Coaches realising humility can be true path to greatness

“It begins with humility.”

So begins a recent book by the successful basketball coach Rick Pitino, and, as it happens, the philosophy of so many of the top teams and coaches in sport these days.

At the GAA Coaching Conference a fortnight ago, the All-Ireland winning Galway minor hurling coach, Jeffrey Lynskey, spoke about how Kilkenny’s sustained success is rooted in how grounded they are. He saw it first-hand in his involvement with the Ireland shinty team last November.