Advice to new head coaches:
1. Emulate the positives & avoid the negatives of your mentors, but ultimately, be yourself.
2. Players with character & discipline are greater than talented players without it.
3. Give your assistants meaningful, executive, responsibilities.
“The key to coaching is LOVE. It’s not knowledge; it’s not discipline. If you love ‘em, you can discipline them. You can yell at them an laugh about it later.” ~Dabo Swinney
Coaches if you would like to attend a practice and or have players you want to see campus and attend a practice just contact
@trentonb32
/
@CoachSeanMotley
to get it on the schedule.
@DunkMountain
“I will let them ‘go play’ offensively if we are moving the basketball and playing unselfishly,” said Hardin. “My No. 1 objective is to make them a better version of themselves — on and off the floor.”
"I wouldn’t speak to a player in my office the same way I would on the court. Circumstances dictate how you need to speak, or whether you need to just shut up and listen. You don’t holler at a golf tournament. And you don’t whisper at a forest fire."- Pat Summitt
#Fire
🔥🏀
“My
#1
job as a coach is to love your players unconditionally. To not only make them better players, but better people. To have a lasting impact that develops & instills good habits & practices that last a lifetime.”
- John Wooden
Tough as nails..stubborn, strong, caring, sweet was my MOM. She sacrificed so much for us boys and loved every minute of it! This Rough 5 year battle with cancer she WON. She fought everyday to have more days with “her boys” also with the Grandkids as NANA. We love u
MOM/NANA
Blessed!! This group of seniors will become ELITE husbands, Fathers, and Leaders in each of there communities!! PROUD of who you are and excited to watch the growth on who you will become!!!
#FIRE
@DunkMountain
Brotherhood 〽️🏀🔥🔰
13 years of Marriage today and 23 total years together with this special Lady. Lucky
#13
is Lace.. All that know us well understand the gift of J’s to each other. 3 Kids later and many more years to come! I Love you Tanika. Thank you for always being YOU!
“A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime.” - Billy Graham
#Fire
🔥🏀
#DunkMountainBrotherhood
〽️🔰🐾
I want to thank
@CoachMPolsgrove
for his work and commitment to the
@DunkMountain
program in these last two years. I know he will do great things and help
@sdrabyn
build the program to new heights. Excited for Mark and Hannah’s future together.
🙏🏼 up to the Rider/Witten Family. The Legend Coach Dave Rider went to heaven tonight. Blessed to play for Coach! The lessons he taught me on the field & staying over at his house seeing/learning the family man I use daily!
@Cyclonefootbal1
Loss a great man his lessons live on!
“The best athletes on the planet, have tremendous mindset, rituals, habits and discipline during the Unseen Hours. It’s what they do when no one is watching.” -
@AlanSteinJr
Work everyday on the SIMPLE “Boring” disciplines & Details. That Separates YOU from pack!
#FIRE
🏀🔥
The calm before the
#FIRE
its basketball season. The men getting blessed with some of the gear for first official practice... practice gear is out now time to work!!
#BEgreat
#EmptyTheQuiver
"I wouldn’t speak to a player in my office the same way I would on the court. Circumstances dictate how you need to speak, or whether you need to just shut up and listen. You don’t holler at a golf tournament. And you don’t whisper at a forest fire."- Pat Summitt
#Fire
🔥🏀
4 day Recruiting Road trip... I am trying to find the right fits to thrive in our
#Fire
🔥 system & the
@DunkMountain
Brotherhood program... NC,SC,TN & GA
@DunkMountain
on the way to you!Do YOU have what it takes to be a bobcat!?
#DMB
〽️🏀
#BEmore
🔰
#PalmsDown
🤜🏼
“I am a high-energy coach, so playing fast just fits my personality,” said Hardin. “Our identity is FIRE — which means fearless, intense, relentless, effort. My job is to get my players giving maximum effort, sacrifice for the program and each other.
