Doherty working with Calvin Watkins?

[DallasDiehard]

Saw this on SMUMustangs.com


Coach Matt Doherty Headlines June C School
C School teaches coaches to be more effective communicators and leaders

Matt Doherty headlines June C School

June 1, 2006

Dallas, TX - SMU Men's Basketball Coach Matt Doherty headlines a distinguished faculty for the June 10th C School at Collin County Community College's Central Park Campus. Coach Doherty joins Dallas Morning News sportswriter Calvin Watkins, University of Texas at Arlington Athletic Director Pete Carlon, University of Texas at Dallas Professor Laurie Ziegler and Texas Tech University development officer Chris Chapman as the instructors for this session.

"C-School is a great course to help coaches develop the necessary tools to succeed in today's complex environment of athletics," says Coach Doherty. "There is so much more than X's and O's involved in leading a team!" Coach Doherty will headline the afternoon instruction. During lunch he will share personal leadership lessons with the class, followed by a brief Q&A session.

There are two ways for individuals to participate on the 10th. 1) Is to attend the full session for $50 or 2) attend the luncheon with Coach Doherty for $20. Make sure to designate this on the registration form. Registrations are due by June 7, 2006; the forms are available on-line at www.the-c-school.com. Lunch will be provided.

CLASS SCHEDULE
• Welcome and brief overview
• Personal Assessment I
• Developing a Personal Message
• Development and Fundraising • Working with the Media
• Leadership Lessons
• Negotiation Principles
• Interviewing for Success
• Ethical Leadership
• Personal Assessment Evaluation
• Closing

Matt Doherty Coach Doherty's illustrious career includes coaching at the highest levels as well as affiliations with some of the best teams, coaches and players in the game's history. He played alongside Michael Jordan and James Worthy at the University of North Carolina under legendary coach Dean Smith. Doherty became the 16th head coach in SMU history on April 24, 2006. He is one of most heralded coaches ever to come to SMU, bringing with him 16 years of coaching experience, eight NCAA Tournament berths, seven conference titles, a Final Four appearance and the 2001 Associated Press National Coach of the Year award.

ABOUT C SCHOOL C School is the pre-eminent professional and personal development program available to coaches. The C School curriculum applies advanced communication, political, and business techniques to modern-day coaching scenarios in order to adequately prepare coaches for career advancement. At the completion of C School, coaches will have:

1. Learned how to communicate better vertically (with athletic directors, school leadership, officials, etc) and horizontally (parents, peers, boosters and the press);

2. Developed business skills that will lead to enhanced performance both for their organization (the team) and themselves; and

3. Become a more effective and values driven leader.

C School is business school for coaching professionals; it is for all coaches regardless of gender or sport. The classes are taught by leading practitioners in their respective fields. The goal of C School is to provide coaches the personal and professional development tools needed to accelerate their advancement through the coaching ranks.

For additional information regarding C School please visit www.the-c-school.com or contact Michael Sorrell (214-942-4599) or Laura Dixon (972-741-9737).

[McClown27]

Good. This will help our media coverage.

[GrapevineMustang]

You've got to be kidding. I have no doubt that Coach Doherty is doing this because he is making every effort to get his face out in public, all over the community. But I can only assume Calvin is there because he was assigned to be there, or because he's being paid to be there. Besides, no journalist worth anything would change his or her coverage of a person, team or school simply because he bumped into someone at an event like this. This neither increases nor reduces the news value of anything Coach Doberty and/or SMU does. It's nice that they're doing it, I suppose, but the effect on future coverage will be non-existent.

[that's great raplh]

is it me or is Doh everywhere?

[GrapevineMustang]

You're right -- he IS everywhere. Out in the community, on TV, on the radio .... the man is a salesman of the highest order.

[smupony94]

I had my doubts - including after he came to Austin - but dang it if he is not banging the drums for SMU.

[RGV Pony]

Like Al Michaels once said about the guy holding John 3:16 and wearing the rainbow wig....that guy is everywhere!

Tubbs was definitely under the radar, and the few times I saw Dement somewhere other than a bball game you'd think he would be devastated if someone ruined his cover.

[Pony_Fan]

I love the fact he is everywhere doing whatever it takes. That is what needs to be done to get SMU back on the minds of the general public.

[Duke Blue Blood]

Spoke to him last night at a Bar. VERY GOOD salesman. If he is half the coach (which he is not) then we have a good guy.

He'll still be gone in a fews year, but hell, name the last time in the off season this board got this much press.

DBB

P.S. I may even take him to lunch. I said maybe.

[RGV Pony]

which bar?

[smu diamond m]

Anyone else notice that "Former head coach - SMU" Jimmy Tubbs is on the faculty for the c-school?

[jtstang]

Anyone else notice that "Former head coach - SMU" Jimmy Tubbs is on the faculty for the c-school?

Now that he's been fired for committing aggregious NCAA violations, he'll have to revise his "Ethical Leadership" presentation. Maybe they can fire him from c-school and get Max Williams to come in instead.

[The PonyGrad]

Anyone else notice that "Former head coach - SMU" Jimmy Tubbs is on the faculty for the c-school?

Hmm... does that affect his buyout.

[Water Pony]

Spoke to him last night at a Bar. VERY GOOD salesman. If he is half the coach (which he is not) then we have a good guy.

He'll still be gone in a fews year, but hell, name the last time in the off season this board got this much press.

DBB

P.S. I may even take him to lunch. I said maybe.

DBB:

If we accept his premise that SMU is a destination job, he could be here for a very long and successful career. Naive? Don't think so.

DOH paid a big price to coach both Notre Dame and North Carolina, his dream job. I have always thought that coaches get crazy, when they continuously 'upgrade' their coaching jobs. Coaching at NC, Duke, Kansas, UCLA, Kentucky, etc. is practically unworkable, except for the truly gifted coaches.

Perhaps I am nuts, but if a coach creates sustainable success at any Division 1 school, he or she would be smart to stay and harvest the benefits for a very long time. When down years occur, you can survive it. At the above schools, you are gone (period).

In BB think of Syracuse, Maryland, Utah, Purdue, Georgetown, DePaul, etc. where coaches remained for a very long time and became icons at their respective schools. Legacies are worth it, only if you remain in place. The risks of job hopping magnify expectations and shorten the leash. DOH knows that. SMU could be a destination job. If he creates a winner, why go from a frying pan into the fire again?

Just my way of thinking. Joe Paterno, Bobby Bowden, John Wooden, Rupp, Coach K, Ray Meyer, Dean Smith, etc. didn't inherit the legacy, they created one.

My two cents.

[Stampede]

You're right....Duke, when Coach K took over the reigns, was probably considered a stepping stone job. Now look.

Coach D could be in Big D for quite some time. Let's make sure we give him all the support he needs to get the job done!