The Secrets to Efficient Practices

“Whatever you accept (in practice) that’s what you’re going to get. If you accept lackadaisical performance or lack of effort, then you can be assured that’s what you’re going to get.” - Kansas State Head Coach Bill Snyder Richland (Fort Worth, Texas) head coach Gene Wier has a problem. “I’ve not had many good practices in my time,” he said humbly and with a chuckle. His six state championship rings beg to differ. J.T. Curtis, head coach at John Curtis Christian in River Ridge, La., is dealing with a similar dilemma. “We have bad practices all the time,” says the owner of a record 19 Louisiana state titles. At Kansas State, head coach Bill Snyder takes a scientific approach to his practice issues. “What comes first the chicken or the egg?” ponders the man responsible for what many consider the greatest turnaround in Division I history. “If there is great