Paul Assaiante
16 statements across 1 episodes · 9 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 10, 2023 by Paul Assaiante · across every show →
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Apr 10, 2023 negative
Assaiante throws unread student evaluations of his coaching directly into the trash
“At the end of the season, our players are going to be given an evaluationary form, evaluating my performance as a coach. And I go down to the athletic director's office, and he hands me this packet, and I thank him very much, and I put it in the garbage pail. …”
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Assaiante: Camaraderie with Colleagues Drives Performance When Motivation Fails
“When you wake up on a day, being a human being, There are days where you just don't feel it. So what's going to motivate you to go in and be the best version of yourself? The fact that the person next to you is your friend.”
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Coach K pre-scheduled practice outbursts to capture his team's attention
“I said, well, you are a little out of control today. You really lost your stuff very early in that practice, and he said, oh, no, no, no. I had scheduled this a couple of days ago. I knew I needed to get their attention, and good coaches know how to motivate.”
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Star freshmen play number one but must defer to team seniority
“I believe in a rite of passage. I believe in seniority. It's a meritocracy on the team. If you come in as a freshman, and you're the best player on the team, you're going to play number one as a freshman, but you're going to be reminded that entire year that y…”
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Socioeconomic status and religion divide collegiate teams more than race
“And to me, the two largest differences in our program are socioeconomic, When kids graduate from here, we have an area called Tent City. Dozens of tents down there. My guys are in the tent. They've got some beers, some pizza. The tent next to them has ice scul…”
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Assaiante: Leaders Must Tailor Communication Individually Rather Than Treating Everyone Uniformly
“You have to have a different language with everyone you work with. You can no longer treat everybody the same, and that takes time, and it takes trust, and trust is a meal that's served with a teaspoon, so it takes time.”