Saturday, March 31, 2018

Sine qua non

Sine qua non is Latin for "without which nothing." It is a Latin phrase that indicates an absolute essential. Every coach has his sine qua non, and it is that which defines his team (if he is a good enough teacher to get it across and a good enough disciplinarian to make it happen). It is the first and last thing he talks to his team about. It is the thing that will get you benched if you do not do it.

It is his sine qua non that defines a coach. That is what his teams are known for, because that is the thing that they do if they do nothing else.

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