Goal Setting
9/23/08 11:50 AM
-I am currently a Varsity Assistant at Chaparral High School in Parker, Colorado.  I am also an Assistant Coach with the Colorado Hawks 2012 AAU Team.
-My duties with Chaparral are:
·       I attend daily practice with Varsity/JV and Sophomore/Freshmen teams
·       I assist in running drills, and I prepare and clean the gym before and after practice
·       I do the majority of our scouting of future opponents
·       I keep stats of players during games in which I am not scouting, or by watching game film
·       I am the head coach of the Sophomores during summer leagues and team camps
-My duties with the Hawks:
·       I attend weekly practice, but also lead practice about 50% of the time
·       I also get the coach many games that the head coach cannot attend
·       I serve as a member of the board for the organization
·       I am in charge of all operations for team travel
-Successes:
·       I have earned the trust and respect of all players and coaches. Many players’ families have invited me and welcomed me into their homes
·       I have been courted by other local AAU clubs and high schools to be head coaches on their staff
·       I have learned an enormous amount about basketball, from different perspectives.  With Chaparral, I’ve learned a lot about development and game strategy.  With the Hawks, I’ve learned how basketball is played at the highest level of competition, and how to coach the most talented players in an area.  I’ve also learned about different cultures, and how to coach each player differently
-Fulfillment with Chaparral is at about an 8/10.  I love the coaching staff and the kids.  I love feeling a part of the community, being that we’re in a town.  I love going to Wal-Mart and seeing my players working, and seeing families at local restaurants.  However, I feel that I came into the program on a pedestal below the other coaches when I came in as a young, inexperienced volunteer coach.  I still feel like I’m below, and need to work extra hard to gain their respect, and I wonder if I will reach a point with them where my input is desired
-Fulfillment with the Hawks is a 10/10. I have had the best experience with the Hawks, and it has changed me as a person.  To be able to work with underprivileged kids, and to have an impact on their lives to a point where they look at me as a father figure really makes all the miles driven and money spent worthwhile.  Also, it gives me a chance to travel and see the best that the country has to offer with basketball, and get me outside of the talent pool that is in Colorado.