Growing up our players have all been on teams for 10 or more years. They've had good teams and bad teams, good teammates & bad teammates and everything in between. We want them to use all of that experience to recognize the differences, we want them to feel like they're an

expert in Team.  A value like selflessness, this idea that when making decisions- team comes first, self comes second - you get this done and it solves 10 different problems.

The tests you face today are shaping your testimony tomorrow.

A testament to great leadership found in this old Mongolian proverb: "An army of donkeys, led by a lion, will defeat an army of lions led by a donkey"

Today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. And here you sit, worrying about tomorrow, but making it through today. Don't allow worry to take away the joy of today.

Coaching is a relationship business. No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.

You can't inherit character.... it doesn't matter how tall or talented your parents were, you gotta do your own growing and be accountable for your own actions.

As a parent or coach, your legacy is not what you leave FOR your children or your players, it's really what you instill IN them.

If you are lucky enough to coach an athlete for 4 yrs, you'll have them (on average) less than 5% of their lifetime. If your presence in their life didn't make an impact, your absence won't make any difference.

In today's culture, the Coach may be the only person who can get a teenager to put their phone away for 90 consecutive mins each day

Coaching involves holding people accountable. REMEMBER - what you don't condemn, you condone And what you permit, you promote.

"If you don't decide who you are, the world will decide for you." from The Daily Coach

Great leaders are great COMMUNICATORS. Simon Sinek said great communication is both, "listening in a way that allows people to feel heard, and speaking in a way that people can hear - as opposed to triggering them"

"People don't follow perfection. They follow honesty. They trust the ones courageous enough to be real." from the Daily Coach

Coaches - your legacy is determined by the EXPERIENCES you create for your players. What will the story be years from now, based on their experiences with you today?

"The most dangerous thing is silencing your own voice just to be accepted. Peace only comes when you stop auditioning for other people's approval." from The Daily Coach

Team rules tell players what NOT to do. Routines, expectations, responsibilities (culture) teaches players what they are supposed TO DO.

"We’re not going to talk about what we’re going to accomplish. We’re going to talk about HOW we’re going to get it done.” - coach Nick Saban

To truly thrive in life, you need 3 bones: * a wishbone * a backbone * a funny bone