Chad Rusinkovich

Student Performance & Athletic Development | K–8 Systems Builder | Creator of the MAP Framework | Pursuing excellence thru movement, athleticism & performance.

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

Your defining battles are won or lost in the daily choices between who you are today and who you’re capable of becoming.

The pursuit of excellence begins with taking ownership of your own growth.

Whether you’re 14 or 42, the question remains the same:

Will you embrace the temporary discomfort of growth, or the lifelong regret of never discovering who you could have become?

[Paul Anleitner @PaulAnleitner]

The Sandlot has the single greatest vision of American life ever put on film.

This scene is what it’s all about. 🇺🇸

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

Embrace the process!

[Digi @digiii]

“It is an unwritten rule of life that after every prolonged period of hardship and uncertainty, there is going to be a period when you are going to achieve quantum leaps across multiple areas of your life.

The only requirement is that you do not give up on yourself.” — @thebeautyofsaas

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

@HLPClips 💯 We should be consistently & genuinely praising the PROGRESS & PROCESS that creates the performance, not the identity that performance creates.

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

Physical fitness is associated with higher intelligence.

You're not at your cognitive potential if you're not at your physical potential.

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

Which type of intent does your leadership produce?

- “High intent: energy-forward - purposeful, positive, proactive.

- Low intent: energy-back - hesitant, inhibited, or passive.”

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

“A lot of failure comes from being afraid of results…”

Dusty May, now Dallas Mavericks head coach…talking about his teams’ attitude (when he was at Michigan).

Fear of results…an anxiety that is commonly felt in the body more so than heard in the mind…impinges on players’ intent.

What is intent? A mind-body state that influences action-execution. You can play with a high intent or a low intent.

High intent: energy-forward - purposeful, positive, proactive…

A low intent: energy-back - hesitant, inhibited, or passive…

Fear of results creates an energy-back execution of actions. Players compete with narrowed awareness; slower anticipation; poor decision-making; damaged technical and tactical execution.

Competing can be a paradox. The more you care about outcome the greater anxiety you may generate, and the less chance you have of playing with energy-forward. The less you care, the greater the chance of competing with energy-forward.

“I can’t control the outcome. I can’t force my performance. My job is compete in a High Performance Mindset (HPM). It’s to be in my HPM no matter what…”

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𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬…

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

@PGCbasketball Competing can be FUN!

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

@BBGreatMoments As many have stated, at no point was this man mediocre whatsoever but it’s gotta be NOMAR GARCIAPARRA

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

@IndianaGPA These fellas are livin like KINGS

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

@Challenger_ST Also a firm believer in the idea that winners win. At everything. Elite leaders will want to throw for 3600 yards, Front squat 315 for 8, and lead the pack through conditioning simply because that’s their standard in everything.

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

@ChrisWillx 💯 As leaders, our job is to ELEVATE those we lead.

Our duty is to create an atmosphere that encourages and enables our learners to produce positive change. The environment we create will either prevent growth or promote growth.

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

@SneakerAlertHD THE GLORY DAYS

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

Epic memory for the fellas!

[MLB @MLB]

His friends were able to get the attention of Pirates' outfielder Bryan Reynolds and they went wild after he got thrown a baseball for his birthday 😮🔥

#MLB #Baseball #Sports

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

Learners will GROW when they see & feel their effort producing results.

Once we experience the results of our effort, our BELIEF in the process follows.

Belief changes HOW & WHY we show up.

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

@businessbarista Fantastic framework. Interesting how the level of stress that we feel decreases in parallel as we move up the ladder!

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

Learners RISE to structure & standards.

In both classrooms and teams, clarity & consistency gives them room to THRIVE.

Discipline is all about removing confusion so that effort can increase.

When the environment is steady, students/athletes can & will PERFORM with confidence.

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

1️⃣ Clarity - Let them know exactly what success looks like.
2️⃣ Consistency - Follow through every single time.
3️⃣ Care - Let them feel you're in their corner.

That's how you EARN their EFFORT.
Every classroom is a team. Every team needs culture.

Build it. Guard it. Lead it.

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

💯 Major cheat code for life!

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

Major cheat code for hitting: Before you step into the box, tell yourself you're going to win. Not maybe. Not hopefully. Tell yourself. Out loud. "I'm going to crush this baseball." Say it with conviction. Because when you hear yourself say it, something changes. Your focus changes. Your body language changes. Your intent changes.

Because theres one thing I've learned as a player who played 25 years:

The moment you tell yourself you're going to win, you start acting like someone who does.

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

@DrCasteelEM Valid point. Would you say that the Galleri test a better option for people who want to take a proactive type approach? Is there any cancer “prevention” type practice that you would recommend more than any other?

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

The crazy part about this speech is that you could apply it to literally anything & it always works. A championship level athlete, friend, parent, coach, employee, neighbor, etc…

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Kobe's speech to @AlabamaFTBL in 2016 will always be legendary and packed with timeless wisdom for leaders:

🐍 Edit your life. If your habits, relationships, routines, or distractions don't align with who you say you want to become, ELIMINATE THEM. Simple as that. That clarity will help you create commitment in your life.

🎥 Excellence begins with curiosity. You have passion to learn but you have to stoke it like a fire in order to grow. The separation isn't talent, it's the willingness to OBSESS over details others overlook. Kobe didn’t watch film just to confirm what happened. He watched to uncover what could happen. He was feeding his curiousity. What if the defense adjusts? What if the first option gets taken away? What counter exists after the counter? Anticipate, prepare, and think multiple moves ahead.

⚡ Excellence isn't an event, it's an identity. Kobe believed coasting against weaker competition only creates bad habits because standards don't change based on the opponent. If you want to perform at an elite level when it matters most, you have to practice excellence when nobody's watching.

Everybody wants to be the beast, but not everybody wants to do what the beast does. Fall in love with the process, because the habits you repeat eventually become the person you are. 🐻

[Chad Rusinkovich @TheCoachRus]

“Quiet gyms are losing gyms.” 🎯

[Coach Tony Miller @tonywmiller]

"When you see a teammate do something that’s really good, tell him. If you see something he can do better, build him up.”’ - Jon Scheyer

Quiet gyms are losing gyms.