Changing the Game

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My daughter's dream: play in the NCAA tournament. Reality: benched all season after injury. My advice? "Stay with it. Be a leader. The opportunity will come.” Change the game. #ChangingTheGame #TeamCulture #AthleteMindset #EveryMomentMatters #BetterEveryday

John O’Sullivan, Founder of Changing The Game Project Follow us for more content like this. Change the game. #ChangingTheGame #TeamCulture #AthleteMindset #EveryMomentMatters #BetterEveryday

@DanAbrahams77 Working with Arne Slot at Feyenoord, we didn't start with tactics or systems. We started with identity: "Who do we want to be?" Three words emerged: Brave. Dominant. Relentless. Everything else built from there.

"Tough love is a good thing, but you have to bring the love before you bring the tough." Betsy Butterick, “The Coaches’ Coach” Follow us for more content like this. Change the game. #ChangingTheGame #TeamCulture #AthleteMindset #EveryMomentMatters #BetterEveryday

@DanAbrahams77 The 3 pillars of high-performance mindset that every athlete needs to master:

"The team plays directly off the coach's mood." — Brad Stevens This quote hits different after hearing Dusty May’s (head coach of the 2026 National Champion basketball team) story. Change the game. #ChangingTheGame #TeamCulture #AthleteMindset #EveryMomentMatters

"Instead of just trying to make the shot..." Dusty May tells his players: Don't just practice against what's there. Practice against what COULD be there. Change the game. #ChangingTheGame #TeamCulture #AthleteMindset #EveryMomentMatters #BetterEveryday

When did sports become a checklist instead of a playground? "Be the captain, get the internship, check the box..." We're teaching kids to use teammates as stepping stones instead of treasuring the person right in front of them. Change the game.

"If your players aren't excited when they walk through the doors to practice, that's an indictment on you as a coach." Dusty May on creating environments where the gym becomes the most joyful part of their day.

“Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the ME for the WE.” Phil Jackson, NBA Basketball coach Follow us for more content like this. Change the game. #ChangingTheGame #TeamCulture #AthleteMindset #BetterEveryday

The best leaders I studied had mastered one skill: strategic pausing. It's not hesitation, it's creating space for growth. Change the game.

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” John Wooden, UCLA Basketball Coach Follow us for more content like this. Change the game.

We're asking 18-year-olds to lead teams through a mental health crisis. Think about that for a second. Watch more at changingthegameproject.com

This past weekend, John had the opportunity to speak with leaders from Oregon NICA at their annual Coach Camp in Hood River. 75 coaches came together to focus on something deeper than sport: Belonging… Read the rest here: linkedin.com/posts/coachjoh… Change the game.

What if the best coaching development was already sitting in your room?

"We're either coaching out of fear or we're coaching out of love. One or the other. There's no in-between and they're mutually exclusive." — Jerry Lynch

The activity doesn't create the fun. The relationships do. When your team truly cares about each other, especially the ones who struggle, you can do almost anything and find joy in it.

The Question That Changed Everything "Do you wanna be good or do you wanna be great?" That's the question Chip Engelland asked Kawhi Leonard when the young NBA star had a funky shot that needed fixing.

Type 2 fun. Ever heard of it? Watch more at changingthegameproject.com