Character is doing the right thing, every time. He coaches players who are seekers of the truth, and the truth, according to Hollis and his two assistant coaches, is that a player controls how good he or she becomes. The players who work hardest improve the most. In the gym, Hollis is a taskmaster. Many players can overcome poor technique with athletic skills, but that's not good enough.
Every step needs to be right.
He and his coaches fuss and fret, cajole and cuddle. Hollis played high school basketball at University Christian High School in Jacksonville, Fla., and had a basketball scholarship to Liberty University in Lynchburg. He later was head coach at Wake Christian Academy and an assistant coach at Campbell University and coached in professional leagues in Europe. But while he was in Europe coaching, Hollis realized that he didn't like the person that he was becoming. After working as an assistant athletic director in the Parks and Recreation Department in Cary, N.C., and as a high school coach, he decided to pursue the dream of doing personal basketball coaching.