Richard Leach

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

@jazayerli The Willie Wilson one was better

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

Been sitting on a @JetBlue plane for an hour. No communication, except to tell us that the WiFi is broken. At what point is it embarrassing just to say you work for an airline? #INEPT

[Jay Felio @JayFelio13]

Senior Season rb/wr Highlights
8.25 games played
1000+ all purpose yards
14 total TDs
131 carries 727 Yards 13 TDs
12 rec 165 yards
2/2 passing 96 yds 1 TD
@CoachJohnReagan @JohnCarlino1 @MrPowerSurge3 @blkorangefb

https://t.co/9sw5xnAudQ

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

@pbasilstrength Template

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

You got that right. An example of what a student athlete should be

[John Carlino @JohnCarlino1]

An honor coaching this guy the past three years. Setting the standard for the program.

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

Another lousy experience with @AmericanAir They might be the most inept organization I’ve ever been around. #Neveragain

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

Every great athlete tells you that playing a sport makes you better at a all sports. Yet I constantly hear,
“____’s going to focus or concentrate”on _____.” Doesn’t work. And it’s boring. @BCSDAthletics

[Josh Mohr @jmmohr]

Mauer threw 41 TDs his senior year and beat Larry Fitzgerald for Mr. Football in Minnesota. Turned down a full ride to FSU to play QB. Also all-state in basketball averaging 20 ppg.

Nowadays kids specialize at twelve years old.

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

Still my favorite….

[Teddy Mitrosilis @TMitrosilis]

Nick Saban was asked a question after practice once.

His response was 70 seconds of gold on what it takes to be successful in life.

Here’s Saban on the Illusion of Choice:

“These guys, they all think they have this illusion of choice. Like I can do whatever I want to do.

“You have a younger generation now that doesn’t always get told no. They don’t get told this is exactly how you need to do it. So they have this illusion that they have all these choices.

“But the fact of the matter is, if you want to be good you don’t really have a lot of choices. It takes what it takes. You have to do what you have to do to be successful.

“You have to make the choices and decisions to have the discipline and the focus to the process of what you need to do to accomplish your goals.

“All these guys that think they have a lot of choices are sadly mistaken. As we all have done with our own children, they learn these lessons of life as they get older.

“Sometimes the best way to learn is from the mistakes you make, even though we all hate to see them have to make them, and we don’t condone it when they do.”

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I’ve studied Saban for 12+ years, and the Illusion of Choice is one of the most powerful concepts I’ve come across.

Some key takeaways:

1. Excellence has a price. We can complain about that, but it’s a fact of life.

2. Most people don’t want to pay that price. They just haven’t admitted it to themselves.

3. Saying you want to be excellent is easy. Becoming excellent is hard.

4. There may not be one way to become great, but there are very few. And they all have discipline and consistency in common.

5. Every action we take is a choice. We’re choosing to make progress, or we’re not.

6. The formula for becoming successful: Your Daily Choices x Time. It’s simple, but we make it complicated.

7. Sometimes we learn more by making the wrong choices. Reflect on them, pull out the lessons and move on.

8. You have to choose what you do every day. Don’t follow your feelings. Choose to do what will make you better.

9. There are no long-term hacks. It takes what it takes.

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Hope this is helpful. Follow me @TMitrosilis for more writing.

I also write a weekly newsletter on the process of improvement → https://t.co/Akm89Spodg

[Josh Gattis @Coach_Gattis]

Congrats to Coach Harbaugh, The Staff, the Players, and families! A dream that came to reality through commitment, sacrifice, and brotherhood. They believed in a vision and created a player driven culture. When people say you can’t tonight is the reason You can!

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

All credit to Union. Great season and deserved to be there. But the fact that @DigInMules wasn’t in this tournament is ridiculous. Sometimes I wonder if anyone is home at @ncaa @FrankRossi

[Adam Shinder @Adam_Shinder]

FINAL: Johns Hopkins 39, Union 17

A tough end to a phenomenal season for @UnionCollegeFB. Garnet Chargers made it to the final 16 in Division III in head coach Jon Poppe's first season at the helm. Program will lose a bunch to graduation, but future is bright.

[BC Eagle Athletics @BCSDAthletics]

Tyler Fabian goal makes it 2-0 BC at the end of the 2nd!

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

@TiarnanBarrett @ssanchezjunior This might be my favorite tweet ever. Don’t tell @coachbersch though.

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

@WilBernacet How did you do this? Can I order one?

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

@PaulEyeballs I wish our local sports organizations would adhere to the “month to heal in between” part.

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

Can I get this on a poster?

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Multi-Sport Athletes WIN.

Why?

- They have fewer injuries
- They play with greater poise
- They are more well-balanced
- They are more mentally tough
- They have a team-first mindset
- They have improved athleticism
- They have greater leadership potential

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

I was there!

[John Carlino @JohnCarlino1]

@BCSD_Girdiron

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

Absolutely……@BCSDAthletics @JohnCarlino1 @BCGridiron

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

This is why my son loves this guy…..

[Steve Dagostino @DagsBasketball]

Sometimes I have to remind myself …

1. Try to remember what is was like to be a 12/13/14 year old so I don’t expect things from them that most adults can’t do

2. kids are over coached crazy in todays game, put them in Positions to figure things out on their own

[Richard Leach @blkorangefb]

Two studs. @BCSDAthletics

[MrSmitty002 @MrSmitty_02]

Freshman Ben Ruth shot a 42 and eighth grader Jack Driggs had a 44 to lead the Bethlehem JV boys team to a win over Colonie High today. ⛳️🦅@BCSDAthletics