Pride is the first chapter in the book of failure. Humility is the first chapter in the book of success. Mark Batterson

Reasons to hire an athlete: •They are used to working under pressure. •They understand that doing work outside of working hours is where they’ll gain their advantage. •They’ve endured success and defeat; they’ve handled winning and managed adversity. •They understand

Only three things happen naturally on teams: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires coaching.

Players, 1st week of summer S&C camp is over. Based on your workouts this week, ask yourself if you were a teammate or just on the team?

PARENTS: When you blame other things (officials, coaches, conditions, circumstances, teammates) for the situation your son or daughter is in, then you're essentially teaching your child how to be an excuse maker. Set the standard. Be the standard.

Goals are for people who care about winning once. Systems are for people who care about winning repeatedly.

Happy Father's Day to all the coaches who serve as the father figure to their players. Your impact is immeasurable.

The question isn’t how much time you should spend motivating lazy, un-driven people. The question is, why are they still on your team?

A Transformational Coach knows to "connect" before they try to "correct." Once an athlete knows your motives, why you coach and that you want to see them succeed...they will take your correction and coaching to heart. It's that simple.

Expectations create reality.

Coaches, are you monitoring or mentoring your athletes? Joe Ehrmann

One of the big MYTHS in our culture is that sports build character. Wrong! Without a coach who actively models character, sports can actually spoil and hinder character development. It takes a coach willing to lead by example before expecting their athletes to grow and mature.

"It's the human condition to be average. It's normal. It's special to get somebody that wants to be the best they can be-that understands how important it is to earn it." Average = Do you work to meet the required standard? Special = Do you work to become the new standard?

Never tell yourself that you cannot succeed. There will always be plenty of people willing to do that for you.

A message every athlete needs to hear. A coach who cares is a coach who pushes you.

Before you argue with someone, ask yourself, ‘Is that person even mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of different perspectives?’ Because if not, there’s no point.

An athlete that pours all he has into the “team” will look back and find himself surrounded by individual accolades... Never the other way.