No matter if you’re a player or a coach, make the bigtime wherever you’re at. Too many chasing bright lights, when often happiness can be found right where you’re at.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
- Oscar Wilde
Stop comparing, stop performing, and start walking in the identity you were created for. Your strength is in being authentic, not in trying to be somebody else.
Own your voice.
Own your purpose.
Be who you were made to be.
The person that angers you, controls you.
Are you going to let anything or anyone do that to you?
Politicians, random people on the internet, or even people in life?
Let people be miserable alone.
Control yourself & control your life.
As an AD, one of the hardest things I witness our coaches deal with is a parent wanting it more than their child. Coaches use offseason work ethic, skill, athleticism, and what is most valuable to the team when determining playing time.
Parents often hear from their child that the coach does not like them, that it is unfair, or that favorites are being played. In many situations, the harder truth is that the child simply does not love the sport as much as the parent does.
That can lead to parents fighting battles with coaches that their child should be learning to handle themselves. One of the most important lessons sports can teach young people is how to communicate, compete, handle adversity, and advocate for themselves.
Playing time is rarely about one conversation or one moment. It is usually about consistency, effort, preparation, attitude, and trust built over time.
This has become an ongoing trend in sports today. The athletes who grow the most are usually the ones who learn to accept coaching, respond to challenges, and take ownership of their role instead of relying on others to fight their battles for them.