Nick Johnson

[Ryan Held @CoachRHeld]

2026 will be decided in an empty stadium in the off-season when no one is watching. ⁦@UNK_Football⁩

[Nick Johnson @RRMRPrincipal]

@CoachRHeld @UNK_Football Head to Iowa Western

[Nick Johnson @RRMRPrincipal]

Deepest sympathies to the St. Ansgar Community, as they go through this hard time.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Mike Leach said, "Nothing is really fun unless it's hard. We've got embrace that things are going to be hard and we've got to embrace to be excited when things are hard."

If you only chase what’s easy, you’ll never become great.

The best don’t fear obstacles - they embrace them.

Resilience isn’t about avoiding challenges. It’s about attacking them.

[Brad Doerring @brad_doerring]

As an athletic director who doubles as a basketball official, I have decided to take an educational approach this winter. I’m attaching a commonly misunderstood rules of b-ball sheet to our programs in hopes that fans won’t blurt out “rules” about b-ball that aren’t accurate! 😁

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Mike Elko said, "You earn the right to have success."

"The offseason is about being in places where nobody's watching...and getting up every day and going to work to become better so that you have a chance to have the success that you want."

You earn it when no one's watching.

[Coach the Coaches @WinningCoaches]

~ via @LewisCaralla

[Peter Schrager @PSchrags]

Jerry Glanville is 83 years old and he's currently an assistant coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State.

I asked him why he's still doing it.

His answer is awesome. @gmfb

[Nick Johnson @RRMRPrincipal]

@JoshTerrbob @CoachJass Hell yes!

[Nick Johnson @RRMRPrincipal]

@CoachJass I need that red ISU helmet!

[Nick Johnson @RRMRPrincipal]

@CoachJass How sweet it is!

[Jimmy Casas @casas_jimmy]

CULTURIZE: Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes.

[Todd Whitaker @ToddWhitaker]

Reading to children.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Relationships .

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Nick Saban is the GOAT of college football.

His success is no accident—it’s a product of relentless standards, a refusal to accept mediocrity, and an intense focus on the process.

Here are 10 Reasons that made Saban the GOAT.

1. STANDARDS - Standards Matter. They set the bar and the Tone. In championship programs, standards are clear and known by all.

"The expectations are what they are here, and we don't run around talking about them."

2. MEDIOCRITY - One of his all-time classic quotes. High achievers separate themselves. You are who you hang with. Hang with the best.

"Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people."

3. TWO PAINS - There are two pains in life: discipline and disappointment. It is a simple choice. You choose.

"There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you’ll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment."

4. THE PRESENT - The great teams live in the present, in the now, and they control the controllable.

"What happened yesterday is history. What happens tomorrow is a mystery. What we do today makes a difference."

5. LOSING - The most competitive people hate to lose more than they love to win. Losing is a separator.

"I don't like to lose. I don't expect to lose."

6. RESILIENCE - Resilient Teams WIN. They always find a way!

"One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity."

7. FOCUS - Control YOU.

"Eliminate the clutter and all of the things that are going on outside and focus on the things that you can control with how you go about and take care of your business. Take the other team out of the game and make it all about you and what you do."

8. PROCESS - The best coaches and teams are process-oriented. The process is always the PRIZE.

"Process guarantees success. A good process produces good results."

9. THE HOW - The how matters. A lot. Championship teams do not focus on the "what." They focus on "How" they do things.

"We're not going to talk about what we're going to accomplish. We're going to talk about how we're going to do it."

10. TIMELINESS - Simple but true. Showing up on time is about commitment—every day. Details matter.

"Be on time, because it shows you care."

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[Mike Mattos @mikemattos65]

Teacher teams are the engines that drive a professional learning community. When team members work interdependently and remain focused on the right work, the learning for adults and students thrives. #atplc

[edutopia @edutopia]

RIP to Dr. Harry K. Wong, who dedicated his career to writing and speaking about classroom management strategies that keep students engaged and on-task. His book The First Days of School, which he co-authored with his wife Rosemary, remains an indispensable contribution to the canon of K-12 education.

[Mike Mattos @mikemattos65]

“Assessment is only as good as our response…” — Katie White

[B Styles. @bstylesmattapan]

Dear High School Football Coaches:

Stop chasing the Championship. Most of you will never win one. No matter how hard you try. Spend more time Developing your student athletes as people. If you do that. You will win more championships than you could ever imagine.

[Nick Johnson @RRMRPrincipal]

@MrsSchwamman @OsageAthletics Always a great time of the year!