Coach Dennis Velasco is all about teamwork and players possessing the qualities of availability (at every practice and game, focused), teachability (willing to learn and not afraid to fail), accountability (to themselves and their teammates; this is how leaders are developed), durability (they keep going when things don't go their way), and reliability (committed to the team with a "we before me" mindset).

Coach Velasco’s coaching philosophy is to teach his players to learn to compete and be present. “That's the culture I want to build at St. George's. We have to want to win as the late Pat Summitt said; we do that by working hard, always giving effort and energy, and being extraordinary teammates. Also, we have to focus on the moment we're in and dealing with what's in front of us, playing possession to possession. Compete. Presence”.