Andy Vollmar

Less than 2 weeks until we kick off Knights Academy 2024. If you haven’t registered, there is still time to join us for a week of training and fun. Register at alterhs.org/camps2024/

Borrowed from a FB page for Softball, but thought it applied to all sports: This is how it should be 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 “People always asked "Why do you pay so much money for your kid to do sports”? Well I have a confession to make; I don't pay for my kid to to do sports. Personally, I couldn't care less about what sport she does. So, if I am not paying for sports what am I paying for? - I pay for those moments when my kid becomes so tired she wants to quit but doesn’t. - I pay for those days when my kid comes home from school and is “too tired" to go to her training but she goes anyway. - I pay for my kid to learn to be disciplined, focused and dedicated. - I pay for my kid to learn to take care of her body and learn how to correctly fuel her body for success. - I pay for my kid to learn to work with others and to be a good team mate, gracious in defeat and humble in success. - I pay for my kid to learn to deal with disappointment, when they don’t get that placing or title they'd hoped for, but still they go back week after week giving it their best shot. - I pay for my kid to learn to make and accomplish goals. - I pay for my kid to respect, not only themselves, but others, officials, judges and coaches. - I pay for my kid to learn that it takes hours and hours, years and years of hard work and practice to create a champion and that success does not happen overnight. - I pay for my kid to be proud of small achievements, and to work towards long term goals. - I pay for the opportunity my child has and will have to make life-long friendships, create lifelong memories, to be as proud of her achievements as I am. - I pay so that my child can be in the gym instead of in front of a screen... - I pay for those rides home where we make precious memories talking about practice, both good and bad. -I pay so that my child can learn the importance of time management and balancing what is important like school and keeping grades up ...I could go on but, to be short, I don't pay for sports; I pay for the opportunities that sports provides my kid with to develop attributes that will serve her well throughout her life and give her the opportunity to bless the lives of others. From what I have seen so far I think it is a great investment!” @SRUSA_Official

Soccer ⚽️ full body strength training day with hip and ankle mobility: ▪️Floating heel calf raise ▪️Reverse lunge with rotation ▪️Hip flexor leg raise ▪️DB split squats ▪️Split squat jumps ▪️Barbell RDL ▪️Chins ▪️Hammer grip pushups ▪️Single leg squats ▪️Bird dog rows

The most forgotten part of your fitness routine: The feet. They’re the missing link to high performance (and injury prevention) Here are 10 simple exercises to strengthen your feet:

Celebrating all of our former and current student athletes and coaches on this National Girls & Women in Sports Day. Thank you for your commitment to Alter Girls Soccer and Alter High School. Go Knights! #NationalGirlsAndWomenInSportsDay

The Best Players do “Boring” Better. They… ▪️Show up early ▪️Focus on fundamentals ▪️Do extra reps ▪️Give attention to detail   ▪️Stay late These are the things that separate good from great. Trust the Process. Do Boring Better.

Team Culture is Fragile. It takes daily attention. Here are 10 things that can HURT a Team Culture Drip by Drip. 1: Showing up Late Being late tells your team that ME > WE. This is a dangerous place to go. Respect your teammates time. Respect your coaches time. Be on time. 2: Skipping Reps Every rep creates a habit. Skipping reps is how you get worse as a player. This is how you get worse as a team. This is a culture killer. 3: Not Holding others Accountable All teams need leaders. If leaders don’t hold others accountable. The team culture loses. The team loses. 4: Bad Body Language Body Language screams. Want to destroy a culture. Bring negative energy with bad body language. 5: Taking Plays Off Can I Trust you as my teammate? Not if you take plays off. If you play when you want to play. You will kill your culture. 6: Complaining about your Role Not happy at about your role? Want to hurt the team? Complain about your role. This will eat away at your culture and hurt your team. 7: Bad Mouthing your Teammates Easy way to hurt your team and kill your culture. Talk bad about your teammates. It will eat at your culture every time. 8: Sloppy Practices Sloppy practices = sloppy games. They create bad habits. They eat away at culture. Mediocrity follows. 9: Not focused on Details Details win games. Not focusing on details loses games. Skip details and impact your culture. 10: No Eye Contact Tells the coach you don’t care. Tells your teammates you don’t care. Tells the team it is all about you. Note: there are some cultures where this is accepted. Know your players. —— Follow me @gregberge for actionable ideas on coaching, leadership, culture, and teams. Join 10,000+ others and subscribe to my free weekly newsletter, 🏆 Great Teams Better Leaders 123. Link in my profile.

Off-season soccer ⚽️ full body strength training day: ▪️Hamstring to ankle rock ▪️Barbell split squats ▪️Single leg box jumps ▪️Single leg RDL ▪️Chest supported row ▪️Hammer pushups ▪️Single leg squats ▪️Ab wheel

New goals don't deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results.

Collegiate and high school soccer ⚽️ full body strength training day: ▪️Isometric hip thrust ▪️Front squat ▪️DB loaded jump ▪️Hand supported single leg RDL ▪️Flat single arm DB press ▪️Chin ups ▪️Lateral lunge ▪️Banded dead bugs

@hatrik10 Seems like an argument can be made for no foul but a red card for grabbing the jersey. I’m sure the attacking team would rather have a penalty though.

@NKUNorseWSOC @HorizonLeague @NKUNorse @nkuedu Congratulations on a great year.

Nothing to hang any heads about Picked to finish eighth and made it all the way to the @HorizonLeague Championship That's one 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗟 of a season 👏 @NKUNorse | #NorseUp

• Read everyday. • Spend time with nature. • Ask questions. • Never stop learning. • Don't pay attention to what others think of you. • Do what interests you the most. • Study hard. • Teach others what you know. • Make mistakes and learn. • It's Okay to not know things!

Lead Yourself FIRST. - Be on time - Be positive - Say please - Help others - Pick up trash - Give your time - Say thank you - Open the door - Serve your teammates This is Leadership. Especially in today’s world. Lead by Example.

De Zerbi Ball - Possesion, Position, Play

Arguably the most important skill is controlling your attention. This goes beyond merely avoiding distractions. The deeper skill is finding the highest and best use for your time, given what is important to you. More than anything else, controlling your attention is about being able to figure out what you should be working on and identifying what truly moves the needle.

Coaches should remember to look not just from the tactic board/helicopter view but from the player’s eye view’ - their perception guided by the intention to gain advantage by “Outwitting” their opponent - noticing when they look away at the ball can be the decisive moment to act

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