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[Nassah “Big Sy” Williams @Nassah_Williams]

Spring Game. Starting tackle. 48-17 win. All gas no brakes from here 🚂💨 #74 #WestlakeHS #Hardworkpaysoff

[therealroscoe11 (christopher “roscoe” hayes) @therealroscoe11]

Big Scoe #BigScoe #Home @RecruitWestlake @WVUfootball @kwhit4 @Coach_OBrien @CoachTJ14 @AE5Basketball @TEwracademy @adamgorney @ChadSimmons_ @RustyMansell_ @DukestheScoop

[Cora Barrett @corabarrett2027]

Anyone taking (or retaking) the SAT this weekend? ACT on June 13?

I’ve spent the past year helping my softball teammates prep and just launched Soar & Score — free SAT/ACT tutoring made for softball players.

DM me or sign up here if you want help before test day!

[Westlake FB Recruiting @RecruitWestlake]

Don’t mind us! We just working to get better! The water is rising!! Let’s go!! @WestlakeFB1 @WestlakeSports1 @LionsDreamTeam @kwhit4 @Coach_OBrien @CoachMorgan63

[Westlake FB Recruiting @RecruitWestlake]

Alot of talent in this picture! College coaches we bring them 2 you! Hit us &get on the Bus Tour 26 list!
Shout out 2 a few others that had official visits this week &couldn’t make the trip @therealroscoe11 2West Virginia. @ImTheElija 2Purdue and @bigsgbran 2Auburn @kwhit4

[Westlake FB Recruiting @RecruitWestlake]

Come join us! We will have a special Legend of the Lake host the event!! Don’t miss this great opportunity to network and build relationships in the community!! @WestlakeSports1 @WestlakeFB1 @LionsDreamTeam @kwhit4

[Westlake FB Recruiting @RecruitWestlake]

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[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

NFL practice squad players earn $234K a year to never play a game. Brady says a lot of them prefer it that way.

$13,000 a week. Same facilities, same planes, same meals as the active roster. Super Bowl ring if the team wins. And zero risk of failing on national television. Brady watched this for 20 years and realized many practice squad players had already reached the exact outcome they wanted.

The active roster pays $840,000 minimum, three and a half times more. But it comes with something most people underestimate: public, measurable, weekly accountability. Drop a pass in the fourth quarter and 70,000 people watched it happen. When practice squad players got promoted into that pressure, they crumbled. Same arms, same legs, same speed. Their talent survived the jump. Their appetite for judgment didn't.

The $606,000 gap between practice squad and active roster is the annual price of pressure-avoidance. Enough NFL players pay it voluntarily that a seven-time Super Bowl champion noticed a pattern.

Every evaluation system on earth measures people when nothing is on the line.

[Paul "PJ" Mitchell @pjmitchell72]

1% Better Everyday
@RecruitWestlake @kwhit4 @CoachMorgan63 @CoachReg28

[Coach Cage @coach_cage]

Good job my guy 💙
@sidinjie

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Tom Coughlin said, "You never want an opponent to see you in anything, but strength."

"You don't want bad language. You don't want that as a stamp of who you are."

Your body language speaks before you do.

Your presence, your tone, your energy - everything speaks.

[KW @kwhit4]

@WestlakeSports1 @RecruitWestlake @WestlakeFB1 @FultonCoSchools

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an AD, one of the hardest things I witness our coaches deal with is a parent wanting it more than their child. Coaches use offseason work ethic, skill, athleticism, and what is most valuable to the team when determining playing time.

Parents often hear from their child that the coach does not like them, that it is unfair, or that favorites are being played. In many situations, the harder truth is that the child simply does not love the sport as much as the parent does.

That can lead to parents fighting battles with coaches that their child should be learning to handle themselves. One of the most important lessons sports can teach young people is how to communicate, compete, handle adversity, and advocate for themselves.

Playing time is rarely about one conversation or one moment. It is usually about consistency, effort, preparation, attitude, and trust built over time.

This has become an ongoing trend in sports today. The athletes who grow the most are usually the ones who learn to accept coaching, respond to challenges, and take ownership of their role instead of relying on others to fight their battles for them.

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Coach K was 38-47 his first 3 years at Duke & 13-29 in the ACC

Jay Wright was 52-46 his first 3 years at Villanova & 21-27 in the Big East

Great things take time. You need to be process driven, not results driven

A proper foundation is much more important than instant success

[Tommy Reamon Jr. @tommyreamon]

Growing up, it was an unwritten rule that parents didn’t schedule family trips during summer camp and definitely not during the season.

Now a kid will disappear to Florida for 2 weeks in the middle of the season. You’re lucky if they even give you a heads up. Most coaches find out through social media.

I know times have changed, but sheesh!

[Huntmode TM @Huntmode1]

It’s almost that time again. It’s not too late to come get this work!!! Taking a few more teams so reach out and let’s get you signed up! @WestlakeFB1 @kwhit4 @OfficialGHSA @HenryCountyBOE @CCPSNews @FultonCoSchools

[Joe Rogan Podcast News @joeroganhq]

Mike Tyson on discipline: "The best way to receive discipline is to do what you hate to do, but do it like you love it. You do that, that's discipline."