Part 2 with Rick Jones, now the Senior Assistant to Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz at the University of Missouri. Today's episode focuses on something exteremely important to how Coach Jones developed his career - learning. He explains his approach and how he helped his staff develop as well.

At the time of the recording, Coach Jones was the head coach at Greenwood High School in Arkansas. In his 31 seasons as a head coach, Jones’ recorded a record of 317-74 with nine state championships and five runners-up. including his record at Greenwood of 185-26 with eight state championships and three runners-up.

His multiple achievements and awards include being named 18 times "Coach of the Year," "2012 National Coach of the Year," 2018 AFCA Power of Influence National Coach of the Year, and Oklahoma High School Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee, to name a few. But he'll tell you his greatest accomplishment is building up and empowering others, especially young men, to be successful in life.

Shownotes:

-Grading finish/definition of finish

-Understanding the bigger picture

-Have a burning passion to learn

-Tony Mason “Coaching Coaches”

-Book recommendations

-Takeaway from a clinic

-How Coach Jones snd his staff learn

-Ideas to get better at 3rd and 1

-Finding balance in life

-Concerns about the future of the game

-Embracing change

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