Level 1 Coach

-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-coa...

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

Topics: -The Henry Ford Razor -With enough space, character reveals itself -The difference between do-ing and be-ing -Examples of Level 1 Coaches w/ high character: Warsofsky and Muse -Being who you are is the best way to find your true fit Article: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/4-lessons-from-sineks-coffee-cups?utm_source=publication-search

Topics: -Why 'what got you here won't get you there' is bad advice for a Level 1 Coach -Ryan Warsofsky and Joe Mazzulla lean into 'personal edge' -Why Level 1 Coaches should be 'perceptually' more attractive than central casting coaches but aren't -Brian Kight's 10,80,10 principle and how it can give you an edge to fish in a different pond in recruiting people o...

Topics: -Naurato's quote about not matching lines and why dictating is better than reacting -Getting out of your players' way as a coach -Getting out of your way as a coach -How mental weakness creates physical weakness -What you think about is what you bring about -A filter question to ask yourself before speaking to a player Jesse Marsch Article: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/one-...

Topics: -A quote from Michigan Hockey HC, Brandon Naurato to begin the discussion -Dusty May's hypothetical question: Would you rather make it to the Final 4 10 years in a row and not win the championship or win in once and never go back again? -It isn't working or it isn't working 'YET' -How to know if you have a Power or Force Coach based on win percentage trajectory -T.J. Ma...

Topics Discussed: -The LA Kings best players speaking public on their lack of interest playing a system -How not giving players self-determination principles of autonomy and relatedness can lead to division between coaches and players -How the best forecheck is one the players want to do -The Barry Sanders Razor: Assume players are closer to quitting on you than you think they are (Article Link:ht...

Topics: -Buffalo Sabres recent firing of Power Coach Granato for Force Coach Ruff -Infinite vs. Finite Mindsets -Letting 'The Process' Compound -Fear and it's nature -Chicago Steel, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, and other Infinite organization talk @drewcarlsonhp on Twitter @Mikhail Twitter

Topics Covered: -Hunter Charneski's 'Personal Inventory' and it's application to coaching choices -What is important and what is not and valuing those things -How big rocks have longer feedback loops which is why we love focusing on the cookie bags (small things) - Personal stories and tactics Mikhail has used in his current position -Sam Hinkie, Simon Sinek, Greg Powers, Detroit R...

Topics Covered: -Intro to Power Laws -How they apply to players, coaches, and teams -The Podcast Razor -Insecurity vs. Security -How 2 D1 coaches model this razor Links: Morey Pod: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cSWAVJ5VehOBFrMrwGcjw Power Laws: https://medium.com/@quantvc/power-laws-in-venture-capital-why-the-long-tail-matters-22e057c6fa34

Topics Discussed: -Why certain industries attract certain archetypes -Why coaching attracts the uncoachable even though every coach will say they are -Pride vs. Humility -What a displacement behavior is and why coaches should become aware of it -Each player has a perceptual reality and you have to live in theirs, not yours as a leader -Why "driving 100 miles and hour" as a coach creates...

Topics- -Judging people on a page in their massive story book -Learning regardless of 'liking' a person -Antithesis Principle -Mike Babcock Columbus situation takeaways you won't hear most places -Coaches being self-promoting is seen as 'bad' People to dive in on -Shreyas Doshi -George Mack Article Referenced: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/a-thought-experiment-featuring-...

Topics- -Accountability Buddy System -Extreme Ownership -"You might not be the best coach for every player on your team." -Cody Royle -Rule of 3: self, teammate, coach -Simple systems to give you speed Links: Adam Davidson Tweet Signaling Busyness Article by Drew and Mikhail

Topics: -Range -Best idea wins -Avoiding silos -Finding the next 'wheely suitcase' idea Article: Red Queen in Hockey

Topics: -Adapting year to year, or when to hold true and slightly iterate -Deprogramming players, and disrupting causes disruption -How Derek Lalonde used a tactic to improve player ownership -Idea how to speed up feedback loops to iterate Mark Bennett Lalonde idea article Right Idea, Wrong Place

In this episode, Mikhail and Drew speak about 3 razors: 1. The bragging razor 2. The surgeon's paradox 3. The humility razor Article mentioned: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/a-paradox-to-choose-better-people George Mack Twitter: @ george_mack

We bounce from topic to topic exploring 5 or 6 rabbit holes from: -Infinite Players playing with the boundaries of talent acquisition -Russian 5 came from being 'contrarian and right' -What we miss when we go look to copy success -Developing players by accident vs. intentionally -Unofficial Pipeline speculation to keep players compounding their development