Making certain that the scorer's table is up to snuff and that adults man the key jobs should be a given, but in many cases, it is not. Gosh, we've let our guard down in the area of game apparel for coaches. The tournament still holds the same allure that regular season games once had, but a trip to most gyms these days disappoints in terms of coaching garb. There's nothing wrong with gentlemen and ladies wearing their best Sunday Go To Meeting clothes for basketball games. There are so many areas of society that have slipped, and we can count this one among them, and that's a shame.
Coaches owe it to their players to nurture and develop a good relationship with the media.
Failing to call in scores, failing to list top scorers and rebounds, etc., rob kids of the opportunity to shine publicly. Simply put, this game is not about coaches. The limited opportunity players have, time-wise, to excel in the gym should never be underestimated by coaches. Self-evaluation can be a good thing, and the coming of the New Year provides coaches the opportunity to sit down and realistically level with themselves. Everyone in the program benefits when the head coach does that.