6 things great teammates don't do:
1. Blame the coach
2. Quit when it gets hard
3. Make it about themselves
4. Undercut the teammate taking their spot
5. Drain the room
6. Wait to be told twice
You don't find great teammates.
You build them.
Every successful HS coach needs a strong right hand man that will be loyal to him & never undermine him. If you look at some of the best programs, they have loyal, smart Number 2 guys. WHO DONT WANT TO BETRAY THE HC. Too many assistant coaches with personal agendas
Servant leadership is a daily decision to put people before pride. The best leaders aren’t focused on being served—they’re focused on serving others, lifting people up, and leaving every environment better than they found it.
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I cannot emphasize enough how strong athletic programs can help turn around a campus academically. There may be other ways, but it is definitely a formula that works.
OC/Head Coach/Play-callers…Never Believe for one minute it’s only YOU…Had a great season? Averaged 40 plus ppg? Labeled a GURU? Believed IT? Every Call was Magical? ….Wake Up…One player graduates, Is Injured?? One Assistant Coach leaves for a better paying job? One coach causes friction amongst the staff? Head Coach Becomes jealous of your publicity ? Coaches wives begin to gossip about your wife? You suddenly become a media star? You drink more? You don’t keep your health a priority? You feel invincible? Reality Dose…It’s never Just You!! One single fluctuation from that magical season or two or three can end your “Guru Status” overnight…Be Humble…Work Smarter…Give Praise to Everyone else publicly( Be blunt and correct staff when needed and fire when it’s the best solution for the team)…Be Grateful…Do Good for Others Who can Never Repay u…Ask Better Questions…ABT ( Always Be Teaching)…Never Let Correcting the most minute Detail “Slide By”… Make a Dramatic and Positive Difference in the lives of the young people u coach…Don’t be the typical phony who says “I love all my players” and then never connect with them again when they transfer or quit or struggle…Lifetime Coaching is a mixture of success and failures and everyone gets to watch u in public do both…Know who u are and then adjust when u are wrong or it isn’t working…Never forget as a coach, teacher, educator…Loyalty doesn’t mean blind following of the leader…Want to be loyal? Want Loyalty? Be Blunt and Brutally honest( to others and to yourself) and yet in a respectful manner to all leadership…But Blind loyalty to u or to anyone is failure and weakness…When someone honestly points out your flaws listen, be appreciative, and if they are correct be grateful they were strong enough to tell u…
As an AD, you learn quickly that the loudest voices are not always the right ones. Many are driven by personal agendas, not the mission of the program. Volume does not equal value. Stay anchored to the people and principles that actually move your program forward.
Quarterbacks… it’s the worst time in the world to be a high school football quarterback. Why? There are 1 million voices to listen to…everybody is a guru... or think they are??Most of them are wrong. It’s almost impossible to get recruited. College coaches had rather have somebody’s third team not very good transfer or washed up has been then to have a high school winner who can make plays. So what’s the answer for you? The answer is simple :control what you can control… be the best version of yourself… turn off all the noise… show up to work to get better… find one voice that you can trust… follow a daily process that is guaranteed to make you better… never quit… notice what works and adjust to those things that don’t work… put together the most incredible video that’s ever been made… make sure the first play is incredibly dynamic.. and the second play is just as good… make sure that your best run is included in the first five place make sure that your best run is included in the first five plays…if the first five plays of your video, don’t grab the person who’s watching it then they’re probably not gonna get to play six. And finally if no one still wants you at the end of your high school career, there are still hundreds of colleges… junior colleges, division three schools NAIA schools... pick one of those and go and continue your journey... get better every day and those same guys that rejected you will come back to you two years later. And if they don’t, that’s OK, you will have become the best version of yourself. And that’s all that matters in the end. Be the best version of yourself and enjoy the journey!
A little over a month away from our Vegas Showcase. Several colleges will be in attendance; you don't want to miss out on your opportunity to be evaluated!
Liberty High School, April 26th, 11am-4pm!
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