Mark LaScala

Mark is a teacher and coach. He currently is teaching AP Biology and Physical Science.

[Alan Stein, Jr. @AlanSteinJr]

Little things done consistently make a big difference: this is true with good and bad habits, behaviors, and decisions! Do anything enough times and it will move you in one direction or the other!

[Mike Hoffmann @MikeHoffmann]

Luke Falk shared a Mike Leach story that stopped me cold:

Two kids. One rich. One poor.

Every training camp, Coach Leach told his team about these 2 kids.

The rich kid has two choices.

Get soft. Get entitled. Expect everything handed to him because he was handed more.

Or take the resources, the coaching, the opportunities, and compound them into something greater.

The poor kid has two choices too.

Say nobody gave him anything. Blame the world. Make his circumstances the reason he never became what he could have been.

Or outwork everyone in the room.

Luke said the locker room had both. Kids from wealth. Kids from nothing. Kids with every advantage. Kids who scraped for every inch.

Same choice for all of them.

Ownership or victimhood.
Fuel or excuse.

The rich kid can waste the head start or build on it.

The poor kid can drown in the deficit or weaponize it.

Greatness doesn't come from where you start.

It comes from which kid you choose to feed.

Credit to @coachlukefalk for continuing to share golden nuggets about Coach’s legacy

[Mark LaScala @MarkLaScala]

@LisleHSHoops @ibcacoaches Congratulations

[Daniel Donabedian @danield1214]

Joe Mazzulla explained why he often credits others rather than himself. Worth a listen:

“I think being a D1 basketball player, you grow up with this sense of entitlement, as if the whole world revolves around you. And…if I wanted to be a better husband, a better father, a better coach, I had to get rid of that type of entitlement.”

Q @JackSimoneNBA

[Mark LaScala @MarkLaScala]

@LisleHSHoops Thanks for the support

[Mark LaScala @MarkLaScala]

@DylanSinn Yeah- I thought it was fire though. Especially when Eminem got up there.

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

L.A. Rams Blueprint for Success

𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 & 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 = 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨

[PGC Coaching @PGC_Coaching]

Post player clogging drives? Teach them to react to penetration.

Drive above = post drops.
Drive below = post lifts.

Simple. Smart. Unstoppable.

#ReadAndReact #BasketballIQ #PGCBasketball

@RickTorbett

[Mark LaScala @MarkLaScala]

https://t.co/QwKsPVVJLA
Tony Holler on the importance of playing multiple sports.

[LisleWomensHoops @LisleLionsHoops]

Lions won 4 of their last 5 games during our Annual Summer League. Then competed at the ISU Team Camp. On Monday, the 23rd, our Lions dropped a pair, only to bounce back to win both games on Tuesday. On the final day, it was high intensity, pride & toughness that prevailed.

[Mark LaScala @MarkLaScala]

Lisle Girls Basketball is now on Instagram. Follow us

[Mark LaScala @MarkLaScala]

If you are wondering if your child should specialize or play multiple sports, here is the answer. I'm so proud that I work at school that promotes multi-sport athletes.

https://t.co/dfo7rLJ06Y

[Anthony Fucillo 🇺🇸 @CoachFucillo]

Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman on multi-sport athletes.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Roger Federer GOLD 🥇

Play your point.

But be ready to move on to the next one immediately.

- Life is all about the process.
- Life is about the next play.
- Life is about resilience.

Failure is part of the process.

Accept that and trust the process.

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

Little things make a big difference. Small habits lead to long-term success.

[Donna @ExerciseUrHeart]

This right here is on point! 💯💯

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

I love Analytics.

But Analytics doesn’t show everything.

Here are 5 things that don’t appear in the Box Score that help teams WIN.

[THREAD] 🧵

[Argo Boys Basketball @ArgoBoysHoops]

This is the daughter of my department chair. Please retweet.

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

On this Memorial Day, let us remember that true leadership means placing the needs of others above our own.

We honor the brave men and women of the military who have selflessly served our nation. Thank you for your sacrifice.