Simply put. He lives in gratitude. It has taken me a few days to reflect on our SB loss as well as the great season our team had. There are many emotions when you come up short of your goal. And they are all part of learning and growing in this journey of life. Learning… Continue reading Into the Mind of Tom Brady:Why He Wins
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Next Time You Come Here You Will Have to Buy a Ticket
In coaching and in business and even in life, I like to theme things so that they eventually make sense. When I started coaching last year, I knew I would have about zero street cred with the kids. So I did some ninja authority hacking to escalate my authority. And I started doing what I… Continue reading Next Time You Come Here You Will Have to Buy a Ticket
Goodbye is the Hardest Word
Life Will March On The Last Opportunity Something I like to drive home to young men. Is that football is not forever. Someday soon Spring Ball will be replaced by Summer Ball, which will be replaced by Camp, and then the Season. [pulsehover_text preset_name=”1″][/pulsehover_text] And if you are a Senior, then YOU will be replaced. You… Continue reading Goodbye is the Hardest Word
Change Your Mask to Change Your Coaching
Changing your possibility is easy when you play dressup. Change your costume and mask. Pete Carroll said that coaching is a performance. Put on your best mask for your best performance that you learner needs at that moment. Which uniform do you think you would do better in? Louisiana-Lafayette Rajin’ Cajuns (one of the worse… Continue reading Change Your Mask to Change Your Coaching
Why Creating Leaders is the Point
When I council coaches, I teach them that a practice offers multiple teaching moments that we too often miss. Hopefully, those moments translate and we create leaders on the field. Who also find such moments to embrace. So Julie and I spent yesterday chatting with a long time friend Mindy. We had talked about the… Continue reading Why Creating Leaders is the Point
How to Get Past Sticking Points
One of the concepts I introduced this week to our oline and Lbs is the contrast of to and through. Through is finishing, while to is tolerating. Have you ever punched a piece of wood in order to break it? You know Bruce Lee style. Besides good hip follow through. Maybe as important or more… Continue reading How to Get Past Sticking Points