I had a great time at the AU soccer ID Camp this week. There was great coaching and great competition. Thank you to the AU Women’s Soccer staff for putting on an awesome camp! @PNHS_gsoc@AUEaglesSoccer@CPaulino9@gracelabadie2 also thanks to @janpowersmedia for the pics.
PLAYERS: Making excuses in the off-season about why you aren't in the gym or at training sessions will lead to making excuses during your season as to why you are on the bench.
Parents, if your kid has to play JV as a freshman or even a sophomore…it’s not the worst thing in the world. Stop letting your pride and ego get in the way of what’s best for your kid.
PLAYERS: Before you question your playing time, honestly evaluate how you're using your practice time. Make sure that you're bringing energy, enthusiasm, and a team-first mentality to practice. Build good habits in practice. Find ways to be valuable. Make your teammates better.
Uncoachable players feel others owe them something without earning their status, position, or respect. They believe they will get better just because they have "experience", but they never actually learn. They resist someone teaching them because they know enough already.
When coachable players are held accountable, they understand it's for the good of the team and seek to learn from the situation.
Uncoachable players think they're being picked on and play the blame game when held accountable.
Massive shoutout to our senior girls graduating this Saturday!! We are going to miss this special group that made such a lasting impact on our program! Thank you for all you’ve done!
#EffortAttitudeRespect@PNAthletics@PLSD
PLAYERS: Having a good attitude when you're playing well, winning, getting the minutes you want, or when the refs aren't "picking on you" is easy. But you show what you're really made of when things aren't going well. Have a good attitude regardless of your circumstances.
CAPTAINS: The title of "captain" doesn't make you a good leader or automatically make you a person of influence. Your character, work ethic, servant leadership, and positive attitude will make you a good captain.
Teammates who trust, love, and respect each other will strive to make each other better. They will remind each other of the standards. This will lead to a strong and healthy culture.
𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬!
PLAYERS: A bad coach doesn't make you have a bad attitude. A good coach doesn't make you have a good attitude. Only you can choose your attitude. Circumstances may make things harder or easier but not impossible or automatic. Your attitude shouldn't be situational.