Mitchell Shepherd

Thayer Central Teacher and Head Football Coach

[Mitchell Shepherd @mrmlshepherd]

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[First to the Finish @FTTFcom]

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[Mitchell Shepherd @mrmlshepherd]

@Coach_ChadJohn Perimeter

[Mitchell Shepherd @mrmlshepherd]

@ATomky @oleballcoach1 @NENextt Ott, Rath, and Stump. Really good unit.

I’d also say @MrSpeirsMath had a unit with Birchaceck, Bazata, and Bayer that same year too.

[Mike Hoffmann @MikeHoffmann]

Luke Falk shared a Mike Leach story that stopped me cold:

Two kids. One rich. One poor.

Every training camp, Coach Leach told his team about these 2 kids.

The rich kid has two choices.

Get soft. Get entitled. Expect everything handed to him because he was handed more.

Or take the resources, the coaching, the opportunities, and compound them into something greater.

The poor kid has two choices too.

Say nobody gave him anything. Blame the world. Make his circumstances the reason he never became what he could have been.

Or outwork everyone in the room.

Luke said the locker room had both. Kids from wealth. Kids from nothing. Kids with every advantage. Kids who scraped for every inch.

Same choice for all of them.

Ownership or victimhood.
Fuel or excuse.

The rich kid can waste the head start or build on it.

The poor kid can drown in the deficit or weaponize it.

Greatness doesn't come from where you start.

It comes from which kid you choose to feed.

Credit to @coachlukefalk for continuing to share golden nuggets about Coach’s legacy

[Tony Holler @pntrack]

MIND-BODY-SPIRIT

Develop athletic fitness in K-12 PE and across all sports.

Feeding the cats in PE is the emerging frontier.

Sprint, Lift, Jump, Bounce, Throw https://t.co/8HeWfLpFLV

[Mitchell Shepherd @mrmlshepherd]

Manual

[GridironHQ @TheGridironHQ]

Most football staffs don’t fail because of talent.

They fail because:

• No clear structure
• No defined roles
• No consistent communication

So I built a Coaching Staff Manual and I’m giving it to every coach 👇

If you want it:

1. Follow @GridironHQ
2. Like + Repost
3. Comment “MANUAL”

I’ll send you the copyable version.

[GridironHQ @TheGridironHQ]

Most football staffs don’t fail because of talent.

They fail because:

• No clear structure
• No defined roles
• No consistent communication

So I built a Coaching Staff Manual and I’m giving it to every coach 👇

If you want it:

1. Follow @GridironHQ
2. Like + Repost
3. Comment “MANUAL”

I’ll send you the copyable version.

[Gerry DeFilippo @Challenger_ST]

Average young athlete: “I can’t lift in-season, it’ll make me sore & I’ll get hurt.”

Dominant college pitcher who lifted the DAY OF his World Series start

You can & should lift in-season too

[Mitchell Shepherd @mrmlshepherd]

@CoachZKubik

[The Confident Athlete @tamimatheny]

Coaching from emotion leads to reactivity, tension, and inconsistency, while coaching from standards creates steadiness, clarity, and trust. When coaches anchor themselves in identity and intentional behaviors rather than frustration or pressure, they model the emotional control athletes need. The goal isn’t to eliminate emotion — it’s to ensure emotion doesn’t lead.

Click here to download a free copy of Coaching From Emotions vs. Coaching From Standards: https://t.co/hcpcxDmf1o

[Jocko Quote Database @JockoQuoteDb]

When words need to be spoken, when actions need to be taken, you are the one that needs to step forward. We have control over very little in this world. But make no mistake, you have complete control over yourself and the actions you take. — Andy Stumpf, Drownproof
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[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"Today everybody wants to talk about their rights and their privileges.
50 years ago, people talked about their obligation and responsibility.
You have obligations to other people.
If you want to fail, you have the right to fail.
You do not have the right to cause other people to fail because you do not do everything to the very best of your ability."

[Mitchell Shepherd @mrmlshepherd]

@TheGridironHQ @Coach_Etch @CoachEichler_GT Would like info on this as well. Thank you!

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

In The Anxious Generation, I underestimated the harm from the phone-based childhood because I focused on the mental health outcomes, which is where we had the best data while I was writing the book.

I now believe that the widespread diminishment of the human capacity to pay attention is an even larger harm, affecting the majority of children, and even many adults. Diminished focus, executive function, and book-reading means diminished life chances.

[EchelonFront @EchelonFront]

Ownership without a plan to fix the problem is just words.

Leaders solve problems. They don't just acknowledge them.

[John G. Patrick @Coachjgpatrick]

When we chase winning today at the expense of building capacity for tomorrow.
-Rushed returns.
-Skipped progressions.
-Overtraining in-season.
-Early specialization.
The scoreboard matters a lot to some — but protecting the process matters more.

[EchelonFront @EchelonFront]

You can't control how people perceive you.

But you control everything that shapes it.

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an AD, I implemented a strength program where every athlete lifts in season with their current team. I challenged coaches to scientifically prove it was not beneficial. No one could.

It eliminated the tug of war over athletes and reinforced what we believe.

[Tom Marker @coachmarker]

Love this. Shouldn’t be left up to the AD. As coaches, we should have the same vision and student-athletes should NOT be left to decide.

We always says “Train for the next sport.” Stinks because we might not see hoop guys all year, but hoops coach is aligned with our values.