Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters.

Visualize a wagon wheel as a complete team. A leader might be the hub of the wheel at the center. Now suppose the spokes are the connecting relationships the leader is building with people on the outer rim of the wheel. If the hub is removed, then the entire wheel collapses. In a situation like that, if a team loses the leader, the entire team collapses.

A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.

Leadership is an ever-evolving position.

Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.

I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.

Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.