Dusty Clark

Christian, Husband, Father, Published Author, 2x Coach of the year, and videographer.

Not the roles I thought would be describing me at 18.

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

Making a presentation for my son's 3rd grade career day. Question: Why did you choose your career?
It ok if I just put "God Did"? I've been flying by the seat of my pants for 15 years on this.

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

Due diligence: if you’re a coach who brags about promoting kids to get recruited, please find the school on Google Maps before posting the commitment graphic. #stripmallfootball #BishopSycamorePart2

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

Knew it was over then.

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

@coachpSH “Hey Coach!” In Walmart or getting called or texted about being a job reference means more than “you ball I’ll call”

[Blake Pizan @coachpSH]

Seeing former players as great fathers & husbands is the real return on investment in coaching. Saying ur ultimate happiness comes from watching former players on Saturday is disrespect to the many who gave blood, sweat and tears, yet never play on Saturdays. All of them matter

[Jake Franklin Football @JakeFranklinFB]

There’s no better way to say “I love the USA” than running Trap out of the Flexbone 🇺🇸

[Arkansas Men’s Basketball 🐗 @RazorbackMBB]

Guys being dudes 🙌

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

Pro tip: have your team help move classrooms at the end of the year. You might be surprised at the results.

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

You can completely avoid this entire situation with a material that is dirt cheap.

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

If you’re relocating to Central Arkansas Check this out. https://t.co/j4nsf6pcat

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

Today I had a time slow down moment. My son graduated from 5th grade. The past 6 years have been odd, but he excelled anyway.
Trek Leadership Award
A+B Honor Roll
ATLAS Level 4 Math, Level 4 Science, and Level 3 ELA (Missed being a 4 by 2 points) Awards.
Silver Eagle Award
Eagle Excellence award
Presidential Award

The best is yet to come, but as for now, my heart is full.

[James Purchin @JamesPurchin]

The best cultures don’t happen by accident.
They’re built with intention.

Dan Lanning said they spent 4 months defining the DNA of their program before ever putting it on a wall.

4 traits:

Connection - because players fight harder for people they truly know.

Growth - win or lose, it's “growth week.” The standard is always improving.

Toughness - handling hard without flinching.

Sacrifice - being okay with the team winning even when you don’t get the spotlight.

That’s leadership.

Not just demanding standards…
but building an environment where people want to live them out.

[Ducy James Jr. @Ducy_ItsMe]

Happy Mother’s Day Ma 🤍 You and Dad mean everything to me, and w/ the little platform I have I wanna give thanks for everything.

[Arkansas Baseball @RazorbackBSB]

I bet your little pitching staff doesn't have these cannons

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

@CoachKHill34 @MckP_BHS Congrats Coach! Well Deserved!

[Luke Falk @coachlukefalk]

Every training camp I had at Washington State University, Coach Leach would share the same story.
The story of two kids. The rich kid and the poor kid.

The rich kid has two choices. He can become spoiled, entitled, lazy, and expect everything to be handed to him because he has been given more. Or he can take every advantage of what he has been given—resources, coaching, opportunities—and use it to become even better.

The poor kid has two choices too. He can say, “I never had a chance. Nobody gave me anything. The world is against me.” He can feel sorry for himself and use it as an excuse. Or he can say, “I may not have what they have, but I am going to outwork everybody.” He can become tougher, more driven, and more relentless than everybody else.

It was a powerful message in a locker room full of people from different backgrounds, different families, and different life experiences. Some guys came from wealth. Some came from almost nothing. Some had every opportunity. Others had to fight for every inch.

But despite all of those differences, everybody still had the same choice.

You can take ownership and use what you have as fuel.

Or you can become victim-minded. You can look for excuses, blame your circumstances, become entitled, and convince yourself that because of what you have—or because of what you do not have—you cannot become what you want to be.

It is not about how you start. It is about what you choose to do with how you start.

The rich kid can waste what he has been given or use it to build something greater. The poor kid can use his circumstances as an excuse or as fuel.

In the end, greatness does not come from starting with more or less. It comes from which person inside of you that you choose to feed.

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[Bussin' With The Boys @BussinWTB]

Oklahoma starting off HOT this year 💀

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

Proud dad moment.

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Dan Hurley on the two personas every head coach must master:

The Jockey 🏇, and the Corner Man. 🥊

In practice — you are the jockey. You push. You challenge. You demand more than they think they have. You stretch them past comfort so execution becomes inevitable.

On game night — you become the corner man. You steady. You simplify. You remind them who they are. Confidence replaces correction.

Preparation is where you build them.
Performance is where you believe in them.

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

Buy stock in Hyper Tough totes. We’ve officially used 50 to pack our house up.

[Dusty Clark @CoachDClark57]

@Coach_DWhitney Don’t hit them with that logic somebody is living the daddy ball dream winning 3 super-bowls in march and April.