One of today’s stops 📍
Southwestern Heights (3A🏀, 7-0) girls basketball off to a great start in 2025-2026. We were in town today to catch up with head coach Amanda Kisner and senior multiple sport standout Layla Kisner. #sportsinkansas
10 Inconvenient Truths of Coaching
1. Not every kid wants to be great.
2. You will often be misunderstood.
3. Some parents care more about playing time than team success.
4. Your best players aren’t always your best leaders.
5. No system works without buy-in.
6. Success brings criticism, too.
7. Culture isn’t built in a week, it’s built daily.
8. You can’t coach every player the same way.
9. Wins don’t always reflect your impact.
10. The job takes more from you than it gives… until years later.
Still worth every second.
Still a great profession.
1st nine weeks of her Senior yr!
@kisner_layla of Southwestern Heights broke the Vertical, Clean, Pro Agility, Broad jump & Mile record in her weight class of 140 lbs. She now has a total of 18 strength & conditioning records at SWH.
@KansasPregame
Culture isn’t a one-time speech.
It’s not a sign on the wall.
It’s what you allow, what you emphasize, and what you live, every day.
Your team feels it.
Visitors sense it.
And it shows up in every practice, rep, and routine.