Peter Verhoef

Christ Follower, Husband, Father, and head swim coach at The Bolles School. Lets change the world one (great) stroke at a time!

[Peter Verhoef @peteverhoef]

Going the extra mile can look a little different - but worth it! https://t.co/KqqrDV6wIO

[Pat Basil @pbasilstrength]

How to motivate athletes:

1. Don't bother. Motivation doesn't last
2. Deliver results
3. Create an experience and community they WANT to be a part of
4. Let the ones who don't want in find the door on their own

You'll be left with a room full of kids who truly WANT to be there

[Marshal McKenzie @TheForeverFit]

Joe Rogan: “What is discipline?”

Mike Tyson: “Do what you hate to do, but do it like you love it.”

Lesson in there.

[The Bolles School @BollesSchool]

More championships for Bolles Swimming! Kudos to all on the strong swims at East Winter Nationals! https://t.co/I4FZFlpGmC

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"All of us are addicted to tomorrow...but making it happen today is how you improve.” Nick Saban

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Anyone can show up and bring it on their best days. What separates pros from amateurs is that pros can show up and bring it on their worst days, too.

[Stefanos Tsitsipas @stefanos]

Usain Bolt has spent only 325 seconds - a little under 6 minutes - on the Olympics track.

That means he has picked up a gold medal for every 36 seconds spent on the track, including the qualifying rounds.

For those 6 minutes he trained for 20 years.

That’s an investment.

[John Cissik, MS, MBA, CSCS @jcissik]

We can’t all be “elite” coaches, somebody has to coach younger athletes and it’s really important that they are competent.

[Brian Kight @BrianKight]

On creating clarity in your culture . . .

It’s not enough to make your team culture understood. Make it so your culture can’t possibly be misunderstood.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The U.S. surgeon general warned on Tuesday that young people are facing "devastating" mental health effects as a result of the challenges experienced by their generation, including the pandemic. https://t.co/ZLXK5YzIAN

[Kate Leavell @kateleavell]

Kids aren’t soft these days. They are overwhelmed, overstimulated, over scheduled, overexposed, over judged, over micromanaged. Stop blaming kids for an environment we created and never experienced ourselves, and the coping skills they’ve created to get through it. Empower>blame

[Georgia Football @GeorgiaFootball]

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 | 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝟏𝟐 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫⁠⁠
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[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

Good advice from @BStulberg:

Beware the “second arrow.”

The 1st arrow is a circumstance you can't control; the 2nd arrow is your refusal to accept it.

You don’t need to feel good to get going; you need to get going to have a chance to feel good.

https://t.co/Xke50inoD2

[The Bolles School @BollesSchool]

Congrats to Louie Body '22 for being selected as a Channel 4 All-Star Athlete! https://t.co/QkIzcZuDg2 #BulldogProud

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Penn’s Jelani Williams suffered three consecutive ACL tears and dealt with a canceled season over the past five years.

The fifth-year senior finally played in his FIRST collegiate home game last night.

1,795 days in the making 👏

[Vern Gambetta @coachgambetta]

#1 George Leonard said that “Mastery is not about reaching perfection, but rather comes from maintaining a particular mindset as you move along the path of improvement in building your skills or overcoming challenges in any endeavor.” Getting better is about the path to mastery.

[Aaron Feld @coachfeld]

You ARE your AVERAGE!!!
Your BEST and your WORST are just a glimpse of who you COULD BE!
WHO YOU ACTUALLY ARE sits somewhere between the two. Every day/moment/opportunity your behaviors push your average towards BEST or towards WORST. Will you improve your average today? #Mindset

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

The more time you spend on the internet the more important it becomes that you do something in your life like deadlifting, running a fast mile, building tables out of wood with a saw, etc.

[Aaron Feld @coachfeld]

Greatness has a cost, and “wanting to be great” does not equal a willingness to pay. Your behaviors must consistently match your goals. Start there. #Mindset

[Jeremy Evans @SCcoachEvans]

Just gonna leave this here....

[Peter Verhoef @peteverhoef]

Fun weekend to swim fast. Thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this group’s journey. #goBolles @ The Bolles School https://t.co/zvQKuMfQj7