Andre Ramirez

Science Teacher/Football Coach

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

"Caring is cool.

You are not going to be the best anything—including the best version of yourself—with an attitude of nonchalance. Try hard and give a damn.

When you hold yourself back because you fear failure or looking uncool, you sacrifice growth and potential (and mastery and fulfillment and intimacy and love and all the other good stuff in life) for short-term safety and comfort.

It’s a trap. Get over it.

Fear, doubt, and insecurity are all part of human nature.

You can either go through the motions and be superficially cool (but actually boring). Or you can step into the arena, lay it on the line, care deeply, make yourself vulnerable, and fully live your one and only life.

The world doesn’t need more mediocrity or going through the motions. The world needs more people putting themselves out there and giving it their all. The world needs more people who have the guts to care.

Try hard and give a damn."

This text comes directly from The Way of Excellence.

Victor Wembanyama just led the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA Finals. He embodies a central idea in the book: he is not scared to lay it on the line. He cares deeply. He makes himself vulnerable. It’s core to living a big and textured life. https://t.co/DXJIiW7ek1

[Andre Ramirez @dreramirez3]

@adaptSkill @whiproute Gap down backer always opens up the downfield shot!

[Tony Holler @pntrack]

The disciplined pursuit of less!

🚫 The undisciplined pursuit of more.

[Dillon Ray Martinez @DillonMartinez]

Teaching and coaching is one of the hardest jobs to do well, and one of the easiest jobs to do poorly.

[Andre Ramirez @dreramirez3]

@nate_albaugh @TheChiefpigskin @ThsWarriorfball

[Andre Ramirez @dreramirez3]

@real46defense @AdamArchuleta @JonSvecX @RichieGrayGSI @ADRCoachDev “Shimmy” technique from the great @B_WilliamsFCPGA lives on!!

[Atlas Press @realAtlasPress]

Marcus Aurelius, an underrated one

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

In a society that glorifies grinding, short-term gains, and pushing to extremes, it takes guts to rest. Humans are not machines. The biggest breakthroughs tend to follow periods of rest and renewal. You do not have to feel guilty about resting.

[Coach Tackmann @coach_tack]

I look forward to locking down the middle 1/3 of the field during all our scrimmages tomorrow.

[Coach Tom Yashinsky @CoachYashinsky]

Defensive staff always has that middle of field closed coverage on lock down!

[Coach Vass (Join Me on the Other App) @CoachVass]

Me during the first day of install

[Andre Ramirez @dreramirez3]

https://t.co/bKg3fQFdug

[Andre Ramirez @dreramirez3]

@alltwentytwo No edge no chance

[Alex & Books 📚 @AlexAndBooks_]

A simple rule for a happier life:

Touch grass (and paper) every day.

[Jared Myatt @jared_myatt]

A younger coach asked me this week:

“Coach what do you do if you have a guy who isn’t meeting the standard but is talented and needs to play”

Simply responded with:

“Seems like you’re already bending the standard, therefore you have no standards at all”

It’s nonnegotiable.

[Kyle Jacksic @kylejacksic]

42 rising 7th & 8th graders coming in at 6:45 in the morning for training. And that’s just Day 1! 📈⚔️

[Andre Ramirez @dreramirez3]

Rest and recover is the name of the game!

[Keith Grabowski 🏈 Coach and Coordinator Network @CoachKGrabowski]

What if your team wasn’t fatigued after camp? 🤔💡 @TheKurtHester
tracked vertical losses during camp and found a game-changing way to keep players fresh—and faster—when it matters most. @pntrack @titansensor

[Penn S&C @PennStrength]

#Culture

In this one 6sec. Video at end of class you see an athlete representing 14 different sports at Penn High School.