I’D LIKE TO THANK D’CEAN BRYANT WHO IS THE HEAD COACH FOR SAGE HILL HIGH SCHOOL LIGHTNING IN NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA FOR SHARING ADVICE FOR YOUNG COACHES WITH THE CANNON NETWORK. HE SHARED, “MY ADVICE TO YOUNG COACHES WOULD BE TO CONSISTENTLY EVOLVE AS A PERSON WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO EVOLVE AS A COACH/MENTOR. SEEK KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WILL NEVER KNOW IT ALL. DON’T CHASE WINS , CHASE DEVELOPMENT AS A HUMAN BEING WHILE KEEPING YOUR CHARACTER , MORALS, AND INTEGRITY INTACT. YOUR CULTURE WILL EMBODY WHO YOU ARE AND YOUR TRUTHS YOU STAND ON. INVESTING IN YOUR PLAYERS AS A HUMAN BEING CAN UNLOCK THEM ON AND OFF THE COURT. BELIEVE IT OR NOT YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT. THE STUDENT ATHLETES NEED CONSISTENT GUIDANCE AND TRUST. REMEMBER THE PARENTS ARE GIVING THEIR KIDS TO YOU TO MAKE THEM BETTER AS A HUMAN BEING. THE BASKETBALL ASPECT IS BASED ON THE STUDENT ATHLETE’S DRIVE. DON’T ATTACH YOURSELF TO ACCOLADES, JUST GET BETTER EVERY DAY AND ALL THAT COMES WITH IT WILL BE BECAUSE YOU PUSH TO BETTER THAN THE DAY BEFORE. PATIENCE WITH YOURSELF IS A MUST. BLOCK OUT THE NOISE. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH A STAFF WITH DEVELOPING MINDSETS AND WANT TO BE BETTER. ALLOW GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR STAFF TO ADVANCE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU AS A COACH.”