Had a great conversation with a parent today who was hesitant about his son running track & field because football is his primary sport. I explained why TF actually enhances a football career 👇 ✅ Explosive power ✅ Speed & acceleration ✅ Better mechanics & conditioning ✅

Some kicks from today’s session. Finally back!!

Old school coach memory. Next time you share your dislike for Hudl. Consider this. It’s Friday night, your game film is on VHS. You gotta stack several VCRs together so you can make copies for your team. 6 hours later, 24 copies made. Then you get up the next day to drive a

People don’t understand this… I played Linebacker. And it’s been 20 years since I made a tackle. I can still shoot a basketball… Or toss a football. But I’ll never meet a RB in the B Gap ever again. If you’re still playing, enjoy every minute. Once it’s over. It’s over.

I can get you to work hard. But I cannot give you the will to want to come out first. That's competing. Competing is doing the very best with what you have, especially when circumstances, opposition, and adversity are stacked against you, and STILL pushing through anyway.

Weightroom testing days are the ultimate athletic lie detector. Did you do all your reps? "Yeah, Coach." It's separates the "Dids" from the "Didn'ts" like nothing else in our society.

I believe work life balance is a myth.The key is to find rhythm and be engaged when you are at work and engaged when you are home. Invest in relationships where you are and you’ll feel more energized at work and home. You won’t have balance but you’ll be fulfilled

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬: YOU CAN'T PRACTICE LAZY AND PLAY HARD. Your habits don't magically change when the lights come on. Success starts with how you prepare and put in the work.

Brought the energy 🔥 Allie was one of 80+ young women who participated in a high school girls flag football showcase hosted by the #Vikings and USA Football at TCOPC this past weekend.

Underrated coaching truth: The best coaches aren’t obsessed with talent. They’re obsessed with effort. With attitude. With toughness. That’s what wins when it gets hard.

"There are two kinds of pain in life: 1. The Pain of Commitment 2. The Pain of Regret Which kind of pain do you want to undergo?" - Curt Cignetti

Underrated coaching truth: The best coaches aren’t obsessed with talent. They’re obsessed with effort. With attitude. With toughness. Because when it gets hard, that’s what still shows up.

Most Linebackers can make tackles. Elite Linebackers make tackles THROUGH THEIR ASSIGNMENT.

Parents: If you do things for your athlete that they can do for themselves, you don’t build confidence; you build a coddled,dependant person

Matt Lisle Chad Murphy I love the way Daniel Amen said it… “If you do too much for your child, you raise your own self-esteem by stealing theirs.” - Dr. Daniel Amen

Thank you Jade Lawrence for the camp invite this summer!! I am excited to get on campus and compete!!

Thank you Brandon Bouma and Gregg Horner for having me up for a junior day visit !! Excited for future conversations and possible sessions !! #offseason Fargo North Football

8 Realities of a High School Coach 1. It will consume you 2. There will be critics 3. You are not in it for the $ 4. There is no overnight success 5. You need a supportive spouse 6. You will not make everyone happy 7. You can’t want it more than the kids 8. It is still worth it!

Alabama football director of performance, David Ballou What would be his biggest tip to young athletes trying to get to the next level? “A lot of people work hard… it’s the people that work hard & are able to stack nutrition & sleep & those things on top of it.” Listen up: