There’s no question that a head coach has to be “on” at all times. He has to be on when he’s in front of the fan base. He has to be on in his speeches. He has to be on in his interviews. He has to be on in his game time decisions. But most importantly, he has to be on in practice. He has to have tremendous concentration in seeing the practice and making the corrections.

The assistant has a tough task when it comes to being “on” all the time, because many assistants don’t look at it this way.