher became the head coach for Michigan State. He and the team went on to win the championship. Even though they won Steve didn’t really get the credit for the game since he had just been hired the night before. With the next season fast approaching fans and critics were anxious to see if the new coach had good recruiting skills.

Coach Taylor is a major character in the show, he embodies what a good coach and husband is supposed to be like. He cares for his team like

With the right influence, communication and skill development is the key to a valuable coach. Without my two outstanding high school coaches, I wouldn’t have the love for basketball and track the way I do today. They have taught me everything I needed to know for the present, along with tips for the future. Coach Lewis and Coach Kohler have done more for me than what I’ve ever deserved and I will never be able to pay them back for all their help and encouragement. But I hope they have understanding of how much of a change they can make on someone's life, someone's life like my

Joe Ehrmann describes how he has developed his philosophy of coaching by relating the story of his life in his youth, high school and in college describing two different types of coaches he had played for. The first are coaches who were impersonal, authoritarian, and sometimes abusive which he calls transactional coaches; this is in contrast to the humane coaches he calls transformative coaches. Coaches must face this responsibility because we all remember our coaches. “This is the awesome power and responsibility of coaching: You give your players memories, for better or for worse that stay with them until the day they die” (Ehrmann, 2011 p 46-47). Joe Erhmann goes on to ask, “What is the moral and ethical composition of their program?

East Hall High School is where I conducted my coaching interview. I was granted the opportunity to interview one of the most prestige High School coaches in the state of Georgia; Joe Dix. Dix is the head coach for the boys’ Varsity basketball team at East Hall. Dix and his staff were conducting try outs during our coaching interview, which is was pumped about. Coach Dix talked about the pressure on him and his team to bring home a State Title this year since it’s been a decade since his last one. Joe Dix is in his 21st season as a basketball coach and his 11th as the head coach at East Hall. As the head coach at East Hall Dix has won 2 State Titles, with 5 Final Four appearances, and 7 Region Championships.

Bobby’s coaching career began in 1954 as an assistant coach at Howard College. After working as an assistant coach at Howard for two years he was offered a head coaching position at South Georgia Junior College. Bobby stayed with South Georgia for two years pulling double duty as head coach of the football team and athletic director. Bobby

It all started with an email seeking freshman male in his coaching and administration program. The 2012 graduate of UConn’s Sport Administration and coaching program, William Aloia, says this future success as the Associate Athletic Director for The College of St. Rose started out by almost” falling into his lap”. The New Jersey native began his undergraduate experience with two Division-I parents, and like an abundance of people he knew that working in sport was something he wanted to do. Previously a part of the Kinesiology department under the late Joe Marrone, Will jumped on the opportunity posted through an email and started his freshman year as a basketball manager for the very successful UConn’s basketball program. He explains how this experience “opened his door up”. Will states; “once I started at UConn working with the women’s basketball program and being around collegiate athletics at such a high level it’s really something in itself, and unbelievable experience. I knew it was for me, I didn’t know which part for sure, but I knew this was something I wanted to do.” What Will realized very quickly realized about working in sport is that often times it is a thankless job. However, that did not stop him from finishing his undergraduate career as a four-year manager for the basketball team. The motivation for Will early in his career has been a two-dimensional illustration of success.

One of the keys to the art of building a winner is finding the right personnel to fit your system. Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett’s offensive philosophy stems from his days as a backup quarterback to Hall of Famer Troy Aikman. In the glory days of the 90s dynasty, Aikman had a massive offensive line that featured tackles Mark Tuinei and Erik Williams, guards Nate Newton and Kevin Gogan, and center Mark Stepnoski that gave Aikman enough time to get the football to his outlets. What the maulers did best was pave the way for the great Emmitt Smith – a physical all-around back the offense centralized their game plans around.

