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11 Things Great Teammates DON’T Do: 1. Quit 2. Blame 3. Complain 4. Bring Drama 5. Point Fingers 6. Show Up Late 7. Make Excuses 8. Make Poor Choices 9. Run From a Challenge 10. Bring Negative Energy 11. Badmouth Teammates Be a Great Teammate.

When MJ did not make his Varsity basketball team, his Mother did NOT: 1) complain to the school 2) call the coach 3) demand a meeting with the AD Deloria Jordan simply told MJ “work harder.” ~ via @JMMontgomeryCo

High school sports is about the journey. It is about the memories, connections, and relationships that will last a lifetime. Do not take the JOY out of the journey.

To have a great program you need a great coach, and we have the best!Congratulations to G.W. Mix on being named the Sunset League Coach Of The Year.

Go get it boys!!

2024 Football Coaching Staff #AheadOfThePack

Could write an equivalent tweet about @james_shipley11, with a common thread being that Coach Desmond and the entire Team Carolina staff (@StickwithusO @teamcarolinalax) set us all on the paths we went down. Extremely grateful

PARENTS: There are very few things that you can say from the bleachers that will ever make your child play better. Just sit back and enjoy the game, cheer for your child, cheer for the team, and take it all in! It will be much more enjoyable for you and your child.

Wounded Warrior Project mourns the loss of Toby Keith, an advocate for veterans. His support for WWP and our nation's heroes will always be remembered. Our deepest condolences go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN June 10-11, 2024 RUN BY COLLEGE COACHES FROM D1 D2 D3 NO BETTER TWO-DAY COLLEGE SHOWCASE IN THE REGION BUILT FOR THE TOP PLAYERS IN THE SOUTHEAST GRAD YEARS 2025, 2026, 2027 INFO ONLINE HERE stickwithus.org/the-south-east…

Congratulations to the Coaches Of The Year! - Division I Kevin Corrigan - Division II Greg Paradine - Division III Jim Berkman

"If you ask a college coach, there's no better recruiting environment than watching a player with his high school team."

"I want to play one sport all the time said no kid ever." Play multiple sports. One sport compliments the other and develops all around skills over time. Different sports equals different movements, which trains the body in different ways, creating a more resilient athlete. Wrestling can help with blocking and tackling, pitching, and quarterbacking, Tennis can help baseball. Track can help football, basketball develops just about everything etc etc. Nobody majors in math in middle school, and nobody should play one sport in middle school either. The goal of youth is to develop a wide foundation of skills to use to specialize later on. We don't need kids peaking in little league...Play lots of sports! #LTAD

'We’re All Seniors': 27 Strong, Cabrini Soldiers On In Final Year insidelacrosse.com/article/-we-re… Rt man at Rt time for this team- frmr D3 D man OY & 1st Tm AA (and Apex HS state champ)! Can't wait to watch Tommy work with this group. Definitely a Cabrini fan this year @apexhsathletics

Parents of young athletes: You're being sold a bill of goods… Early specialization… It's a fear campaign… Its a billion dollar dumpster fire saying: To become a great athlete you must: Specialize early… Train year-round… Compete often… If you don’t your child is going to miss out and fall behind And for the most part:  It’s complete bullshit… What it really is: Early Development of sport-specific skills Early success in sport Little to no development of fundamental movement skills Poor performances later in the sport Higher chance of injury Higher Chance of Burnout from Sport Early start…Early finish! It's a complete lack of understanding of how humans develop… During the first 14 years of Life: Be a human first:  Do plenty of activities that involve: Rolling Crawling Climbing Reaching Bending Rotating Standing (1 foot) Changing levels: Be an athlete second: Sprint Jump Hop Climb Wrestle swim/bike/ski catch/kick/throw/trap Etc Sprinkle in lots of activities and multiple sports!  I can't guarantee a Div 1 scholarship but I can say that kids will be more Coordinated, stronger, more flexible, cardiovascularly fit, more resistant to fatigue and injury, and also be calmer, less stressed, leaner, and able to learn new skills. Skills like complex sports specific skills. #LTAD D.M. me for details about youth athletic development courses for purchase

A very simple solution to this “Sign Stealing” nonsense is to install audio in the helmet of the QB (and one defensive player). This technology has been used since the 1940’s… it is cheap & readily available. The fact that we are hand signaling plays in College Football (and even HSFB) in 2023 is ludicrous!

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Strength and conditioning Vs Youth athletic development Replace: Barbells Dumbbells Kettlebells Bumper plates Benches Sleds With: Dodge balls Cones Hula hoops Monkey bars Gymnastic mats Hurdles Replace: Squats Deadlifts Cleans Bench press Deadlift Pullups Planks Drills With: Sprinting Jumping  Climbing  Crawling Tug of war Wrestling Gymnastics Games Replace: Power Development Max Strength Core training Aerobic capacity Mobility With: ABC’s A-gility B-alance C-oordination Develop Movement First! Be an athlete first! #LTAD Anyone looking for courses on youth athletic development for purchase, DM me for details!

Charlotte Country Day lacrosse coach Brad Touma will be inducted into the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association Nov. 11 at the Plandome Country Club in New York. He's one of 12 inductees. Touma, who came to Charlotte Country Day in 1987, has been involved in youth lacrosse for 34 years and organized the first N.C. high school lacrosse league in 1989 and served as a N.C. US Lacrosse Rep from 1989-04. He's also a founding member of the Charlotte Lacrosse Booster Club, and he has more than 500 career wins as a coach. He is a member of the N.C. Lacrosse Hall of Fame. His teams have won 19 conference and nine state championships, including six in a row from 2006-11.

This is a great day for our sport! Whether you love this version or not it’s important we all support this tremendous opportunity the sport has on the worldwide stage! Great job by all those involved making this happen 👊🏼