Part of being a leader is getting to know your players,” said Dorrance. “I learned that with men it was often a matter of just telling them what needed to be done and then showing them how it was to happen. Coaching women, from my experience, required a different touch. What you’re after when you are coaching young women is seeing where they are extraordinarily special and unique. Once you know that, it becomes your conduit to leading them. I know those are very general statements, but it reminded me how I needed to look at everyone I was asked to lead and see them differently.”
