Love this! Jay Wright's coaching philosophy at Villanova ā evaluatingĀ the season based on effort and mastery, as opposed to results alone, measure and improve effort, improves results, that said sorry to see Thibs get the šŖ
Where Is Your Mindset After Something Bad Happens?
This is how Jay Wrightās teams charted āAttitudeā throughout a game:
On Offense: extra passes, assists, screen assists, offensive rebounds, tap backs, paint passes, paint catches, and quick outlets.
On Defense: defensive boards, contested shots, blocked shots, charges, dives, steals, and deflections.
Clearly, Wright is evaluating more than points scored, and this is important because it means Wright is evaluatingĀ process,Ā not just results. It is clear from the above that Wright focuses on effort goals, not just outcome goals.
Perhaps, that process orientation can explain Wright's two championships in three years. But, even if Wright's team fell short of a title, that is not how he measured the success of a season (again- he measures his season by effort goals, not outcome goals). According to Wright, when they sat down and judged theirĀ season at theĀ end,Ā they evaluated the following:
How did we play from start to finishā did we get better?
How hard did our guys play night in and night out?
How hard didĀ we practice?
How close did we getĀ our players to their potential?
Jay Wright's coaching philosophy at Villanova ā evaluatingĀ the season based on effort and mastery, as opposed to results alone,Ā may be something that all coaches can learn from to improve their coaching.