It’s been said that in order to climb the coaching ladder and get to the top, or somewhere near, that you have to pay your dues.
Scouting, workouts, handing out towels and water to players, running to Burger King for the staff (don’t laugh, I actually did that one night), coaching the freshmen, J.V., or even the varsity ‘B’ team.
Erik Spoelstra has been named head coach of the Miami Heat. Inquirer.net has the details.
Whenever you’d see the Miami bench, you could always see Spoelstra with a clipboard and his laser-like focus on thr action or even in the huddle while Pat Riley shouted out instructions.
Cited by Sports Illustrated (May 30, 2005) for his work in honing star guard Dwyane Wade’s shooting balance and smoothing out his release after the Flash’s return from the Athens Olympics, Spoelstra said working with Riley and predecessor Stan Van Gundy has been an awesome learning experience.
It’s great to see someone like Erik who has paid his dues being rewarded.
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