Abbotsford falcon track/fball

Head Abbotsford Falcon Football since 2011 and Track coach since 2013 contact: Jake Knapmiller

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

"If you really want to be a game changer out there, be a master observer." - Peyton Manning

Champions don’t just play the game; they study it.

Observation creates anticipation.
Anticipation creates advantage.

[Joey Bergles @JoeyBergles]

5 Movements For Athletes

Create Force, Be Elastic & Bouncy, Be Mobile

LSU Commit @LucasNawrocki61 - Hard Work Pays Off

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Curt Cignetti said, "It's a top down - approach...It starts with me."

Great leaders don't talk about the standard - they live it every day.

They know that leadership is about action and leading by example.

Because actions > speeches.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Overprotected kids become unprepared adults.

Dawn Staley said it.
And every parent needs to hear it.

Here's what parents get wrong about raising resilient kids.

[THREAD]🧵

[Tucker Platt @tuckplatt]

Great feedback and conversations on my latest article with @SimpliFaster

Every high school needs a Director of Strength & Conditioning—but no program lasts if it relies on one coach. Sustainability comes from a unified staff and system.

Here’s the blueprint.

[alpha man @alphaman_111]

On day 1 of my high school history class, our professor got up and said

You are 15 or 16 years old. 200 years ago people your age were married, planted crops, had children, and built a cabin by winter. You can do your homework. The bar set for you historically is embarrassingly low. You are not dealing with regional famine or plague. You do not have to save your family from marauders or go into battle to destroy your enemies. You have to sit down and learn from someone who cares about you in a safe, air-conditioned room. You have no excuses.

[Teddy - PolyBackTest.com @Bitcoin_Teddy]

If you teach your kids anything, teach them this:

The more you focus on your thoughts and emotions the stronger they grow.

The best way to get out of your head is to move your body.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Saban didn’t win 7 titles by accident.

He reminded his players every day:

Entitlement? Nothing.
Somebody owes you? Nothing.
Lose your discipline? Nothing.

NOTHING is more important than being your best.

That’s the standard.

[Coach Hargitt @coachhargitt]

The Weight Room Is the Best Classroom in a School (Opinion) https://t.co/ejxUX07m0P

[Brandon Luu, MD @BrandonLuuMD]

Strength training is linked to better grades

Among 67,281 students, at 4 days/week:
↑ 42% higher odds of better literacy grades
↑ 39% for math
↑ 31% for English

Benefits peaked at 4-5 days/week.

[Tony Holler @pntrack]

Feed the Cats applied to an “endurance sport” (soccer)

https://t.co/M3XlNYzmcg via @YouTube

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

“The standard is the standard.” – Mike Tomlin

1. No excuses.
2. No shortcuts.
3. No compromise.

The standard doesn’t adjust to you; you rise to meet it.

Championship teams don’t just set standards.

They live them, every day.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“There’s something about an athlete that you have to believe that you’re better than you are. You have to. But, the great ones can also look really honestly with themselves and go you know what? I’m afraid. I need to get better at this. I need to get better at that,” Dave Roberts

[Mark Miller @WisBBYearbook]

The first guy who makes a three in the state tournament and doesn't do any sort of hand signal is my hero.

[Shining Science @ShiningScience]

🚨 STOP COMPLAINING — IT’S LITERALLY TRAINING YOUR BRAIN TO BE NEGATIVE

Ever notice how some people seem stressed all the time, even over small things? Science says it’s not just their personality — it’s their brain.

Research shows that repeated complaining actually rewires your brain. Every time you complain, your brain activates stress and threat-detection circuits. Do it again and again, and those circuits get stronger. This process is called neuroplasticity — your brain becomes better at whatever you practice most.

So if you constantly talk about problems, frustrations, and annoyances, your brain learns to search for negativity. What starts as a bad day slowly turns into a habit of negative thinking. Over time, the brain treats the world as a dangerous place, even when nothing is wrong.

This is why chronic complainers often feel tense, irritated, or overwhelmed by small issues. Their stress level stays high because their brain is stuck in “alert mode.” Even minor problems feel big, because the brain has been trained to react that way.

The powerful part? This can be reversed. Stanford researchers explain that once you understand how your brain works, you can retrain it. Shifting how you speak — focusing on solutions, gratitude, or learning — builds new, healthier pathways. Your brain can be trained for calm, resilience, and clarity just as easily as it was trained for stress.

What you repeat, your brain remembers.

So choose your words carefully — you’re shaping your mind every day.

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

Lifting weights is associated with better academic performance.

[Nate Longshore @mrlongshore]

There’s an old NFL metric that has circulated in personnel rooms for years.

If the combined percentage of offensive turnovers, penalties, sacks, and drops stays under 12% of total offensive snaps, you are roughly 2x more likely to win the game.

Those four categories represent drive killers. Turnovers erase opportunity. Penalties distort down and distance. Sacks create horrible constraints while erasing momentum. Drops destroy decision logic and morale. When those errors stay below the 12% threshold, the offense preserves efficiency and protects the drive.

Situational football separates the winners.

3rd and 6 is not 3rd and 14. A holding call that creates 2nd and 18 changes the entire drive complexion. A sack that moves you out of field goal range alters game management moving forward. A drop on schedule forces QBs to overthink future targets. The math compounds quickly.

This metric reinforces a simple truth: winning is rarely about spectacular plays. It is about minimizing errors.

Clean operation.
Disciplined execution.

If your offense wants a measurable finite standard, start here. Keep negative events under 12% of snaps and watch how often you are playing with a lead.

[Jeremy Frisch @JeremyFrisch]

Another Coach: Are you worried other QBs are throwing all winter and your son is playing basketball?

Me: Not one bit. He's on two teams. Hes sprinting, jumping, conditioning dribbling, shooting and passing. Hes finding space and closing space and learning to see the floor. Most importantly he's competing. He's competing hard in practices and in games 3 days a week. He's been in close games, overtime games, he's missed some big shots, he's hit some big shots, turned the ball over at the worst possible time and been beat on defense. He's been abused in games by better kids and he's dominated games. He's been happy, sad, pissed, wanted to quit, change teams and wondered how he could be on 🔥 one day and suck so bad the next. He's made new friends and played with different coaches with different personalities. Hes started games and sat the bench. He's been exposed to so much and learning to navigate all of it.
So no, I'm not worried. We can start throwing in the spring when he'll probably be sick of hoops and ready for a change.
#LTAD

[healthbot @thehealthb0t]

If you teach your kids anything, teach them this:

The more you focus on your thoughts and emotions the stronger they grow.

The best way to get out of your head is to move your body.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Kids don’t want things to be easier.
They want structure, clear routines, clear expectations, and consistent follow-through.
But, structure without relationship is just control.
High standards only work when we pair them with high support.
Demand more. Teach more. Care more.