Coach Damien L. Wimes @OLEBALLCOACH

President of the #CLIMB

[Coach Damien L. Wimes @OLEBALLCOACH @RedanBallCoach]

@CoachSteveEllis Good guys right there !!!

[Coach McCann @CoachMcCannJSG]

A lot of people over promise and over sell….

[Mike Rittelmann @MRittCGS]

🚨 Parents of High School Football Recruits

One of the biggest mistakes I see in recruiting is when parents try to take over the process instead of supporting it

College coaches are evaluating much more than film, statistics, and athletic ability. They are evaluating how a prospect communicates, handles adversity, interacts with others, and whether the family will be a positive fit within the program

Over the years, I have seen talented players miss opportunities because of poor communication, unrealistic expectations, social media issues, constant parental involvement, or simply a lack of understanding of how recruiting actually works

Some of the biggest mistakes parents make:

🔹 Speaking for their son during the recruiting process

🔹 Contacting coaches excessively

🔹 Treating camp invites as scholarship offers

🔹 Inflating height, weight, or testing numbers

🔹 Comparing their son to other recruits

🔹 Focusing too much on rankings and social media attention

🔹 Ignoring academic requirements

🔹 Chasing every camp without a recruiting plan

🔹 Becoming overly focused on NIL or one specific level of football

🔹 Creating unnecessary drama with coaches, programs, or teammates

A camp invite is not an offer. Rankings do not determine a player’s future. More camps do not automatically lead to more opportunities. And playing at the highest level possible is not always the same as finding the right fit

The best recruiting families:

✅ Allow their son to take ownership of the process

✅ Communicate professionally and respectfully

✅ Focus on academics as much as football

✅ Stay realistic about recruiting opportunities

✅ Trust the evaluation process

✅ Keep the focus on long term development and fit

Parents should focus on helping their son become the best student, athlete, and young man possible. Be supportive, be realistic, trust the process, and allow your son to take ownership of his recruitment

The families that navigate recruiting the best are usually the ones who stay humble, stay professional, and understand that recruiting is about finding the right fit, not winning a popularity contest

🏈 At the end of the day, the goal is not to win recruiting.

It is to help your son find the right school, earn a degree, continue playing football, and create opportunities that will benefit him long after his playing days are over

[Coach Damien L. Wimes @OLEBALLCOACH @RedanBallCoach]

Please stop posting high school transfers like it’s a real legal portal !!! #DOBETTER

[Fired Coaches of Georgia @FiredCoaches]

Great question, and I’m sure we’ll get some quality nominations. But let’s start here:

• 1% Better Each Day
• Win the Day
• How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything
• Attack the Day
• Good Is the Enemy of Great
• Iron Sharpens Iron
• Stack Days
• Go 1-0 Today

[Coach Rudy Griffin @CoachRudyG]

Someone is recommending your name in ROOMS you don’t even have access to yet. 👀💯

Favor is moving…
Doors are unlocking…
The right people are noticing…

Keep working. Keep believing. 🏁🔥

Your moment is COMING. 💯

[Ahmand Tinker - personal page @artink67]

Don’t let others define your SUCCESS by a list because some of y’all are truly CRASHING OUT because you didn’t make the list 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣🤣!

[LIGHT ON COLLEGE SPORTS @LightOnSports]

Georgia State football players are excelling in the classroom under head coach Dell McGee. 📚

This spring semester, the GSU football team earned a 3.12 GPA, which is the highest in program history. 📈

via: @GeorgiaStateFB

[Coach Fell @coachfell00]

https://t.co/l361akIGnF

[Coach West @coachwwest]

Saying coaches are underpaid doesn’t mean they coach for money. It means their time, labor, and impact deserve to be valued better.

Two things can be true at once.

[Coach Damien L. Wimes @OLEBALLCOACH @RedanBallCoach]

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[Coach Damien L. Wimes @OLEBALLCOACH @RedanBallCoach]

Never let anyone tell you what your value is ! Men lie , women lie , but impact never lies ! #CLIMB

[Gerald J. Huggins II, M.A. @Coach_HugginsII]

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[Dr. Ryan M. Andrews @andrewsDBU]

Hey HS Coaches, if you are going to be in the business of advising kids to sign with agents, please look over the contract prior to your player signing. Players signing bad deals smh

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊?
1. Excuses
2. Complaining
3. Blame
4. Fear of failure

𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇:
Excuses -> Effort
Complaining -> Focus
Blame -> Ownership
Fear of failure -> Growth

Success starts with what you refuse to accept.

[Chipper Jones @RealCJ10]

Haven’t posted on social in quite some time but can’t stay quiet in this time of loss. I’m struggling to tell all what Bobby Cox meant to me and so many others in Braves Country.
He was the leader of men and a second father to so many Atlanta Braves thru the yrs. I’m so sad today, but as I sit here watching my two youngest boys play in their championship games on the day he passed, I can’t help but shout the same things he did from the corner of the dugout. ‘Come on kid, u got this!’
We are gonna miss him so much, but his legacy is forever cemented with the success of this franchise for the last 35+ yrs. He started it as GM, continued as manager, and passing the torch to others, the Atlanta Braves will continue to be force that Bobby Cox always wanted us to be. We love you Skipper. You were our rock. I love you more than words can express.
My boys won both of their games…..Bobby had a hand, I have no doubt!

[Fired Coaches of Georgia @FiredCoaches]

https://t.co/EVB4OBavRA

[Coach Damien L. Wimes @OLEBALLCOACH @RedanBallCoach]

High School Football has quickly gone from transformative to transactional! Sad days !

[Coach Damien L. Wimes @OLEBALLCOACH @RedanBallCoach]

Everyone wants cake , but nobody wants to crack the egg !