Mikhail's Coaching Philosophy

-Is the player '6'4 period' or 6'4 AND'-Scouting for what matters vs. what doesn't-Having the courage to be 'contrarian and right' -Our bias to 'scout what we can see' (linear)-Negativity Bias (we focus on what they can't do instead of what they can-The edge is in the non-linear aspects

- A quote from Owen Eastwood's book- It's undervalued because you can't see it and it's difficult to measure-Start with Belonging -Florida Panthers and Western Michigan players post-championship, "This is the closest team I've ever played for."

Topics-The downsides of systems (longer feedback loop, fragile)-Principles teach the why both implicitly and explicitly -The use case for inverted offensive games to focus attention and intention-Examples of teaching OZP and entry using constraints and incentives

We connect the common thread between both of our philosophies, talk 'Power' and 'play' culture

Mikhail talks about his coaching philosophy -Ownership-Compete and Growth Mindsets-Embodied Culture as a Leader -Player relationships are more about ‘who you are’ not ‘what you do’-Being available, making space for conversations to take place and acting on those affordances-Organic vs. Forced Interactions w/ Players

Topics: -Tua talks about the 2 HCs he's played for and the differences between Power vs. Force Coaches -Why knowing a player's mental training age is as important as the physical training age -Different ideas and ways to unlock potential -How to identify 'sleeping giant' players Link to Tua video: https://youtube.com/shorts/6FozH5KXmn8?si=PWPI2C15jPtjVPjq

Topics Include: -Dusty May's critical point with Michigan Basketball -What button Joe Maddon pushed when taking over the Cubs -When culture is really needed and what it's for -Mike McDaniel: "I can't wait to go on our first 3-game losing streak" -How a lack of range creates a smaller inventory of possible solutions Articles: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/in-powered-coach-dusty-may https://coachingidaho.substack.com/p/takeaways-from-dusty-may?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5546921/2024/06/07/dusty-may-michigan-basketball-roster/ The Pivot Pod with McDaniel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yXxYQj5S0M

Topics Include: -A quote on growth and fixed mindsets -Everyone is always right because the truth is perceptual -How environments limit or unlock players (ie. Josh Ho-Sang and Pierre-Luc Dubois) -Looking at who players have played for and why there's edge there -How Anthony Noreen increases his confidence interval with his hiring process

Topics Discussed: -Paradox of what we think matters to results (hard skills) and what actually matters to results (soft skills) -Understanding where the critical point is within your team. Where you can exert the least amount of effort for the most change -A personal story where ownership was identified as the critical point within a college hockey team

Topics Include: -George Mack's Trust Spectrum -The application of that to getting coaching jobs or not -Trust and honesty in recruiting -A thought to open source each GM's confidence interval for draft picks -Random recruiting stories and other topics