How a legendary basketball coach can help your golf
Who do you consider to be a great coach? The argument can sometimes be a controversial one, especially when football and rugby rivalries come into play.
Yet have you ever heard of a man called John Wooden?
I suspect if you are from the US the answer will definitely be yes. From this side of the pond, maybe no.
Wooden was named, by a US-focused website Sporting News, as the greatest coach of all time. He was a basketball coach nicknamed the Wizard of Westwood.
He won 10 NCAA national basketball championships in a 12-year period as head coach at UCLA, including a record seven in a row. Wooden was named national coach of the year six times.
The reason I mention him in this article is because I thought a couple of his quotes I read recently were magnificent and applicable to any sporting endeavour.
The first one from Wooden was: “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”
So often we are drawn into the big picture, which is all well and good when wanting to reduce your handicap, play for your county or get a tour card, but what are you going to do today?
What are the specific actions and steps you are going to take in the next 24 hours?
That simple action of actually picking up the phone and booking a lesson with your coach or finding a coach for the specific part of your game that needs to improve – taking action today may be the first step in having your best season ever…
