20 years as a varsity coach taught me 10 things about building winners.
#7 is the hardest one for coaches๐
1. Culture is built in the moments you think donโt matter.
2. Your best player sets the standard, or destroys it.
3. Discipline is a form of love.
4. The locker room tells you everything about your real culture.
5. The coach-player relationship is the foundation of everything. Build it first.
6. Players donโt remember plays. They remember how you made them feel.
7. The hardest thing to coach: getting players to want what the team needs more than what they want.
8. Itโs not just what you say. Itโs how you say it, who you say it to, and when.
9. Getting players to own their role, not just accept it, is rare.
10. The coach who wins long-term builds people, not just players.
20 years. 500+ games.
This is what actually matters. ๐
.@HofstraBaseball โ27 OF/LHP Cal Albright (Cortland, NY) 6-3, 184 lb
Controlled, balanced operation with fluid hands; shoots a line drive to left for a double.
#LYHSClassic | @albright_cal
โ27 OF/LHP Cal Albright (Cortland, NY)
FB: 80-81 T82 MPH
CB: 70-73 โ๏ธ
CH: 74-77โ๏ธ
Operates with tempo and intent, featuring a lively FB that plays with life through the zone while mixing in quality off-speed with feel.
#LYHSClassic | @albright_cal
Invite Accepted โ
2027 OF and Hofstra commit Cal Albright (Cortland) will be with us on February 7th in Farmingdale, NJ for the Northeast ProCase.
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Work expands to fill the time needed.
Coaches set their time according to their philosophy! Get em in, get the work done, get em out.
School sets their time according to a bell to bell schedule. Kids monitor their energy level to get through the day!!!!
When you're 25 it probably takes 6am to 9pm to make sure you did it all correctly. And that's ok, I know it did for me.
If it still takes you the same time when you're 55, you either havenโt learned much or you waste a lot of time in the office.
Love this.