PGStaff posted:If you want to recruit the best possible talent, you need to tell kids your plan is to win championships. The goal is to win National Champlonships. And if you tell them that, you have to believe it yourself. It's all about getting talent and then developing that talent into big winners. Big winners feel like they enter every game as the favorite. They might even be out talented but they are never out prepared, out smarted, or out worked. They find a way to win and when they lose they learn from it. Winning becomes second nature.
Problem is, some of the best HS coaches I know are not considered big winners. The disparity in talent is so great that it is nearly impossible to win championships. Yet, truth is,these guys are big winners because they can really teach the game and develop kids. They also create a love for the game in their kids and that can last a lifetime. These coaches never get the credit they deserve.
While I agree there is a talent disparity in high school, you can still win (or at least compete). But the coach makes all the difference. Our HS is the weak sister talent wise in our area. But we had a lifer as a baseball coach. He won a lot. Even a couple of regional championships. After 14 years or so, he retires young. Administration won't let him coach as a non-teacher. They won't hire his long time assistant, who he wanted to succeed him. Fast forward several years and 3 coaches later the damage has been done. We are on the verge of being a doormat program. Current coach could have done it, but he had a few parent issues last year and seems to now have different interests.