Nick Saban: “To be a good player on your team, you have to affect someone else on the team. You have to cause them to play better by the way you play.” Great players don’t just do their job. They raise the standard for everyone around them.

Really enjoyed the new (to me) additions to my Proactive Coach collection!

Beatrice Football has its new Head Coach! Learn more about Wade Halvorsen, the new leader of the Orangemen! 🏈 #nebpreps southeast.newschannelnebraska.com/story/53412214…

A special congrats to Brody Mattox for winning the Central conference 215 pound championship today! He’s Crete’s first champion since 2022. Go Cards!

The two easiest places to coach from . . . ~via @TheCoachTube

Sometimes you think life is tough. And then you see this. Love on your kids. Love on their teammates. It’s all high school sports should be about.

A great assistant coach: - Brings energy daily - Fixes problems quietly - Speaks the truth privately - Makes the head coach’s job easier - Knows it’s always about the program They don’t need a title to lead. They just do it.

1. Culture is what you allow. 2. Culture is what you emphasize. 3. Culture is every day. Every season brings challenges. In those moments, coaches make culture decisions. What you tolerate. What you correct. What you reinforce. That response defines your culture.

Saban on Leadership. “Leadership is about helping somebody else for their benefit, not yours.” - Nick Saban True leadership isn’t about power. It’s about lifting others up and putting the team first.

Your thoughts are magnets. Expect negativity, you’ll find it. Expect growth, you’ll create it. Energy flows where your mindset goes.

🚨 BREAKING: Clemson’s 4th-inning tradition puts “support the troops” talkers to shame — this is action, not branding. They leave the dugout and personally thank every veteran in attendance. No studio spin, just real gratitude on the ground.

Can't teach this level of competitiveness

Still believe that I am always learning from great coaches. Appreciate having a peer circle that is always so willing to share their expertise

Appreciation post to all the High School Coaches out there. These people give so much time to your athletes and for very marginal pay in comparison to the number of hours they put in both on and off the field. Not to mention the time sacraficed from their own families.

Yup

"Positive leaders invest in relationships. They communicate. They connect. They commit. They care," Jon Gordon Great leaders don't choose to be great, they choose to do what makes others great.

Most leaders think it's about being in charge. The best leaders know it's about serving their team. It's about becoming the person your team needs you to be, not the person you think you should be. Here's what true leadership actually looks like:

GREAT leaders don’t… 🚫 show up late 🚫 blame others 🚫 complain 🚫 put others down GREAT leaders do… 💯 show up early 💯 take responsibility 💯 find solutions 💯 encourage others Standards start at the top. Be Great.

As an AD, our general rule of communication is simple: 1.Athlete to Coach 2.Parent to Coach 3.Parent, Coach, and Athletic Director People love to go straight to the top, but you have to protect the process. Allow the steps to take place. Never meet with a parent in season