A lot of performance challenges aren't caused by a lack of information.
They're caused by inconsistency.
The goal isn't just knowing what to do. It's doing it often enough for it to matter.
I know this may not be a big deal to some but I noticed it immediately. The eye contact.
One thing that was instilled in me at a young age was the importance of making eye contact when someone is speaking to you. It’s a simple habit, but it says a lot. It shows respect. It shows that you’re present and paying attention.
That’s why it’s something I emphasize at every clinic I run. When I’m teaching, I expect athletes to look me in the eye. Not because I’m trying to be super strict, but because learning how to communicate, listen, and show respect will take them much further than anything I can teach them about fielding a ground ball or swinging a bat.
While I don’t know Coach Murphy or Jocelyn Briski, the fact that this is something she naturally does tells me a lot about her character and the program that helps shape her.
Softball is about so much more than softball.
UCF dropped the press conference and Coach Bear nailed it on team culture:
Whether you’re playing, riding the bench, or in the dugout — you still have a job to do.
Taylor Kittleman lived that perfectly and flipped the whole game.
THE ALL-AMERICAN DUGOUT! 🔥🔥
This is how you build a real team!
This is what transformational programs do.
The moment here was about far more than just a game. It was an expression of belief, confidence, and investment in a young person’s future.
Long after the final score is forgotten, moments like this remain. They shape identity. They build confidence. They remind someone they matter.
Too many programs have lost sight of what this is really about.
@SDCoyotesSB clearly has not.
#BeTheDifference
This is what it’s all about. Pinch hitter Katie Hoffman with a two-run single for @SDCoyotesSB to tie the game 4-4 in the 7th.
The emotion from her and the coach saying “I’m so proud of you.”
"Character is something you can only get when you experience the things that you do not want."
Great athletes are not only shaped by what they achieve.
They are shaped by what they survive, learn from, and keep showing up for.
1. Adopt a quality 5-7 minute warm-up you do before every training session
2. Pick 2 main upper & lower strength movements you do 2x EVERY week
3. Track the weights you use for those 2 upper/lower strength movements
4. Try to increase weight on those movements anytime you can (form permitting)
Total responsibility for failure is a difficult thing to accept, and taking ownership when things go wrong requires extraordinary humility and courage.
But doing just that is an absolute necessity to learning, growing as a leader, and improving a team’s performance.
Everyone wants the credit.
Few want the mirror.
“We need to look at ourselves when we have failure and point to other people when we have success.”
- Marcus Freeman
That’s real leadership.👇
“To be trusted as a teammate, you have to have great character.
Competitive character.
Everybody trusts and believes that everybody’s going to go out and do their job so the team has a chance to be successful."
Athletes‼️‼️Handle hard better.
Not avoid it. Not wish it away. Not complain your way out of it. Learn to handle it better, because every level you go up in sports, life, and leadership, the “hard” doesn’t disappear… it just changes shape and gets heavier.