Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.
Get the winners into the game.
But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.
You have to learn what makes this or that Sammy run. For one it's a pat on the back, for another it's eating him out, for still another it's a fatherly talk, or something else. You're a fool if you think as I did as a young coach, that you can treat them all alike.
Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.
If a man is a quitter, I'd rather find out in practice than in a game. I ask for all a player has so I'll know later what I can expect.
