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Do the hard right

When I was a kid, my grandfather and father both used to say, "If it's worth doing then it's worth doing right." My brother-in-law taught...

The Rule of 5

“You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with,” is a quote attributed most often to motivational speaker Jim Rohn....

Everything through faith

I have had the privilage of coaching all state senior athletes for several years. These are young men who are nominated and selected by...

Handle hard better

Arguably one of the greatest running backs of all time (what kids would call the GOAT today) was Barry Sanders. He was an undersized...

Learner driven coaching

I am often asked by officals at the start of a game what do I want to do if we win the coin toss. I let them know that I have no idea...

Speak Life

Every practice our team breaks out using the following chant: We are …. Warriors We fight …. to the end We never …. give up For the Glory...

Good coaches don't motivate

We were playing in the state championship game in 2019 and entered the game the favorite with a top 10 ranked team. The team was a...

Mr. Irrelevant

I was recently introduced to the name Mr Irrelevant. It is given to the last player taken in the NFL draft. The implecation being the...

A coaching / parenting mindshift

Our son was five years old and, like most males his age, full of energy. We decided to sign him up to participate in a local soccer...

The game honors toughness

It was week four of the 2018 football season, our team had lost two of the first three games. While we were a young team with only one...

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