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Registration for each camp begins an hour before the start time.
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football.hpusportscamps.com#StingEm#TearOffTheRoof
THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST QUOTES OF ALL-TIME BY #NFL LEGEND BILL BELICHICK:
“You experience the Pain of Preparation or the Pain of Failure. It's pain either way. You have to decide if you want pain at the beginning or pain at the end.”
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The biggest competitive advantage at the high school level right now is nutrition.
Big time programs are investing through boosters or grants to feed their athletes throughout the day.
I think people would be shocked how many kids don’t eat breakfast, and not always by choice
41 years of coaching football taught me that while scheme, and coaching are important, the biggest indicator or predictor of success is player, parental and communities Investment! When everyone puts in the quality time to outwork & out prepare your opponents, success happens.
High school players and parents… here’s the reality of recruiting.
College coaches evaluate size first. Height, weight, and frame matter at every level of college football.
Start by being honest and set realistic expectations about where you fit.
If you meet the size standards, you still have to produce.
Big players are everywhere. Coaches recruit the ones who can run, think, compete, and make plays on film.
If you don’t meet the size standards, you must bring something extra.
Elite speed. High football IQ. Toughness. Playmaking ability.
Know where you stand.
Set realistic expectations.
Then go to work.
Learn more: connectedathletics.org
Academics. Development. Branding.
#ConnectedAthlete#FootballRecruiting#NavigateYourJourney#Mentoring#Consulting#AthleticJourney
A locker room is a sacred place. You don’t let outsiders, or even your own teammates, tear that apart.
The moment you let division in, you’ve already lost. Great teams don’t have to agree on everything, but they do respect each other.
If someone is more focused on drama than the mission, then they’re telling you exactly where their priorities are.
Brutal truth:
The kid with average film who emails 200 coaches gets more offers than the kid with great film who emails zero coaches.
Distribution beats perfection.
Market yourself or stay home.
Hard coaching without relationship produces resentment. Relationship without hard coaching produces entitlement. The sweet spot is a player who knows you love them and knows you will not lower the bar for them.
If your best player accepts coaching, wants you to coach him, doesn't run away from it, doesn't pout, doesn't cry, comes in the next day and he is as excited as he was the day before, it sets the tone for everyone else to fall inline and accept coaching.
– Frank Martin
The best assistant coaches do three things well:
1. Support the head coach publicly
2. Challenge the head coach privately
3. Serve the players daily
Loyalty doesn’t mean silence.
It means alignment and trust.
Camp season is almost around the corner! A lot of the guys we signed were at our camps last year. Can’t wait to get around the great state of Texas to see some ballers! #StangGang#THSCA
The weight room is the most influential room in a school.
It’s not a place to hang out — it’s a classroom.
A place where habits are built, standards are set, and character is developed.
Todd Dodge (7X Texas State Champion HC) - QB Expectations
- Must be an accurate passer.
- Must be a positive leader.
- Must be confident. Wants the responsibility of playing QB.
- Must be willing to invest endless hours learning the position.
- Must be coachable.
"My toughness, I feel like, comes from how I was raised because my parents were hard on me and I thank them everyday for doing that"
We've got Haynes King's entire press interview at the NFL Draft Combine for you.
@coachjohnking@haynes_king10@GeorgiaTechFB
Pending board approval Wednesday night- West Texas High will hire hire Hunter Ashley as the new AD/ head football coach. Ashley was the defense coordinator at Marshall the past four seasons #txhsfb. @Matt_Stepp817