COACH, why don't I play more?!

Great stuff from Rhode Island College men's basketball coach Bob Walsh!

WHY DON’T I PLAY MORE?

TAKE AN HONEST LOOK AT YOURSELF

• ARE YOU PRODUCTIVE?  IN PRACTICE?  IN GAMES?
• DO YOU DEFEND HARD ON EVERY POSSESSION?
• DO YOU COMPETE ON THE GLASS?
• DO YOU DO THE SIMPLE THINGS – SCREEN, HELPSIDE DEFENSE, DIVE ON THE FLOOR, TAKE CHARGES, GET THROUGH SCREENS – THAT HELP US WIN GAMES?
• DO YOU COMPETE EVERY DAY IN PRACTICE?
• DO YOU MAKE YOUR TEAMMATES BETTER?
• ARE YOU WILLING TO SACRIFICE YOUR INDIVIDUAL GOALS FOR THE TEAM?
• CAN YOU HELP THE TEAM MORE THAN THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU?  HAVE YOU PROVEN THAT EVERY DAY?
• DO YOU TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING OFF THE COURT SO WE CAN TRUST YOU?
• HAVE YOU PROVEN WE CAN COUNT ON YOU IN THE CLASSROOM?
• DO YOU TRUST ME?  DO YOU TRUST YOUR TEAMMATES?
• DO YOU WORK AS HARD AS YOU CAN ALL OF THE TIME?  WEIGHT ROOM?  CONDITIONING?
• DO YOU REPRESENT THIS SCHOOL AND THIS PROGRAM WELL?
• CAN YOU RECOGNIZE YOUR WEAKNESSES AS A PLAYER?
• DO YOU KNOW ALL OF THE PLAYS?
• ARE YOU COACHABLE?
• DO YOU ACCEPT CRITICISM THAT IS MEANT TO HELP YOU GET BETTER?
• ARE YOU ALWAYS ON TIME?
• DO YOU HANDLE YOURSELF WELL WHEN THINGS DON’T GO YOUR WAY?
• DO YOU HANDLE YOURSELF WELL WHEN THINGS DO GO YOUR WAY?
• ARE YOU HONEST WITH THE COACHING STAFF?
• ARE YOU HONEST WITH YOURSELF ABOUT YOUR ABILITY AS A PLAYER?
• ARE YOU LOYAL TO THE COACHING STAFF AND YOUR TEAMMATES?
• DO YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF PHYSICALLY OFF THE COURT?
• ARE YOU SUPPORTIVE OF THE PEOPLE PLAYING IN FRONT OF YOU?
• ARE YOU BETTER THAN YOU WERE 6 MONTHS AGO?
• WILL YOU DO WHATEVER IS ASKED OF YOU TO HELP THE TEAM WIN?
• IS WINNING REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT GOAL FOR YOU?
• ARE YOU A GOOD TEAMMATE?

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS HONESTLY.  THEN COME SEE ME.