Sunday, July 8, 2007

Cindy Timchal Is All About Her Players

Cindy Timchal, women's lacrosse coach at the Naval Academy, shared her basic coaching philosophy with ESPNU:

"Winning championships is really a byproduct of getting the players to believe in themselves, getting them to put it all on the line and play unselfishly," Tinchal said. "And when it all comes together, it's magical.

"Too much credit is given to the coach. My job is just to give the players the courage and the confidence to compete. That's what is most satisfying: giving the players the tools they need to go out and compete."


It obviously works since she is the winningest coach in the history of the sport. She won eight national championships at the University of Maryland (including seven straight), but left in 2006 to to make her mark and build her own program at Navy.

Two things you can expect there; they will win, and it will be all about the players.

Click here to read the ESPNU article.

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