ModelStudentAthlete
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@ModelStuAthlete
Former @NFL reporter and columnist @SeanKJensen helps student-athletes redefine "success" through engaging and inspiring video training sessions via @teachable
Coaches, can you relate? This blew my mind from speaking to @CoachLisle: Coaching full-time is in “direct conflict with being a good father.” 🤯 Despite all of his success as a coach and influencer, Coach Lisle says he still struggles to balance doing his job and missing his kids' recitals and soccer games. Listen to all of Part 3 of my convo for my podcast, #WinningIsNotEverything, to hear him share about all the sacrifices to get to this point in his career... and the challenges he faces every day as a father.
So honored to host a Webinar titled “Mental Health & Youth Sports” later this month. I’ll have a conversation with @Vikings LB @brianasamoah on his experiences and insights around mental health at every level. Thankful to my #WinningIsNotEverything podcast sponsor, @teamsnap, for sponsoring this and making this possible! Sign up below ⬇️ register.gotowebinar.com/register/55139…
Let's wish Ellington Andrews (@EASports0608) a Happy Birthday! Also, mixed emotions as I share the final part of my conversation with him for my podcast, #WinningIsNotEverything. In this clip, he discusses his advice for #youthsports parents. What do you think of his insight?
Conversation starter with your kid or kids at breakfast or on the next car ride: What do you think of @Giannis_An34 answer to a question on whether his team's season was a "failure?" I'll share a more in-depth take later in my #youthsports @Substack newsletter, #youthsportssanctuary, after I get my own kids to school. But here are a few of my thoughts. 1) I found the reporter's question to be insensitive, especially since it appears Giannis knows him. Show some empathy, given the circumstances. 2) I found Giannis' answer to be absolutely brilliant, full of wisdom and perspective that, honestly, we just don't see enough of. Sure, state the obvious like the knee-jerk, state-the-obvious rabble-rousers who point to them being the No. 1 seed in the East and having been upset by a No. 8 seed for only the 6th time in NBA history. But Giannis missed two games due to injury, and the Bucks were dogged by injuries throughout the season. 3) I hope his "Steps to success" are forever linked to Giannis. As someone who works with young people, it pains me to see them feel that anything short of a "championship" or perfection is a failure. It's about the process, and recognizing that the L doesn't stand for "Lose" but for "Lesson."
Not sure there's a more appropriate message for #Twitter than this one from @AmyTrask. So thankful that she joined me on my #youthsports podcast, #WinningIsNotEverything. I am 💯 sure that her stories and insights will encourage young people and, honestly, all of us.
She shined brightest in the most memorable #WFinalFour. Here are 4 keys to @CaitlinClark22' greatness and lessons all young athletes can learn from her: 1) Family — #CaitlinClark grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa, looking up to older brother Blake. “I was always that annoying little sister,” Clark told the Des Moines Register in 2022. “They didn’t really want me around much, so I had to kind of hold my own if I wanted to be with them.” She's also noted that being around a lot of cousins — most of them male — impacted her. Proximity (2 hours from home) played a part in Caitlin picking @IowaWBB, despite having countless offers elsewhere. 2) Competitiveness — In preschool, Caitlin's exemplary motor skills and coordination were pointed out to her parents, Anne and Brent. She also showed a competitive spirit early on, excelling in many sports she played, including volleyball, soccer, softball and tennis. Caitlin shined on a boy's team in elementary school that won an AAU tournament. Playing several ages up, Caitlin grew frustrated in softball and quit the sport in 5th grade. She was an All-State honoree her first two years on her high school soccer team before stepping away from the sport. Playing for All-Iowa Attack, Caitlin embraced every chance to play up. "She always initiated it all,” a coach said. “Then when she was (at the gym), she always wanted to play against somebody better than her." 3) Emotion — “I’m definitely someone who wears my emotions on my sleeve," Clark told the Register. "Some people frown upon that. But I think that’s what makes me so good.” Beloved by her teammates, Clark added that it's well-known "not to make me mad." "A lot of people have learned that the hard way,” she said. 4) Purpose — Clearly a star (numerous records, including fastest to 2,000 career points in NCAA Division 1 history with @De11eDonne), Caitlin takes pride in representing her home state, her Hawkeyes (first #FinalFour since 1993) and doing her part to help grow women's basketball. After her brilliant game Friday night (41 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds), Clark interacted with her many fans, signing autographs and taking pictures. “I do enjoy (the attention), because one of my goals is to inspire the next generation," Clark has said. "I’ll always take time to sign kids’ autographs after games… I feel like I was just in those kids’ shoes.” If you liked this thread, share it and consider signing up for my #youthsports newsletter, #YouthSportsSanctuary (link in bio)
Excited to launch a new monthly series with @SportsEngine, "Big Questions in Youth Sports." I've interviewed 20-plus coaches with a track record in positively developing athletes AND succeeding in sport. Several have been honored by @PositiveCoachUS! Highlighted in the Sports Engine story are: @coachjenkins123 (Lacrosse Coach with record 832 wins) @Coachmckenzie (Basketball Coach with 6 state titles), Terri Simonetti Frost (Field Hockey Coach who was named National High School Coach of the Year by @NFHS_Org), "Speedy" Faith (@BUrlacher54's high school coach), @whereveriroam (Baseball Coach who is part-time scout for @whitesox) @SuzyWillemssen (Softball Coach in club and high school) @JacobBrownDOC (Soccer Coach in club and high school) sportsengine.com/coaches/what-a…
