Light Blue Reign #3

As I make my way through the book Light Blue Reign, I notice the three influential coaches all have many positive aspects about them that are very similar and define how they have become successful. The first characteristic that is most evident is their respect, for themselves and for others. Respecting other people such as their players enables other people to respect them back. This in turns makes it easier for them to complete their duties, for example running practices. Having the players’ respect makes sure that practices are run as smoothly as possible with little interruption which makes the teams more prepared and successful.

The next characteristics are their humility and in contrast their cockiness. Their humility is key as it does not draw negative attention to them and allows them to be sincere. With the humility they posses they can admit to their mistakes and make further progress to becoming a better person and coach. Even though they are humble, they have a presence that can be seen as cockiness. This is used at the right time to solidify their presence.

Even though these are characteristics that helped make them successful as basketball coaches, I feel like these are valuable aspects that are important to be successful in life. These three coaches, McGuire, Smith and Williams, were more than good coaches. They were great people and that is the reason they were and are successful in their careers.