I’D LIKE TO THANK LANCE VON VOGT WHO IS THE HEAD COACH FOR THE WILLIAM JESSUP UNIVERSITY WARRIORS IN ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIA IN THE GSAC IN NAIA FOR SHARING ADVICE FOR YOUNG COACHES WITH THE CANNON NETWORK. COACH VON VOGT SHARED, “FIRST, YOU GOTTA KNOW YOUR ‘WHY’ AND YOUR ‘WHY’ HAS TO BE BIG ENOUGH AND STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TYPE OF SACRIFICES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS BUSINESS. YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE GAME BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT YOU HAVE TO LOVE INVESTING IN YOUNG MEN ON AND OFF THE COURT. A LOT GOES INTO THAT AND IT IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY.” “ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST COACHING POSITION AS A GA OR PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME ASSISTANT COACH BE A SPONGE. ONCE YOU FINISH YOUR TASK OR TO-DO LIST, ASK THE QUESTION, ‘IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO TO HELP?’ TO THE HEAD COACH AND MORE SENIOR ASSISTANTS. THIS WAY YOU LEARN MORE AND BECOME INDISPENSABLE. LASTLY, REMEMBER TO ENJOY THE JOURNEY OF EACH SEASON AND DON’T GET TOO CAUGHT UP IN CLIMBING THE COACHING LADDER.”