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[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Tom Izzo said, "Championships and great seasons are won in locker rooms."

Great teams have great teammates.
• They own their roles.
• They care about each other.
• They commit to each other and the team.

A great team isn't made up of individual superstars, it's made up of people who trust, commit, and work together towards a common goal.

How To Be a Great Teammate:
1. Work Hard - Working hard is more than just doing your job, it's about setting a precedent of dedication and collaboration. Working hard is leading by example. When you give your all, it motivates others to match your level of commitment, fostering a strong, united team.

2. Own Your Role - Owning your role means understanding and excelling in your specific duties. It provides reliability and consistency. This reliability ensures that every part of the team functions smoothly, with everyone contributing their best. In all great teams, everyone has a crucial role to play.

3. Be Humble - Embracing humility means putting the team's needs above your own achievements. Your humility encourages teamwork and collective success. It fosters a culture where collaboration is valued over individual glory, leading to a more unified and effective team.

4. Bring Positive Energy - Positive energy is contagious. By maintaining an optimistic and encouraging demeanor, you're reinforcing that attitude that you want to see in your teammates. It creates a motivating and encouraging environment, which is essential for long-term success and morale.

5. Avoid Complaining - Complaining only changes everyone's attitude to be more negative. Avoiding complaints and negative talk helps maintain a positive team atmosphere. When you focus on the negative, everyone views the environment as more negative. Create a supportive environment where the focus on collaboration and productivity.

6. Commit Fully - Full commitment involves sacrificing personal interests for the benefit of the team. It shows you prioritize the team and others. This dedication is more than words because it shows that you prioritize the team's goals over individual recognition, inspiring others to also commit wholeheartedly.

7. Hold Yourself Accountable - Holding yourself accountable means being reliable and taking responsibility for your actions. Reliability and responsibility earn your team's trust. Trust among team members is vital for a cohesive and effective team dynamic.

8. Care for Teammates - Caring for your teammates goes beyond work-related interactions. Strong relationships create a supportive and valued team. Genuine concern and connection foster strong bonds within the team, ensuring that everyone feels supported and valued, which is crucial for a healthy and productive team environment.

A great teammate is someone who makes everyone around them better.
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[FloTrack @FloTrack]

Mondo Duplantis has now broken the outdoor men’s pole vault world record EIGHT TIMES!

He bumps up the record to 6.24m in Xiamen.

#XiamenDL

[GreendaleRuns @GreendaleRuns]

Preseason speed training for sprinters/hurdlers/jumpers. Track & Field team has a lot of new recruits but is still looking for additional athletes to fill 18 events.

[GreendaleRuns @GreendaleRuns]

2024 Track & Field sign up meeting will be Friday Jan. 12th at 3:05, room 41 in the high school. Last year was our best season ever sending 4 relays and 4 individual events to State. Meet our new sprint coach, Coach Jarrette, and get preseason plans. Season starts March 4th.

[Tony Holler @pntrack]

The cold hard truth coming from Texas.

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

We help athletes gain muscle, improve speed and power while helping them decrease their risk of illness and injury with nutrition education.

Many parents tell me, "My kid won't listen to me but they will listen to you." -I hear this daily. Share this with a athlete who needs a nutrition tune up!

[GreendaleRuns @GreendaleRuns]

Check out the 2023 State CC Qualifiers. Addie, Nolan, Sebastian, Trinity.

[Coach the Coaches @WinningCoaches]

NEGATIVE BODY LANGUAGE LETS

• Your opponents know they have the upper hand
• Your teammates know your selfish
• Recruiters know you can't handle adversity
• Random spectators form opinions about you

Nothing good comes from negative BL.

KEEP YOUR CALM

~ via @DanCevette

[hansonsrun @hansonsrun]

Do you know what All Conference, All Region, All State, and All American have in common?

All are decided by place not time. A stop watch was not needed for any of them.

Learn to race for place.

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

Game Day Nutrition Tips

📌Eat breakfast

📌Pack salty snacks, protein and fruit

📌Hydrate early & often during the day

📌NEVER try new foods on game day

📌Use my "4-2-1" fueling strategy 👇

📝https://t.co/VH5mbGh3WV

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

💪MUSCLE GAIN cheat 👀sheet for student-athletes 📝

🍳Eggs

🥩Beef

🥣Oatmeal

🍓Mixed berries

🥜Nuts & seeds

🥪Turkey & ham

🧀String cheese

🍫Chocolate milk

🥯Whole-grain bagels

🥛Greek yogurt & milk

🍌Fruit with🥜butter spread

🍗Variety of high-quality proteins

[GreendaleRuns @GreendaleRuns]

3 weeks until CC season officially starts. Great turnout for summer training today. There is room for more runners. Join them at 8:30 AM every weekday.

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

Excuses make today easy, but tomorrow hard.

Discipline makes today hard, but tomorrow easy.

Don’t let obstacles stop you! Make things happen!

#CSTruth

[MileSplit US @milesplit]

We asked Chat GPT which are the top 1️⃣0️⃣ most competitive states for U.S. high schools in cross country. Thoughts? 🤔

[Advice for Athletes @Coach2Athlete]

"At the end of the day, you're responsible for yourself and your actions and that's all you can control. So rather than be frustrated with what you can't control, try to fix the things you can."

~ Kevin Garnett

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Guess what?

▪️Getting up for a 6:00 am practice is Hard
▪️Great effort when you are tired is Hard
▪️Challenging your teammates is Hard
▪️Positive energy is Hard
▪️Being vocal in practice is Hard

Do you know what else is Hard?

WINNING.

Choose wisely.

[I ❤️ T&F Coaches! @MikeCunningham]

Coaches AND athletes:

Look how few HS athletes go on to compete in college.

What YOU do matters. This is a smaller fraternity than you think.

YOU ARE SPECIAL!

[GreendaleRuns @GreendaleRuns]

@ovplsoccer Where can I find the standings? My last check on your website had 2022 standings?