Coach Mike Wacker

I've spent my life calling him Dad. Many of you called him Coach.

I'm writing a book about my dad, Coach Jim Wacker. Did you know him? I'd love one memory. Whatever comes back first.

coachwacker.com/coach-jim-wack…

Please pass it on to anyone who knew him.

#JDYB

My dad, football Coach Jim Wacker, won four National Championships & was the 1984 National Coach of the Year.

But his definition of "winning" had absolutely nothing to do with the scoreboard.

He called it the "JDYB" philosophy. This is the framework he used to build programs 👇

I tried to fix a stubborn player with peer pressure. It didn't work. You can't order friendship on a team. But you can make it a fertile garden. Friendship, block 2 of 15: coachwacker.com/coaching-philo… #JDYB

If the program gets stronger only when you are doing everything, it is not sustainable. Great coaches build systems. Your value grows when you can make the people around you better. Lesson 4 of 10: coachwacker.com/still-coaching… #JDYB

Coaches: first scrimmage is coming fast. That's when the parking-lot conversations start.

Free Basketball Program Playbook. Parent contract with the 24-Hour Rule, parent email, meeting agenda, text scripts, player eval.

No sign-up: coachwacker.com/locker-room #JDYB