Tony Dungy is a highly respected pillar in the athletic community. Breaking barriers throughout his coaching carrier; he was propelled into the spotlight when he became the first African American coach to win a Super Bowl title. Shortly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI came much intrigue into his coaching style and personal life. Many wondering how he gained the respect of all his players and produced positive results while maintaining a calm demeanor. In his book, Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy speaks on the importance of faith and family. Emphasizing the power of prayer, commitment, and patience within faith. As well as the impact of his family on his career, that ultimately changed the path he had preferred for himself.

Oklahoma’s success wasn't achieved just by the players, as many talented coaches led the Sooners to victory. Oklahoma first coach was John A. Harts he is also the one who organized the team

As the movie progressed and Coach Boone’s vision came together, Coach Yoast slowly but surely began to show more support. Coach Boone’s consistent preaching, that he did not view the team as black and white players, but instead, simply as football players who must form cohesion and take actions not for self, but for team, eventually rubbed off on Coach Yoast. This is where the culture in the coaching staff began to form. Trust also began to build and the three coaches, now more cohesive themselves were able to accomplish much more in order to coach their players much more constructively. By the time the Titans had made it to the championship, all three coaches had put their differences aside, bought in to the vision and culture, and were able to coach their players to victory.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He played point guard for the Cadet team. He retired from active duty in 1974 and started his coaching career. Coach K took over Duke during the 1980-81 season. He lead the Blue Devils to the NIT quarterfinals in his first year. Under his leadership the Blue

Coach Knight focused on the importance of preparation to win and provided players with the tools necessary to do so through rules, discipline and leading by example. Coach Knight instilled the will to win through a drill that required players to fight for the ball. This simple drill emphasized the will to win through preparation rather than the skill itself. Players gained the drive and confidence to do well and want to do well. Coach Knight used discipline to reinforce his motivational tools by being fair to all and never playing favorites. He disciplined players for performing poorly by threatening to take away scholarships, benching starters or throwing players out of practice if the behavior persisted. He reinforced his leadership style through example by not settling for less than perfect. Coach Knight expected perfection and was never satisfied with just winning but with the mistakes that were made. His idea of a perfect win was a win with no mistakes and he never tolerated less than that. He felt if he did tolerate mistakes then so would his players. His belief and motivation gave players a will to do better and in relation to the LMX theory this kind of leadership with subordinates is what makes an effective leader.

A number of able college coaches have at one time or another joined the pros. Fred Schaus (West Virginia) of the Los Angeles Lakers and Eddie Donovan (St. Bonaventure) of the New York Knickerbockers are two of the most notable recent ones. But never before has the NBA gotten a coach who was as famous, esteemed and skilled at handling athletes as Frank McGuire. In his nine years at the University of North Carolina he consistently produced a national basketball power. He did it with players he brought south from the streets of New York, and that he could do this despite the intense competition for metropolitan-area boys is indicative of the personality of the man. McGuire was born and raised in New York 's Greenwich Village, the 13th child of an Irish cop. He worked on the docks, he played pro basketball (in the unassuming American League), he coached at his alma mater, St. John 's University, and he made lasting, loyal friends by the hundreds. It was through his friends that he recruited New York 's best basketball players for a

Firstly, Branch McCracken, the coach of the 1938 to 1943 and also 1946 to 1965 Indiana Hoosier, was one of the top 3 coaches statistically scoring teams in IU basketball. With both seasoned combined he saw a great record of 364-174. During his intermission between the two times that he coached McCracken served in the United States Army for World War 2. Coaching Indiana he lead them to have six perfect seasons which averaged around 24-0. The Hoosiers were unstoppable and they went all the way to win a NCAA title and 20 wins, which at the time was the record. This win put him in the record books as the youngest coach ever to win a NCAA tournament. The 20-3 record would not again be beat for thirteen years until broken by Indiana again (Pfeiffer). McCracken was also never a hateful and biased person, he viewed all players as equal and did not think of discrimination was responsible for recruiting Bill