What better way to help you in the selection process than looking at the personalities of some of Sports Movies Best Coaches…

Bud Kilmer, Varsity Blues-The Mean SOB

You gotta be as mean as they come. You gotta not care about the health of your players. A win at all costs mentality coach with nothing to lose.

Tony D’Amato, Any Given Sunday-The Motivational Speaker

Few coaches can get by with just a “ra-ra, go to it”. Sometimes you need something extra. Sometimes you need a Vince Lombardi, a Knute Rockne Speech.

Norman Dale, Hoosiers-The K.I.S.S Method

Is there anything more simple than coming out and measuring the height of the basket? Telling your players that they are no different than the big bad team across the way keeps them unintimidated.

Jimmy Duggan, A League of Their Own-Stay Loose

Maybe you need a coach/manager that comes drunk to the games. Maybe you need one that decides to take 50 second whizzes in the lady’s locker room. Whatever gets the job done…Worked for Billy Martin and the Yankees, didn’t it?

Herman Boone, Remember the Titans-Stand in the face of adversity

On the field you could argue that Coach Boone was like any other coach. Taught the fundamentals, preached discipline, ran a few simple plays.

But off the field, he was a maestro. Able to get his players to ignore their societal differences. The ultimate leader of men.

Irv Blitzer, Cool Runnings-Skeletons in the closet

Not everybody is squeaky clean. Some people gotta cheat to get forward. Some people have to get their Olympic medals stripped from them. And you know what, he was a better coach because of it. Actually, I’m not sure how that worked but if you can get a bobsled team from Jamaica to finish a race, you have to somehow be on the list.

Phil Weston, Kicking and Screaming-Hire yourself a HOF Assistant Coach

Sometimes you just gotta admit you’re over matched. The best you can offer isn’t good enough. That’s why you gotta surround yourself with good people. The greats have always done it. Hell, even Ditka had Buddy Ryan and the vaunted 4-6. Never wrong to ask for some help.

Ken Carter, Coach Carter-Make boys into men

Its a gutsy coaching move and one that can really only work in the amateur ranks but Coach Carter didn’t get corners. If you were a flunky in life, you were going to be a flunky on the court too and you wouldn’t continue. In today’s day and age, Carter would more than likely be assassinated by even the most meager fanbase. But you can’t argue with his results.

Herb Brooks, Miracle-Just one game

Your team doesn’t always have to be the best in a 7 game series. Sometimes you just need that one performance. That magical performance to put you over the top. The one game where you play to more than your max ability and maybe you catch the opponent napping a little.

Patches O’Houlihan, Dodgeball-Basic Fundamentals

Patches wasn’t much of a coach but when it came to getting his players to do the five D’s of Dodgeball, they seemingly never forgot his mantra. Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge! Learn those things and maybe, just maybe you’re playing in Vegas against Globo Gym.