Tim Argo

Scott Frost, speaking about leaving UCF in 2017, said: “When you’re climbing the ladder of success in life, sometimes they forget to tell you to stop when you’re happy.”

Mike Leach clowned the CFB Playoff committee back in 2017 “There are people on the committee who don’t even have remote associations with football, nor have they at any level, other than being a fan. But you know what? Let’s have them on the committee.”

Every parent, coach and player should listen to this. Maybe listen twice just to let it sink in.

When your team stinks, is bad, nothing works, looks horrible against any competent opponent, then immediately go down the checklist: 1) Look in the mirror and be brutally honest about your failures as a teacher/coach 2) Start with their stance…Is it a disciplined act of repetitive perfection or is it sloppy because you allow sloppiness. Without a good disciplined stance nothing else matters unless you just got lucky that they are better than everyone they face and then they can succeed in spite of your incompetence 3) Do you correct and discipline and improve your best player or do you allow them to be sloppy because they’re good and only correct your lesser players…If so no one listens to you because you’re a phony 4) Do you notice everything and make certain that everyone pays attention to details or do you wait until failure and then blow up 5) Do you place blame where it belongs or react differently when you find out who made the mistake ( I’ll never forget a head college going nuts at the end of a game when a DB blew a prevent coverage on a 4th and 30…He kept screaming to find out who was it…who was it…The moment he found out it was his favorite player and someone he believed could do no wrong he instantly calmed down and was forgiving…That’s why he was always just a fair weather average coach…Don’t be that guy…Be consistent and fair regardless of your feelings 6) Does your team line up correctly? My first mentor taught me that the worse fan recognizes when your team can’t even get lined up properly 7) Do you have a real feel for the freshness and excitability of your team? Or do you only listen to people who tell you what you want to hear…Being fresh and excited to practice and play makes all the difference when two teams of equal talent play each other 8) Are you playing the best players or are you playing the best talent? There’s a difference…Playing the best players wins championships…Playing the best talent gets you fired 9) Are you “Doing time” or working smart…Wanting to tell everyone how much time you work is a fools gold…Time doesn’t equal productivity…Quality over quantity 10) Are you joyous and excited and having fun or are you simply going through the motions…Players need your joy and energy 11) The last point is the least likely but can be true…Your team is simply horrendous because they aren’t talented at all…If that’s the case( which seldom is the biggest reason) then have the time of your life making the lives of young people better. Dont be negative, angry, and depressed…Be excited to have a great day…You chose to be there, you took the job…Make them their best and find a way to enjoy the journey and make certain you appreciate them…It’s easy to play sports when you are talented and it works…It’s so courageous to play when you stink and have no talent. Appreciate them and give them more energy and respect than your state champ team…Because everyone can have energy and discipline and fun when winning every week…It takes a special coach to make the journey amazing when the wins are few and far between Remember…Get them in a good stance!