Guys that are loyal. Guys they stay grinding guys that see the process are MY GUYS! Extremely bless to elevate
@CoachSeanMotley
on our staff. LM Player/Graduate/volunteer coach/ paid Assistant/ now top AC! He saw the foundation, process & success of
@DunkMountain
#Fire
#BEgreat
Here we go again, time to figure things out together, challenge players, make them uncomfortable & reach beyond their dreams. Gotta love it.
#Fire
@DunkMountain
Mamba Mentality. 🤍
Small Elite Details...Relentless Competitive Effort.. Max Work Ethic..🏀
Life after basketball... Being a DAD! Helping others achieve dreams.. 🏆
Those are some of the many things that Kobe taught this generation.
Thank You! 🙏🏼
25 years with you 15 years of marriage... wouldn’t have it any other way
@TanikaHardin15
you always been the one! Wish we was back in Maui today but the ⛰ is always your favorite.. happy Anniversary babe!
Maui would be great today but anywhere with you is a dream destination babe. Happy 12th anniversary To my lovely wife Tanika! 2 kids later You still make me better everyday.
“The key to coaching is LOVE. It’s not knowledge; it’s not discipline. If you love ‘em, you can discipline them. You can yell at them an laugh about it later.” ~Dabo Swinney
Coaches Retreat…. Great preparation WORK this am with the 🏀 staff. 21/22 season here we come. We are ready for the players to come back…
“Make the main thing the main thing”
@trentonb32
@CoachSeanMotley
@HoopsTony
Happy Birthday to my Day one ❤️. My high school sweetheart. My beautiful wife! 3 great kiddos moved state to state you always been the rock. We always been better together.
“It’s about finding a team – finding individuals – who are willing to give it their all, even when it’s not convenient for them to do so.” -Bill Belichick
WE always play to our IDENTITY no matter what happens. WE play Hard, Smart, Together. WE share the ball on O. WE are Gritty, Grimy, Tough, Together on D. WE possess every 50/50 ball with 2 hands. WE do what WE are supposed to do, when WE are supposed to do it
#Fire
@DunkMountain
Blessed to have you in our
@DunkMountain
Brotherhood these last 4 years. Multiple individual/Team awards. a Championship. more important your work ethic,Character,Leadership by actions. Thank you for being YOU
@QuayKimble
you also joining myBrother
@CoachMMorrell
#Fire
#DMB
#IWWD
Commitment- is your dedication to your task, your organization, and your teammates. It is a. Unwavering display of loyalty to the process and to achieving the desired result.
#FIRE
🔥🏀🔰🐾〽️
Being a coaches son & my staff is all coaches sons it’s really cool seeing all Dads coaching accomplishments. From 10+COY’s many Conference championships. Sectionals tournaments, state tournaments, and a state championship.But the most important is the way he loved each player!
Blessed to have
@CoachSeanMotley
as a DMB player, volunteer assistant, 2nd assistant, top assistant, and now as our Associate Head Coach. Sean has been extremely loyal to the program and a Great friend! We are cut out of the same cloth both being coaches sons.
#Fire
#DMB
#CATS
Excellence in small things is excellence in all things....
Fearless
Intense
Relentless
Effort
TEAM: Focused in with 👀 & Body language. TEAM! Loves means you can depend on me.. 🏀🐾🔥🔰〽️
@McPhailCraig
Thank You for taking a chance and believing in me 12 years ago!! I wouldn’t be in this position without you… Blessed to have been on this ride with you. My Boss, my Mentor, my Friend!
#BEmore
“Leave it better than you found it” excited to watch the next chapter
"The best leaders in any profession care about the people they lead, and those being led know when the caring is genuine" Dean Smith
#DunkMountainBrotherHood
#Fire
What joy it was tonight to present my pops into the
@CarterCoSports
HOF. A truly awesome experience learning about the 1960 Hampton State champs and with all the other legends honored tonight. Always PROUD to be a Coaches Son and blessed to have
@HoopsTony
as my pops!
Lyla racked up tonight on 6th grade awards. Super PROUD of the girl she is and the one she is becoming..
#girldad
6th grade Honor roll 🥇
6th grade Iron Viking award 🥇 (basketball,softball, CC) 🥎🏀🏃♀️
6th Grade softball Most Valuable Player (MVP) 🥎 award 🥇