Quotes and Insights from Rob Brost, Boys' Basketball Head Coach at Bolingbrook (IL) High School, Triple Double #7

How do you prepare your team for a game they are expected to win vs. when they are an underdog?
- “I make it a point with, with our staff not to say stuff like, hey, there is no tomorrow, or this could be your last game, or we didn’t prepare for all this to go down right now. None of that. We just play. And our play is either good enough or it’s not.
How do you keep on top of the pulse of your team and address small issues before they grow?
- “If your relationship with me is dependent on if you play, how much you play, or how well you play, Then you’re in the wrong place.”
- “They need to love other members on the team, be genuinely happy for their success when their success comes.”
- “I’ll praise the bench when the bench is in there.”
- “Everybody talks about, you want your kids to be comfortable being uncomfortable. I’m almost the exact opposite. I want our kids to be comfortable almost all the time so that they can just play.”
Do you have a go to “tempo changer” when you want to change the flow of a game?
- “My number one thing, if things aren’t going exactly our way, is that I, myself, need to stay calm and relaxed so that my team doesn’t panic.”
- “We don’t call a ton of set plays, but if we need a bucket, then I’ll throw one in there to make sure that we’re going to get at least a good look at the basket.”
- “A lot of it is just by feel and don’t get me wrong, if my team needs a butt whooping, they’re going to get that. But if they need a hug, that’s what they’re going to get. And so sometimes it’s just my judgment what they need.”
- “Whatever I say, then the players echo that so that everybody’s on the same page.”