Don Meyer's Questions For Seniors

Don Meyer, one of my favorite coaches, is a mastermind at building a strong team culture.  Today, we take a look at questions that he asked his seniors each year. This gave him a player's perspective as to what they needed to improve on for the next year. 

1. Who is going to control the locker-room next year?
• Who needs to step up and take some control over the locker-room and off-court stuff next year? Who will other people listen to?
2.  Who will be the best practice player?
3. Who is the toughest guy coming back?
4. Who are the potential problems coming back? Why?
5. Who would be in your fox-hole? Who is out?
6. Who will be our best…?
• Defender?
• Rebounder?
• Team attitude?
• Leader?
• Scorer?
7. Anything need to be done differently at the regional tournament with all the spare time?
8. How can we get better in the weight room? What needs to be emphasized more?
9. What else should the coaches be worried about for next year? Any other potential problems with players, recruits, etc?