Chris Creighton constantly reminds himself why he still coaches after 31 years. Transformational rather than Transactional coaching has been the key to his success. When his players understand that 90% of his love [...]
There's only a few people in our lives when they ask you to do something no matter what it is, you're going to do it. After 25 years at the same mid major [...]
When his father told him at a young age "someone is always praying for you" those words stuck. In order to play 13 years in the NFL you must be intentional when it [...]
Coach Heard joins the UDP to talk about some of the adverse moments in her career. From turning around Kentucky State as a young head coach to understanding her process to develop relationships. [...]
As a little girl in the 1960s Tara VanDerveer loved playing basketball. However there were no organized sports for girls at the time. After a stellar college playing career, Tara became 2x Coach [...]
Tony Pike was 6th on the depth chart as a junior and didn't know what the future held going into camp. After a talk with his dad and a fair chance from Coach [...]
Coach Wes Miller was a walk-on at North Carolina after spending his freshman year at James Madison. Only a few years after graduating he found himself as a 27 year old head coach. [...]
In 2002 Bob Huggins's life stopped when he suffered a heart attack in the Pittsburgh Airport. Whether it's realness or tough love, Coach Huggins doesn't take for granted the emotional and genuine relationships [...]
In 2012 Coach Jack was relieved of her duties as Indiana University Women's Head Basketball Coach. Nobody would hire her, not even as an assistant. From Power 5 to smaller schools, no one [...]
When Tom Allen was 23 years old he was thrust into his first head coaching job at the high school level, during the middle of the season. His infectious connection with his players [...]