How do you avoid complacency in a team setting?
RILEY: First of all, you have to realize that complacency is a way of life. You don’t ever avoid it. You have to alert your players to the fact that there are so many things that can get between them and what you are trying to teach them.
You can’t become distracted and let all of these things get into the way and take your mind off of the prize. It’s a deadly disease because it simply gets in the way of your energy and your effort. And when your energy and your effort are down, your efficiency is going to be down.
(Interview questions and answers taken directly from the February 2007 edition of Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director)