Avon Lake Softball

The Avon Lake High School Alumni Softball Game , scheduled for Sunday July 6, has been canceled. We did not have enough participants for two teams. Watch for updates in the future!

Negativity spreads fast. And if you don’t address it, it will cost you. Here are 7 ways to neutralize negativity and build team-first energy. Every coach needs this reminder.

@MegRemSoftball The NCAA must revisit this rule. The rulings on the field are taking the game away from these athletes. I concur, too nipicky.

Call on the field is obstruction because her left foot was in the baseline. In my opinion, the obstruction rule is getting way out of hand and too nitpicky. The SS has to get the ball to make a play. Let them play! And let the runners be the D1 athletes that they are and figure it out.

Calling all Alumni! Join us Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 2 pm in the afternoon. All Avon Lake Softball Alumni Players are welcome. Here is the registration link... forms.gle/8pbo8pg8h63ubB… Come reminisce with teammates. We will be playing a 7 inning single game with umpires.

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

@Perez_Sports @colemank82 @AvonLakeSports @MJournalSports Congratulations Aubrey!

Aubrey Kozar makes state in the 50 para freestyle and the 100 para backstroke @AvonLakeSports @MJournalSports

“We don't become you. You become us." Great teams don’t adapt to individuals. Individuals adapt to the standard. The culture is built. The standard is set. You either buy in, or you don’t belong.

“The standard is the standard.” – Mike Tomlin 1. No excuses. 2. No shortcuts. 3. No compromise. The standard doesn’t adjust to you; you rise to meet it. Championship teams don’t just set standards. They live them, every day.

Competition ≠ Winning and losing. Competition = What you do in the space between winning and losing.

Mike Tomlin said, “This is a man versus himself battle.” Great players know this truth… The ultimate competitive battle you have is always with yourself. The great ones get better every day. They WIN the day. x.com/steelers/statu…

PLAYERS: When you become a "whatever the team needs" type player then you become a great teammate and your team's culture is strengthened. Great teams have great teammates.

Being a "Sports Parent" is no easy task. It comes with its own set of challenges, emotions, and balancing acts. As a parent, your role is crucial in shaping your child's sports experience. Here are 8 steps to becoming an MVP (Most Valuable Parent):

The “Nothing Speech” Saban GOLD🥇 “If you wake up in the morning and feel entitled, what would that get you?” Nothing. - Focus on being your best - Everything is earned. - No entitlement. Get to Work. No Deposit - No Return!

"You can either produce excellence or you can avoid criticism. But you cannot do both of those. The reason that you don't have certain excellence that you want is because you are afraid of getting criticized. You are afraid of the judgment that comes with it. You are afraid of standing out. You are afraid of being alone. You are afraid of people looking at you. You are worried about what people think of you. There are 2 categories of things in this world: 1) Things that are up to you 2) Things that are not up to you Which category does your reputation sit in? Your reputation is not up to you. I'm the one who associates your reputation with something, not you. You just do things. What's up to you? How you act. Your decisions. Your actions. That is up to you. Your reputation is not up to you. Here's how I know that: You all have a reputation about me and it's not in my control. I get to say and do whatever I say and do up here. I am in control of saying it. I am in control of doing it. The moment words leave my lips, who has control over what is done with those words? You! You are in control of what you think of me. And there's no way everybody in this room is going to think the exact same thing about me. No way. When it comes to exceptional, what we've got to understand is you can spend your whole life trying to avoid criticism and earn reputation, and it still won't be in your control. We can waste a lot of time missing out on excellence we could have been producing if we were just simply LESS trying to engineer what we wanted other people to think about us."

What are your team's Core Values? Here are North Carolina women's soccer Core Values that have led to 22 National Championships. 🏆 #CultureWins

Peyton Manning on Leadership. "It is not just about you…the best teams I played on, the best players practiced the hardest." Winning FOR each other is contagious. It is what being a great TEAMMATE is all about. 🎥 Peyton Manning/Notre Dame Football

FIND A WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! ~ via @Coach_Hutton

Nick Saban is the GOAT of college football. His success is no accident—it’s a product of relentless standards, a refusal to accept mediocrity, and an intense focus on the process. Here are 10 Reasons that made Saban the GOAT. 1. STANDARDS - Standards Matter. They set the bar and the Tone. In championship programs, standards are clear and known by all. "The expectations are what they are here, and we don't run around talking about them." 2. MEDIOCRITY - One of his all-time classic quotes. High achievers separate themselves. You are who you hang with. Hang with the best. "Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people." 3. TWO PAINS - There are two pains in life: discipline and disappointment. It is a simple choice. You choose. "There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you’ll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment." 4. THE PRESENT - The great teams live in the present, in the now, and they control the controllable. "What happened yesterday is history. What happens tomorrow is a mystery. What we do today makes a difference." 5. LOSING - The most competitive people hate to lose more than they love to win. Losing is a separator. "I don't like to lose. I don't expect to lose." 6. RESILIENCE - Resilient Teams WIN. They always find a way! "One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity." 7. FOCUS - Control YOU. "Eliminate the clutter and all of the things that are going on outside and focus on the things that you can control with how you go about and take care of your business. Take the other team out of the game and make it all about you and what you do." 8. PROCESS - The best coaches and teams are process-oriented. The process is always the PRIZE. "Process guarantees success. A good process produces good results." 9. THE HOW - The how matters. A lot. Championship teams do not focus on the "what." They focus on "How" they do things. "We're not going to talk about what we're going to accomplish. We're going to talk about how we're going to do it." 10. TIMELINESS - Simple but true. Showing up on time is about commitment—every day. Details matter. "Be on time, because it shows you care." ____ If you like this post, you will love my free weekly newsletter. Great Teams Better Leaders 123. Actionable ideas on coaching, leadership, culture, and teams. Join 12,700+ others for free. Subscribe in my profile.