Your future self will either bear the burden of your inconsistency today, or reap the rewards of your commitment today.
You get to choose.
Show up on purpose.
You may not want to do the work today.
It may not be fun to do the work today.
The work may not make sense today.
But when adversity hits, when you're in the middle of it, when it matters? You'll wish you'd done the work. You'll wish you had prepared.
Commitment > Convenience
BE THE TEAMMATE WHO:
✅ models your core values
✅ demands the standard
✅ supports while confronting
✅ won’t let excuses slide
✅ puts the team above being popular
Championship cultures are full of these people.
Average ones are not.
#CultureWins
The best teams ...
💯 Win together
💯 Lose together
💯 Celebrate successes together
💯 Overcome challenges together
💯 Stay committed to one another
GREAT TEAMS HAVE GREAT TEAMMATES!
- via @jamybechler
Five ways to impress your coach and earn more playing time:
1. Work your hardest
2. Have a great attitude
3. Be coachable
4. Be a great teammate
5. Be a leader
Pre-season conditioning, is not just about getting in shape. It’s about seeing who will fight thru adversity. Who fight or flee during tough times. And will the team stay together. It’s more than just a mile time.
Want more playing time?!
1. Show up!
2. Outwork everyone around you!
3. Know your plays!
4. Compete in all you do!
5. Be coachable!
6. Empower your teammates!
7. Go above & beyond!
8. Practice as hard as you play!
9. Have character!
10. Be dependable!
WHEN YOU REFUSE TO HOLD SOMEONE ACCOUNTABLE,
YOU TELL THE TEAM:
❌ Standards are optional.
❌ Results don’t matter.
❌ Mediocrity is acceptable.
❌ I care more about being liked than winning.
Accountability isn’t mean.
Avoiding it is.
Hold teammates accountable.
#CultureWins
Most athletes don't need better answers after they compete.
They need better observations.
The quality of your improvement is limited by the quality of what you notice.
If you committed to being a better leader, do it.
If you committed to being a better teammate, do it.
If you committed to getting healthy, do it.
If you committed to building a stronger mindset, do it.
Live your commitments.
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Helen Keller