I've heard this from so many pros over my years covering high school sports, and it never gets old. Listen to Kirk Cousins talk about Friday Night Lights. @chriscfore you'll love this as will everyone who understands the beauty of high school sports.
Lesson 5: Serve your community
J.J. modeled servant leadership to a T.
He routinely spent hours signing autographs after grueling practices and has raised millions for those in need.
He truly makes any community he's in better.
This will be in every team’s Special Team meeting this coming week
“You guys want to know how to make the team?? When you guys are like ‘oh, coach what do you want me to do i’m getting doubled.’ Watch 83 here. You think he complains??”
This will be in every team’s Special Team meeting this coming week
“You guys want to know how to make the team?? When you guys are like ‘oh, coach what do you want me to do i’m getting doubled.’ Watch 83 here. You think he complains??”
After I was cut from the Steelers, I wandered, directionless. One day, my Mummy brought me a tattered notebook that held a list: "When you grow up... 1. Play football in the NFL. 2. Become a neurosurgeon."
"This one is done," she said, tapping the first entry. "Now this one."
Kids will protect themselves by not giving 100%. It’s emotionally hard to give your all and lose. And to kids, it’s socially uncool to try your hardest and look like a “sweat.”
It’s your job as a coach to give kids the freedom to never give less than 100%.
Early morning lifts will end when college teams start being asked about sleep schedules by recruits.
I see a future where college coaches brag about their program’s sleep stats and publish them.