Billy Armstrong wants every player he coaches to chase one truly impossible goal.
In part two of this conversation, three years after his first appearance on the podcast, Bergen Catholic head coach Billy Armstrong digs into the goal-setting philosophy behind his program's vision: making Bergen the best place to play high school basketball in America. Billy explains why he pushes players toward impossible goals instead of realistic ones, why every player builds a quit list before setting any goal, and why becoming elite at anything requires doing fewer things, not more.
If you missed part one, start there for the personal transformation behind all of this. Either way, this is a coach thinking seriously about what he's building and why.
3 Quotes | 2 Questions | 1 Resource
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"Bigger goals create bigger people."
- Billy Armstrong
"In order to be elite at anything, you've got to do fewer things in life."
- Billy Armstrong
"You can't coach mad. Everybody you coach is somebody's pride and joy."
- Billy Armstrong
Q1: What is your one impossible goal, and who do you need to become to get closer to it?
Q2: What's one thing on your quit list that would buy you back the most time and energy this week?
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JP references this book's filter for the thoughts that keep coaches from having hard conversations: is it true, is it kind, is it helpful.
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