Michael Taggart

Weak. Things. Break. -Louie Simmons Director of Strength & Conditioning Archbishop Hoban High School

[TodayInSports @TodayInSportsCo]

Kids today just don’t understand.

[Michael Taggart @Coach_Taggart]

@D_Mart99

[Alyssa Britton-Harr @abrittonharr]

#Gators DL back at it ‼️‼️

[Shooter McGavin @ShooterMcGavin]

Kids today will never get to hear Bob Seger belt “Like a Rock” for a 90s Chevy truck commercial. Peak America culture

[Ross Garner @CoachRGarner]

The biggest competitive advantage at the high school level right now is nutrition.

Big time programs are investing through boosters or grants to feed their athletes throughout the day.

I think people would be shocked how many kids don’t eat breakfast, and not always by choice

[Michael Taggart @Coach_Taggart]

Love this! Keeps the athlete positioned the correct way for pull-ups!

[Scott Leech @ScottLeech72]

PSA - If you have athletes that use bands for pull-ups, watch this video.

[John G. Patrick @Coachjgpatrick]

The weight room is the most influential room in a school.
It’s not a place to hang out — it’s a classroom.
A place where habits are built, standards are set, and character is developed.

[Michael Taggart @Coach_Taggart]

https://t.co/B1cwvAYHX7

[Horn Jags Football @HornJagsRecruit]

DAWGS are built on Competition Day 🐆

#NewHorn | #Southside | #JFL 🐆🐆

[Mac Stephens @MacStephens]

Can’t just talk about it, you have to be about it…@inkyjohnson

[Trey Porter @CoachPorterJP3]

High School Football players don’t get nearly the amount of food during the school day need with a school sized breakfast or lunch to help with their body development. As a supplemental meal we provide sandwiches between class transitions. #AllDAE

[Shawn Siemers @Siemers_XC_TF]

Kid showed up 10 minutes late to practice last Thursday.
Freshman.
Third week on the team.
Still learning how everything works.

I didn't say anything.
Just moved the practice forward without him.

He jogged up, quiet, and slid into the back of the group.
Everyone kept moving.

During the cool-down, I saw two of our leaders pull him aside by the fence.

Couldn't hear what they said.
Didn't need to.

Just watched them talk — calm, serious, no raised voices.
The kid nodding.
Listening.

Thursday afternoon, 4:47 PM, my phone buzzes:
"Won't happen again, Coach. My bad."

I never tell new coaches this is what's possible because they don't believe me.

They think you have to enforce everything.
Make the call on every situation.
Be the one who holds the line.

But when your architecture is clear — when everyone understands what the goal demands — the team regulates itself.

Those leaders weren't doing me a favor.
They were protecting something they built.

I don't police alignment.
The standard does.

[Michael Taggart @Coach_Taggart]

@JoeyheronCSCS Love

[Alan Bishop @CoachAlanBishop]

Deep Knee Bending. This is the way.

[Brayton Feister @Brayton_Feister]

Blessed to have received my 29th division 1 offer from The @OhioStateFB @JLaurinaitis55
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[Coach Urgelles @coach_u87]

Freshmen OL/DL board drills.

[Daniel Anousheh @CoachAnousheh]

Leadership is not about forcing your will on others; it’s about awakening the best within them - Phil Jackson

@BallisPsych

[Michael Taggart @Coach_Taggart]

@KenCarman I miss Nick Chubb

[Joey Bergles @JoeyBergles]

Squatting Below 90 Degrees Does Not Actually Put The Most Amount of Stress on the ACL

Just because you say something is a “fact” - does not make it so.

[Missy Mitchell-McBeth @missyMmcbeth]

Recovery is not:

-Air boots
-Massage guns
-Stretching

Recovery is:

-Sleep
-Nutrition
-Time off

And it is also predicated on having built the capacity to handle the demands of the sport in the first place

Stop putting bandaids on bu!let holes to “solve overuse pain.”