Scott Hill

The Practice You Don’t Feel Like Having. Those are the ones that matter most. When energy is low. Focus is off. Excuses are easy. That’s where standards show up. Or they don’t.

Consistency under pressure is rarely random. How athletes breathe, where they place attention, and how they prepare before competition all shape performance.

We all are going to react emotionally at times. That’s normal. The challenge is learning how to respond without letting the reaction hijack the moment.

Use every experience you’ve ever had, good or bad, to help you become the person you want to be!

Losers complain about losing because they refuse to do what winning demands. Winning isn’t a result, it’s a standard you live by.

We push ourselves physically because growth rarely happens without resistance. The same idea applies to challenges outside of training. Adversity can become part of the process when athletes choose to learn from it instead of trying to avoid it.

You can chase an uncontrollable result or you can commit to a controllable process that gives you the best chance to get the desired result.

Dealing with failure is often easier than dealing with success. Many athletes can persevere through adversity. Few athletes can remain humble and motivated after experiencing success. It takes great character and discipline to handle success the right way.

You can’t control what’s already happened. You can control what you choose to do next.

High-level performers stay committed to their preparation routines. There will always be reasons to drift from them, but the best continue to return to their process. They do what’s needed to prepare their mind and body to compete.

Stress happens. Racing thoughts happen. The important part is noticing them when they show up, because awareness helps you respond more effectively.

Better You = Better Me Your preparation raises the room. Your energy shifts the mood. Your habits set the standard. Leadership isn’t about fixing people. It’s about fixing yourself first.

Little things done consistently make a big difference: this is true with good and bad habits, behaviors, and decisions! Do anything enough times and it will move you in one direction or the other!

“Every play has a life and history of its own. Not affected by success, not affected by failure. On to the next play. Never satisfied. Playing to a standard not the circumstances of the game. First you form your habits and then your habits form you. Freedom of choice but not freedom of consequence,” Curt Cignetti

Coaches who only correct never connect. “Negative experiences without teaching kill morale.” - Nick Saban The hard moment isn’t the problem. Leaving it without a lesson is. That’s what transformational coaching actually looks like.

Where you are and where you want to be are shaped by how you show up on ordinary days.

The most important ability is availability. As an athlete, one of your highest priorities should be to stay physically and mentally healthy, because if you’re injured or burnt out, nothing else matters.

Don’t focus on repeating the result. Focus on repeating the behaviors that give you the best chance to produce the desired result.

“Being honest with them is one of our standards. We love you enough to tell you this. We love you enough to hold you accountable,” @SheaRalph Accountability isn’t about being caught it’s about holding yourself and each other to your standards, not your emotions.

If you don’t notice when you’re distracted, you can’t train yourself to improve it.