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Sr. Season Mix + #State Champs 🏆 @DRidgeCoachB1 @Coach9E @DakotaRidgeFB @ProStarSports

@PalladinoBrady0 @DRidgeCoachB1 @DakotaRidgeFB @ProStarSports Intelligence, Speed, & Power! Impressive!!!

@PalladinoBrady0 @DRidgeCoachB1 @DakotaRidgeFB @ProStarSports Well deserved! I’m so proud of you!

Thankful for an Incredible Sr. Season + Thankful for my State Champion Teammates & Coaches - Blessed to Know Them! @DRidgeCoachB1 @DakotaRidgeFB @ProStarSports

@JaceWinchester3 @DakotaRidgeFB @DRidgeCoachB1 @CoachTFord @CoachEndsley77 @CoachCross2 @AJMorganFB @VandalFootball @BrandonHuffman Awesome!!!

#AGTG Committed! V’s Up‼️ @DakotaRidgeFB @DRidgeCoachB1 @CoachTFord @CoachEndsley77 @CoachCross2 @AJMorganFB @VandalFootball @BrandonHuffman

@JackOfferdahl @DRidgeCoachB1 @DrakeBulldogsFB @CoachJoeWoodley @Coach_VasquezAJ @AdamCox38 @CoachDAdams @DBCoachJB @joe_evans7 @ProStarSports @DakotaRidgeFB Congrats Jack! PROUD! You will be great there!

#AGTG 100% Committed. Can't wait to get to work and win Championships @DrakeBulldogsFB @CoachJoeWoodley @Coach_VasquezAJ @AdamCox38 @CoachDAdams @DBCoachJB @joe_evans7 @DRidgeCoachB1 @ProStarSports Lets go to work for a 2025 HS Championship @DakotaRidgeFB

@RonWoitalewicz Happy Birthday Emberly!!!

Happy 14th birthday to this beautiful, smart, amazing granddaughter of mine! Emberly I’m so very proud of the young lady you have become and I love you to the moon and back. I hope your day is amazing

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@DRidgeCoachB1 Congrats!!!

Celebrating 20 years of marriage with my best friend today. The blessings you have brought as a wife and mother to our boys couldn’t bring any more joy! Love you Shan!

@ConnorSwanson19 Absolutely incredible player and high character person! An honor to coach him and witness his continuous and never-ending improvement! A major asset to our defense as a leader, signal caller, and tackler. Always in the right place at the right time!

Senior Season Defensive Highlights | ILB | 5'11" | 215lbs | 4.36 GPA | hudl.com/video/3/144507…

Weeks 1-2 Highlights: 15 tackles (8 solo), 1 TFL, 2 hurries hudl.com/v/2LYsgz

@ConnorSwanson19 Intelligent! Aggressive! Coachable! Leader! Big Goals!Focused on continuous improvement! Connor has it all!

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” ~ John Wooden

PEYTON MANNING ON PREPARATION. . . . “I could actually get lost in the intense focus of figuring things out that others may never even look at.”

