One big thing you can take from the military is the importance of doctrine as a guide to strategy development and action. If you must be a coach, decide what kind of coach you'll be. I think basketball, hockey and soccer coaches are a good model. They do individual skills work, and develop game plans but mostly yell encouragement from the bench when the game is on. I don't much like the use of sports coaches as models of business leadership.
Sports coaches get to practice way more than they play.
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