COACH MEYER: DICTAPHONE NOTES #1

Everyone that follows Coach Don Meyer knows of his addiction to the dictaphone. He carries it 24/7, constantly talking into it to give him reminders of how to improve his players, his team and himself. He uses it at practice, games and everywhere away from the court at anytime a thought of relevance comes to him. Many of us, including myself, now own one and utilize it as well. In July 2008, while speaking at clinic here in Baton Rouge, Coach Meyer was kind enough to let me borrow two years worth of his dictaphone notes. You see, each night he sits down and transcribes what he has recorded into a spiral notebook. What I'm going to do from time to time is share a little nugget from those notes that will give you some insight to how Coach Meyer thinks in terms of making his team better. Here is segment #1: