The Orlando QB Shootout and The Battle in the Pit registration is officially open. Join myself, Lo Wood, and an All-Star cast of Central Florida’s top coaches and trainers for the camp and competition of the summer!
Visit quarterbacknation.com/orlandoqbshoot… to register now!
Regardless of your age, race, religion, or political affiliation - if you take 20 minutes out of your day today to watch Eric Church’s commencement speech, you’ll be better for it. Incredible.
As an AD, you quickly learn that people want to win. However, many do not like what the landscape of winning looks like. The reality is that athletics are constantly evolving. Expectations change, competition changes, and the level of commitment needed to be successful changes.
When the landscape of your league changes, you must be willing to adapt if you want to remain competitive. Programs that refuse to evolve often get left behind while others continue to grow.
Adaptation does not mean changing your core values or standards. It means finding better ways to develop athletes, support coaches, build culture, and meet the demands of today’s competitive environment.
Growth requires honesty, flexibility, and the willingness to improve instead of simply wishing things were the way they used to be. In athletics, standing still is rarely standing still. Most of the time, it means falling behind.
If you want to be a coach in 2026, you need to become versed in the following careers:
- Coach
- Teacher
- Psychologist
- Tech Specialist
- Custodian
- Uber Driver
- Marketing
- Financial Planner
- Groundskeeper
- Mediation Specialist
- Psychic
- And many more...
I will die on this hill. I will argue till I’m blue in the face. I will produce the data.
Participation in youth sports/activities is as important as many of the classes my kids take at school. Maybe more important.
Stephen Garcia (@StephenGarcia) met with the media this morning to discuss his Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer diagnosis. How he found out, the symptoms, and what he wants people to know:
"If there's anything wrong to go get checked out."
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