The famous quote made famous by Allen Iverson during his interview tangent..."you're talkin' 'bout practice?...practice?...you're talkin' bout practice!" Iverson was expressing his frustration after being called out by Larry Brown on his lack of effort during practice. The article below will show why Larry Brown is such a successful coach.
This article was posted on Eric Musselman's blog, a scholarly paper by Jefrey Frost (http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/characteristics-contributing-success-sports-coach at) the U.S. Sports Academy titled "Characteristics Contributing to the Success of a Sports Coach."In his research, Frost found that "in all kinds of sports, there are characteristics that successful coaches share," including "(1) the quality of practices, (2) communicating with athletes, (3) motivating athletes, (4) developing athletes’ sports skills, and (5) possessing strong knowledge of the sport."Of those five characteristics, Frost's research determined that "the ability to ensure the high quality of practice... is a successful coach’s most important characteristic."
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