Don Meyer Clinic Notes

Written by Wes Kosel

Wes Kosel will enter his first season as an Assistant Coach at Augustana University under Tom Billeter in 2016-2017. Kosel came to Sioux Falls after two season at Colorado College as the lead assistant. Kosel, a native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, served as an assistant coach at Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Texas Lutheran University from 2012-2014. Kosel graduated from the University of Kansas in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He also has a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Houston. While attending Kansas, Kosel served as an assistant coach at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. A life-long student of the game, Kosel honed his coaching skills by working summer camps for various programs in Texas, Colorado, Missouri, and New Mexico. Kosel also is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Personal Trainer, both of which are certifications earned through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Kosel and his wife, Molly, live in Colorado Springs.

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August 26, 2016

Don Meyer Clinic Notes

A big thanks to Taylor Harris for sharing these Don Meyer Clinic Notes. These notes were taken in 2006 and include coaching thoughts, basic actions, zone and man play diagrams, and some defensive notes. Meyer coached at Hamline, Lipscomb, and Norther State winning 923 games in 28 years. He posted an impressive 665-179 record while at Lipscomb, and continued that tradition at Northern State going 221-104. Before becoming a head coach, Meyer was an assistant at Western State in Colorado and at the University of Utah. He spent two seasons at both schools. He won the NAIA National Men’s Basketball Championship while at Lipscomb in 1986.

Coach Meyer’s Three Rules:

Everybody takes notes
Everybody says please and thank you
Everybody picks up trash

While at Northern State, Meyer finished in the top 3 of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in seven out of eleven seasons including two first place finishes in 2002 and 2003. At Lipscomb, Meyer had several 30+ win seasons including a 41-5 record in 1989-1990. It’s amazing that in Meyer’s first year as a head coach at Hamline he went 5-20. After that, he would only have three other losing seasons in his 38 years.

I got to listen to Coach Meyer at a clinic in Texas a few years ago, and it was awesome seeing his passion for the game. He shared tons of information on his philosophy, tips on team building, and more.