Dan Campbell said, “This is what great teams do.”
He is right.
Winners…
- Compete.
- Find a way.
- Have learned how to win.
Winning is a mindset.
It is about the little things. It is about competing until the end.
Winners find a way.
"I think we have got a great responsibility.
I think any great player wants to be coached hard.
Coaches take players to levels that they cannot take themselves." @dhurley15
Don't seek praise.
Seek to be pushed.
Greatness demands both responsibility and accountability.
Tony Dungy said, "Work hard, set high goals, don't let anyone say you can't achieve it, but don't make football your whole life."
"Develop as a total person and you'll be in good shape."
Your character is what you do. It's bigger than sports.
🎥@ShaazyP
According to the NCAA 31% of D1 Softball Players who entered the Transfer Portal in 2023 never found a new home.
How does that compare to some other D1 sports?
🏀Women's Basketball 24%
🏐Women's Volleyball 32%
⚽️Women's Soccer 34%
🤽♀️Women's Water Polo 49%
If your 16 YO student athlete isn’t willing to make his or her own meals and get to bed on time they don’t really care about being elite. Seriously, if a 16 YO who has a license, has a cell phone, spends hours a day on social media and drives one of your vehicles they should absolutely be able to structure a routine to supports their goals.
Summer isn’t a time to goof off it’s a time to dial in your nutrition, sleep, hydration, training, and habits. Don’t claim you want to be great and want a D1 scholarship yet have a work ethic consistent with intermural sports.
Tough love from me today.. there’s a lot of hard working athletes out there hungry to get better and they will outperform those who relied on “talent” this summer. Champions are built in the offseason.