Resume Writing 101

[Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil]

SNIP Just a simple question: have you ever left your backyard? 

 

Naah. I'm saying these things based on no prior experience whatsoever.
Never played, coached or did anything with sports at any level before
saying anything at all. That reminds me I need to trim some tree limbs
so I can see the stars better at night when I'm out there sleeping.

 

And now that sarcasm is out of the way. Yes. I don't write critiques in
this forum based on anything other than previous, deep, experiences,
including personal and observed, across a spectrum of sport and life.

 

SNIP At least West coast? 

 

Played for, and won a week long Air Force level volleyball championship
(comparable to college level competition) in Ogden, UT on Friday,
boarded the red-eye to Dayton, OH that evening, arrived at about 1 am,
in bed by about 230am, got up at 5 am for the 40 min trip to Columbus,
before playing and placing third at the USAVB National Championships
(comparable to let's say the NBDL or CBA when it existed) that ended at
approximately 1130 that night. Not quite west to east coast, but close
enough.

 

SNIP International travel? Jetleg ever?  

 

Traveled, eerily enough, to Italy (from once again, SLC, UT) for the
International competition with European counterparts. Arrived on a
Thursday ("direct" flight SLC - Philadelphia - Azores - Italy),
conducted two practices (and yeah, it sucked, but we did it because we
needed the work - we had two new guys on the team that we didn't know
all that well - sound familiar?) on Friday before competition on Sat
through the following Thursday. 

 

I won't share the other travel experiences, just as physical, but of my
full time career, but we'll just say they're extensive.

 

SNIP Ever tried to do 2-a-day after you cannot sleep at night?

 

See above. Did pretty well that tournament too (5th out of thirty). Got
the night off from a scheduled practice after kicking butt on Tuesday to
get us into the final single-elimination end of competition tournament.
Then it felt earned as a reward instead of just par for the course. And
this was at the end of a long season, not the very beginning of training
camp when everyone is still fresh.

 

SNIP I'd suggest to apply some common sense before bashing anything or
anyone.

Right now it just a cherry-picking on everything Doc does.

 

And I suggest not calling into question credentials without knowing who
you're speaking to. The critique is based on empirical fact that Doc
Rivers consistently cancels the second practice of two a days, practice
after losses, and practice after back to backs while compiling an under
five hundred career coaching record.  If he garners success this year
with that process then it will be proven effective, but since I can't
read the future then there is only past record to evaluate upon in which
it has consistently proven ineffective.