DISCIPLINE IS A WAY OF LIFE

This entire clip from Nick Saban is pure gold. Discipline is everything. Every player should watch this clip understanding how they do drills in practice, how they warm up, or do anything is a mentality. It can't be turned on or off.

When older players are willing to help out younger players...

When starters are willing to help out their backups...

That is when you know you have a championship culture!

#CultureWins

“You can’t always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive.”

~ Pat Summitt

𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝘾𝙊𝘼𝘾𝙃𝙀𝙎 ...

💯 Serve players
💯 Inspire players
💯 Teach the game
💯 Encourage players
💯 Celebrate successes
💯 Find roles for all players
💯 Connect w/ their players
💯 Show respect to all players
💯 Maximize player's strengths
💯 Minimize player's weaknesses

“My best skill was that I was coachable. I was a sponge and aggressive to learn.”

~ Michael Jordan

✅ Just because you're a FROSH doesn't mean you can't be a leader.

✅ Just because you're a SOPH doesn't mean you learned it all last year.

✅ Just because you're a JR doesn't mean you get to be on varsity.

✅ Just because you're a SR doesn't mean you get to start.

EASY DOESN'T CREATE GREATNESS 🏆

'I didn't have an easy experience.

I didn't have 'come in as a top-rated recruit'

I didn't come in with the opportunity to play right away.

𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙞𝙩!'

~ Tom Brady

PLAYERS: Refuse to be mediocre. Don't do things that 'everybody else' is doing. Rise above the rest. Average means you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top. Find ways to be different. Find ways to be better. Do more than is expected of you. Find ways to be valuable.

DISCIPLINE IS A WAY OF LIFE

This entire clip from Nick Saban is pure gold. Discipline is everything. Every player should watch this clip understanding how they do drills in practice, how they warm up, or do anything is a mentality. It can't be turned on or off.

WINNERS KNOW WHY THEY WIN 💯

“Cool does not win. We have to be willing to do the uncomfortable things that go into winning.” (Mick Cronin)

The situation you're currently in may not be your fault, but your response is 💯 your responsibility.

A MISTAKE ISN'T THE END

We need resiliency when adversity hits. Setbacks are setups for comebacks.

Respond positively if things don't go our way. Make the most of bad situations (even if it's our fault).

𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙. 𝘿𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩.

CULTURE IS EVERY DAY

'Culture is habits. It's what you do every day. It's your standards.' (Porter Moser)

~ via Porter Moser Oklahoma Basketball

WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT ...

The title of 'coach' is a privilege. The relationships and opportunities for positive impact should never be taken lightly.

John Wooden used to say, 'a good coach can change a game but a great coach can change a life.'

Be the kind of teammate you'd want to play with.

PLAYERS: If you don't work on your game this off-season, you just might be rewarded with the best seat in the house.

'We're such an instant gratification era ... We're trying to skip the step of adversity and growth ... but we're gonna have to face it.

Sometimes the grass isn't greener on the other side. Sometimes you're just trading one set of problems for another.'

~ Eli Drinkwitz 🏈