How is it different coaching girls versus coaching boys?
East: As a young coach I had mentors and I had the chance to observe a variety of coaches that showed different ways to motivate their players. Some were quiet and direct while others “aggressively counseled” their players as I like to say. As a coach of both males and females, I’ve realized that different players respond to different methods of coaching, and it is up to me to find the best way for each player. But the bottom line is this: do the players know that I care about them on and off the court? Before they will respond and accept criticism from me, they have to know that I care for them outside of the player-coach relationship. One of the best parts of coaching is when former players come back and have interest in the program. That lets me know that I am doing something good or right. VYPE: Your season has gotten off to a good start. Going into the holiday break, you had lost to just two schools: Northern Durham and Wakefield, and both are well known as very strong girls’ bask
