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I would use those detailed records to make comparisons and
note where a certain drill had worked well for the previous group
or an individual member of the team. Other drills might be
marked as needing to be altered or eliminated. I collected this in-
formation from both my 3 × 5 cards and notebooks where I kept
records of my observations from each day’s practice, each game’s
statistics, and each season’s results. My record keeping was com-
prehensive but really no different from that of a banker who ac-
counts for every penny and can show you the records of
transactions going back years and years.
I kept track of minutes like a banker keeps track of money. And
if I had to do it all over again, I would do it exactly the same (hope-
fully, with fewer mistakes).

EXPANDING TIME
All this was a result of the great respect I had—and still have—for
time. I fully understood that the success of my leadership was di-
rectly linked to using time wisely. Intelligent and effective teach-
ers, leaders, and coaches understand this better than their
counterparts who stand back and wonder how the competition
gets so much done in so little time.
You “expand” time with proper organization and execution—
an hour becomes longer than 60 minutes. A well-organized leader
can get more done in two hours than a poorly organized coach gets
done in two days.
Over the course of weeks and months, this effort becomes the
difference between those who achieve great things and leaders who
merely dream about doing so. I was never the greatest Xs and Os
coach around, but I was among the best when it came to respect-
ing and utilizing time. Respect time, and it will respect you.