I’D LIKE TO THANK JEFF STANILAND WHO IS THE HEAD COACH FOR THE OXNARD HIGH SCHOOL YELLOW JACKETS IN OXNARD, CALIFORNIA FOR SHARING ADVICE FOR YOUNG COACHES WITH THE CANNON NETWORK. HE SHARED, ADVICE FOR YOUNG COACHES: “MY ADVICE TO YOUNG COACHES IS TO NETWORK AND LEARN FROM AS MANY COACHES AS POSSIBLE. WHEN I WAS FIRST STARTING, I THOUGHT I HAD IT ALL FIGURED OUT. THE LONGER I’VE COACHED, THE MORE I REALIZE I DON’T KNOW AND WANT TO LEARN
FROM OTHERS. BE A SPONGE, SEEK WISDOM FROM EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS
AND LEADERS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE. REACH OUT TO COACHES YOU RESPECT, WATCH PRACTICES, AND ASK QUESTIONS. GOOD OR BAD, I’VE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN SOMETHING FROM EVERY COACH IN MY CAREER (AS A PLAYER AND COACH). I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE YOUNG COACHES TO IDENTIFY THEIR PHILOSOPHY AND IDENTITY AS A PROGRAM. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE GREAT AT? WHAT ARE THE KEY VALUES YOU WANT TO TEACH? WHAT ARE YOUR PILLARS FOR SUCCESS? LASTLY, BUT PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANTLY IN MY OPINION, IS BRING IS GREAT LEADERS/PEOPLE TO COACH IN YOUR PROGRAM. I KNOW IT’S EASIER SAID THAN DONE, BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GROW YOUR PROGRAM AND REINFORCE YOUR CORE BELIEFS IS THROUGH A HARD WORKING COACHES WITH INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT, AND LEADERSHIP. SURROUND YOUR PROGRAM WITH MEN/WOMEN THAT YOU WOULD WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO PLAY FOR.”