Springtime. March Madness. What a great time of the year. The flowers are blooming, the weather is nicer, yard sale signs are going up and basketball tournaments are providing us with great excitement. However, it is also a difficult time of the year for some folks in the coaching profession. The internet is beginning to be littered with stories and rumors of coaches being fired or getting "resigned". As fans of basketball, this is natural and expected. Our team isn't performing like we want them to be and so we want change. For coaches everywhere, this is also a normal occurrence, though not one that we want our friends and acquaintances to go through. And by all means, we don't want to go through it ourselves. It is said that coaches are hired to be fired. If you are a coach and haven't been fired (or had your contract renewed, or asked to resign, or been re-assigned, etc...) then you are either a relatively young coach or one of the very few fortunate ones. Notice, I didn't say that you are one of the good coaches. Bad coaches get fired. Average coaches get fired. Good coaches get fired. Men get fired. Women get fired. Alums get fired. Coach of the Year winners get fired. No one is immune to this phenomenon. Sometimes we see it coming; other times it blindsides us. As a member of one of the biggest clubs around, I wanted to make mention of a couple of things you should keep in mind if you should find yourself joining (or getting your membership renewed in) The "I was fired" Club.
