Coach Steve Rocker The Most Successful High School...

Coach Steve Rocker is one of the most successful high school basketball coaches in Kentucky’s history. Coach Rocker was very successful in previous years. Strangely, this year was very different for him. For the first time in his professional life, he is falling short of his expectations, the community expectations, and the team’s expectations. His team lost a lot of games, but most importantly the boys had no motivation or desire to bring the team out of the rut they found themselves. His players have lost their will to win, their love for their teammates, and their passion to play. Coach Rocker’s motivational methods that have always worked before and resulted in success are now failing, and he doesn’t know why. He argues that his players have become selfish and bored with winning because they have been so successful in previous years. â€Å"And there’s no question that my guys have lost their drive to win because they’ve won so mu ch in the past. Now all they want is individual ‘wins’†¦which just doesn’t cut it on a team† (Gongwer, 2010, p. 17). As for Coach Rocker’s personal life, his priorities are a bit skewed as well. His dear friend Grant Steffin and his wife are splitting up. Coach Rocker’s son, Brandon, and Grant’s son are best friends. Grant’s wife and son are moving away. Brandon is scared to death his parents may split up as well. Brandon has over heard the last few arguments his parents had over the time Coach Rocker has been spending in the gym and in