Stop making excuses for your mindset.
Stop making excuses for your attitude.
Stop making excuses for your effort.
Stop making excuses for your habits.
Stop making excuses for your culture.
Stop making excuses for your leadership.
Stop making excuses.
Do the work.
Coaches: Don’t be hard on players without building a relationship with them first. Love your athletes equally as hard as you push them. Constantly challenge and motivate players but don’t disrespect them and never make it personal.
Condemn the action, not the athlete:
“That is soft,” instead of, “You are soft.”
“That’s not good enough,” instead of, “You are not enough good.”
Most importantly, compliment daily. No one wants to only hear negative feedback. Be direct, intentional, and specific when good things happen too. Give high fives. Call out players for positive change. Give credit. Show love.
PLAYERS: Want to be successful as freshmen?
1) Pass classes
2) Be tough
3) Do the dirty work
4) Buy-in
5) Develop
6) Limit mistakes
7) Be unselfish
8) Be great in practice
9) Make your team better
10) Adapt to change
11) Be on time
12) Love the weight room
13) Don’t back down
Can you imagine a HS teacher posting this negative message to their students?
Sums up the depressing state of way too many HS classrooms.
Athletic teams too.
I'm so grateful to Bethel U and @CoachKLBs for the opportunity to further my football career. Big thanks to my parents, my coaches, my haters, and myself. The biggest thanks goes to God and his unlimited grace. Go Wildcats! @BIGshadowMIKE @RHSFootballTN @CSmithScout@west10sports
The best want to be told the truth
The best want to be held accountable
The best want to be coached
The best want to be corrected
The best want to be challenged
Because they know that is the only path to becoming their best.