Author: Buzz Williams

  • #T2T: Teaching Text to Team

    #T2T: Teaching Text to Team

    Throughout my career as a head coach, I have made it a point to send a text to my wife Corey every day, that has nothing to do with my job, that doesn’t include my itinerary for the day, and has no mention of our children. As my world was changing from assistant coach to…

  • Everything Matters

    Everything Matters

    ‘Everything Matters’ These two words are more than just our first quote shirt at Virginia Tech; they represent the approach we want to take in all aspects of the program. Each individual action, whether by staff, member, player, or manager, can have either a positive or negative impact on the program. Since giving the ‘Everything…

  • John C. Maxwell on ‘Culture vs. Vision’

    John C. Maxwell on ‘Culture vs. Vision’

    John C. Maxwell is one of the preeminent authorities on leadership today, his blog “Culture vs. Vision; Is It Really Either-Or?” is a great read on what it takes to lead today and more importantly how leaders can differentiate from defining a vision and building a culture! Culture seems to be the new emphasis for leaders…

  • The #BeamerWay

    The #BeamerWay

    All of Coach Beamer’s accomplishments speak for themselves, but after seeing it up close the last two years, it’s so much bigger and far-reaching than the numbers. The manner that he went about earning those accomplishments, and the lives that were changed for the better is what I admire the most. His example of how…

  • 2nd Annual Hokies, Hoops & Heels

    2nd Annual Hokies, Hoops & Heels

    October 10 will be our 2nd Annual “Hokies Hoops and Heels” event at the Hahn-Hurst center. I wanted to hold a one day clinic specifically targeted to the women of the Blacksburg/Virginia Tech community. The day will give our fan’s a chance to connect with our players and staff and get to know our culture…

  • We Are Not Here For Camp, We Are Here For Experiences

    We Are Not Here For Camp, We Are Here For Experiences

    For whatever reason, throughout the course of my life, my closest friends have always been several years older than me. As I have gotten older, so have my friends. As I have aged, I am much more eager and aggressive in seeking out wisdom/guidance from these people. I learned something from a friend a few…

  • #vtRAW: The Truck Push

    #vtRAW: The Truck Push

    In addition to what we are doing with our on court workouts, we have implemented some “out of the box” thinking in regards to our strength and conditioning workouts. Our strength coach, David Jackson, is a Hokie alum and a fan favorite for his style of play. He has been incredibly consistent in helping transform…

  • The Actual Season Starts Now: How We’re Working To #getBETTER

    The Actual Season Starts Now: How We’re Working To #getBETTER

    Last week, we had our “First” team meeting for summer session 1. We had most of our guys back and some of our new guys were able to make it to campus, which is always beneficial, because it allows them to get ahead academically, and athletically. Over the previous two weeks, we had discussed our…

  • #ManagerBuzz: From Junior College Manager To Head Coach

    #ManagerBuzz: From Junior College Manager To Head Coach

    So by now most people who follow my teams or me have somewhere along the line heard about my journey from Junior College manager to eventually a head coach. There were a lot of long nights, early days, and a mix of everything in between, as it is for most people climbing the ladder in…

  • Study Failure

    Study Failure

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