The Evangel Dean Basic Training Resource Handbook

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D. The need for plain, compelling instruction and command , 1 Tim. 4.10-15 – For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. [11] Command and teach these things. [12] Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. [13] Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. [14] Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. [15] Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.

E. Tested Guidance from Great Coaches

1. “Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference” (John Wooden).

2. “Things that aren’t important, that have nothing to do with winning and losing, don’t have to be a rule” (Peter Richmond, Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden’s Oakland Raiders ). 3. “Every leader is different. Every bench is different. Every business is different. So while the complexities change, the work of coaching stays the same – keep your clients at the center of the work, push them to use their strengths more and to temper their weaknesses, and illuminate blind spots because these are what really get in the way” (Stacy Feiner, Talent Mindset ). 4. “I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing their ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I’ve done that in my 33 years as a head coach” (Don Shula).

5. “To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way” (Pat Riley).