Are we helping kids… or teaching them to run from hard things?
I see this all the time in schools.
A student has a problem with a teacher, coach, classmate, or situation, and too often the first response is to remove the problem.
Switch the class.
Quit the team.
Avoid the conversation.
Have the parent step in and fix it.
I understand the instinct. We don’t want to see our kids struggle.
But Dr. Becky Kennedy said something powerful:
“The more you optimize for happiness in childhood, the more you actually wire for anxiety in adulthood.”
Kids need to learn that disappointment is survivable.
Conflict is survivable.
Failure is survivable.
Being uncomfortable is survivable.
Sometimes the best thing we can do for kids isn’t remove the hard thing.
It’s help them learn how to walk through it.
Boys Of Fall would not have been the same without my good friend @SeanPayton. This is Sean giving a pregame speech in Naperville, Illinois where he played High School football. This speech wasn’t scripted. He spoke from heart. Sean is a great football coach but he is a great communicator and motivator. This speech still gives me chills. Sean I am forever grateful. It’s football season everyone. KC
Congratulations to Eagleville Softball for capturing the 1A state championship with 2-1 win tonight over McEwen. After several weather delays, the game started at about 4:30 p.m. at Shelbyville Central High School. Congrats Eagles!
Middle America families stuck in the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time that is travel baseball.
Baseball needs Legion Ball played at high school fields in t-shirts and gray pants more than ever right now.
Due to impending weather and in an effort to complete the 2026 TSSAA State Baseball Championships, championship games will be moved to local host sites on Friday.
Championship Site Assignments: • Class A — Riverdale High School
Start time 11am
I coach varsity H.S. baseball and travel ball… and I’d take H.S. baseball every single time.
The school pride.
The community.
The rivalries.
The pressure to win.
The packed playoff games.
Playing for your town.
In my eyes H.S. baseball just means more.