“Charlie’s a dawg, man” - Coach Prime 😤

Mike Tomlin said, "There's no substitute for work. You can talk about all kinds of stuff, but at the end of the day, it's about the work." Success comes from doing the work. There is no such thing as an overnight success, it takes time. People notice when you succeed, but they don't see the hard work, discipline, consistency, and sacrifices it took to get there. You have to commit to the process and doing the work. 8 Things to Know About Commitment & Hard Work 1. Put in the work every day Commitment isn't a one time event. Consistent efforts leads to progress and builds a strong work ethic. Success is the result of consistently showing up and doing the work day in and day out. 2. Be intentional Be intentional about how hard you work and what you work on. Little details make big victories. Setting clear goals and staying focused creates big changes and reinforces your commitment. 3. It takes sacrifice Commitment means prioritization and sacrifice. Ask your self "What am I willing to pay for this? If you work hard then sacrifice isn't something to regret, it's something to fight for because you know that you are headed in the right direction. 4. Your mindset matters Your mindset can make or break your commitment and work ethic. Have faith that putting the work in will make a difference. If you believe that you can't do something, you're unlikely to try. 5. Expect adversity and challenges Expect that there will be sacrifices, failures, criticism, and rejections. Being prepared for obstacles strengthens your resolve and equips you to navigate through tough times with determination. 6. Strive for perfection, accept excellence When you put the work in every day, you want to give everything you have. Your work ethic depends on the quality of work you put in. Have a growth mindset because your mindset keeps you motivated to grow, learn, and be better. 7. Discipline over motivation Rely on your discipline because motivation comes and goes. Act regardless of how you are feeling. When you stay disciplined, you build habits, routines, and your self-image. 8. Know that there will be good days and bad days Putting in the work is hard. Embrace the ups and downs of the journey. Celebrate the good days and know that persistence through challenges is what leads to growth. - - - "If you look really closely, most overnight success took a long time." - Steve Jobs Follow @coachajkings for more content like this!

PLAYERS: You can't always control what happens to you but you can always control how you react to your situation. Don't wait for things to come to you. Take advantage of opportunities. You can either make excuses or MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. ~ video via @CoachByrd_EAT

Tony Dungy said, “Luke Kuechly, he reminded me of Peyton Manning. He's totally prepared, he's going to know what happens because he has studied so much.” Luke Kuechly knew your athleticism will only take you so far. His greatest ability wasn’t his tackling or speed, it was his ability to prepare and his football IQ. Luke Kuechly became elite through his unrelenting work ethic, dedication to his craft, and commitment to excellence. Here is how he embodied those 3 values👇 Unrelenting Work Ethic On Christmas Eve in 2015, Ron Rivera said this is what he saw when he walked into the office, “I walked in, he was still on the projector. It was 5:15 or 5:30 (p.m.). I said, ‘Hey, you need to go home.’ He said, ‘Well, nobody gets here ‘til tomorrow morning.’ I said, ‘Well, it’s Christmas Eve, I think you need to go home. I’ll come back in an hour. I hope I don’t catch you.’ So I come back an hour later and I heard his door close, and I was around the corner. So I went in and looked up, and the light was still blinking. So I knew he just left. That’s what he does. That’s just the way he is.” Takeaway 1: Your work ethic and ability to prepare is what will separate you in life. NFL Players said Kuechly could call out 50-60% of their players before they even happened, just because he was prepared. When you spend time preparing and doing the work, you see the details at levels that most don't. Dedication to His Craft Coach Specht (Kuechly's high school coach), said “Everything you see on Sundays with Luke, he was meticulous when he was in high school and how he studied film and how he prepared. He understood every position on the field. He understood the game and studied the game, and he was always a step ahead of everybody else.” Takeaway 2: True progress requires a commitment to self-improvement and your craft. Growth isn't guaranteed. The disciplines and habits you set today will guide your future. The little details make big victories over time. By age 35, 95% of your day is defined by your habits. Commitment to Excellence Commitment to excellence means showing up, doing the work, and doing what it takes to be great. Kuechly took that to the next level with his nutrition and how he fueled his body. He said, "Working out and pushing your body to its limits isn’t easy, and you’re going to have days where it seems very difficult, but if you put in the work, and give your body the clean nutrients it needs to recover and get stronger, then the good days will outweigh the bad ones. We want to empower people to ‘stay hungry,’ and continue pushing towards their goals." Takeaway 3: Life is a boomerang, what you put into your body and mind is what you will receive. When you put clean foods and watch your nutrition, you will recovery faster, focus better, have higher energy, and improve your overall health. The same goes for your mind. What you consume will drive your thoughts, affect your energy, and influence your emotions. "Greatness is a lot of small things done well." - Eric Thomas - - - Follow @coachajkings for more content like this