Cross-posted from my basketball blog.
Years ago Ralph Labella and I attended a UCONN Women's Basketball practice at the peak of their fourpeat dynasty with Breanna Stewart et al. Coach Geno Auriemma took questions from the group (maybe 100 invitees).
"Were you nice to the girls because we are here?"
Geno: "I'm always nice to the girls because they're babies. If I'm not nice, they're telling themselves, "the coach hates me." He delivered an important concept for coaches, "be demanding but not demeaning."
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