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‼️ Joy is a competitive advantage ‼️ The mainstream perception of ‘good coaching’ is screaming at players, no joking around and no fun on the floor. A lot of coaches, players and fans view fun and hard work as an ‘either, or’. BUT…. When JOY AND HARD WORK are... show more

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Rags10 months ago

Not disagreeing with you but isn’t his point that they were having too much fun at the expense of not working hard?

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