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Tim Thompson
@Tim_Thompson316
Husband,Father,Coach. Granville High School Wide Recievers Coach & Baseball Coach. Construction Skilled Trades Outreach (Views are my own)
Granville Township, Ohio Katılım Haziran 2009
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As a coach…this should be your why.
Expo Recruits@ExpoRecruits
A GOOD Coach can change a game. A GREAT Coach can change a life. ❤️
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PLAYERS: Just because you work harder than someone else doesn't mean you'll win, get more playing time, be praised, get attention, or achieve your individual goals. But not working hard makes those things nearly impossible in the long run. Be consistent and don't give up.
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Coaches are always evaluating player on everything from performance to how they handle themselves in tough situations….but ….players are doing the exact same thing to coaches.
Set the example.
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It is well stated…but most coaches take this for granted and don’t hold athletes up to this standard all for the sake of winning.
Coach Maloney@CoachMaloney14
…… Well Stated ……
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Arguably the most successful season in program history. The coaching staff knew from the first week of practice we had a special group. The entire team worked hard everyday. We had positive vibes in the room. Trust the process… work hard….and this is the end result.
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I always get asked by many people, parents and even other coaches why I continue to “do this to yourself”…..it’s not a burden and it never will be.
John Perry@jperry_nixa
A Coach’s Calling: To Make a Difference A coach’s job is not about themselves. At its best, coaching is a calling. Great coaches understand something important: they are just one person standing in the middle of thousands of lives. Yet they choose to show up every day with the purpose of making those lives better. They coach to add value. They coach to bring hope. They coach to remind people of the possibilities within themselves. Sometimes a player shows up carrying the weight of a hard day, a difficult home life, or the pressures of growing up. A great coach creates a space where, even if only for a moment, that young person can breathe, believe again, and see what they are capable of becoming. Great coaches help people juggle life’s challenges. They help them face fears. They help them discover strength they didn’t know they had. They don’t do it for recognition. They don’t do it for applause. They do it because making a difference in someone’s life is the reward. As Billy Graham once said: “A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime.” That’s the power of coaching. Coaches add value. Coaches create hope. Coaches make a difference. And the great ones never stop. #CoachingMatters #MakeADifference #Leadership #Impact #NeverStopGettingBetter #ServeOthers #CoachesChangeLives
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As a head coach, every decision you make should have this as your #1 priority….What’s best for the kids? In hiring, firing, schemes, facilities…you name it. Sometimes this forces us to swallow our pride but pride has been the downfall of many a coach. It’s not about “us” as coaches.
Simply put, the decisions you make should always be in the best interest of the team and your players.
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The benefits of living in Columbus! Thank you @OhioStateFB for allowing us to come over for spring practice.
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Looking forward to the upcoming season! @GameStrat @Granville_FB
GameStrat@GameStrat
The most reliable & fastest in-game video replay system on the market.
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Early in my coaching career I had a talented player who was chronically five minutes late to everything. Not egregiously late. Just five minutes, every single time. I let it slide because he was good and I didn’t want the conflict.
Within a month, half the team was showing up five minutes late. Nobody said a word. The standard just drifted.
That’s when it hit me. You’re either actively maintaining your standards or you’re passively lowering them. There’s no neutral position.
I’ve also learned that expectations and standards aren’t the same thing, and that distinction matters more than most people realize.
Expectations are the vision. The why. In my programs they’ve always been simple. Have fun. Create great experiences and relationships. Learn and grow. That’s the emotional foundation everything else gets built on.
Standards are the daily behaviors that actually get you there. Be on time. Be trustworthy. Have a growth mindset and work hard. Take responsibility for your actions. Encourage the people around you. Don’t make excuses.
When those are clear and consistent something interesting happens. The standard becomes the authority, not the coach. I don’t have to lecture anyone. I just point to what we all agreed on. The conversation stays about the behavior, not the person. That’s where real accountability lives without anyone feeling attacked.
What I’ve seen over 25 years is that the teams, families, and programs that define these things clearly and hold them consistently almost always outperform the ones with similar talent that don’t.
It’s not magic. It’s just clarity. People do better when they know exactly where the lines are. Kids especially. They don’t struggle in high standard environments. They struggle in ambiguous ones.
Whatever you walk past becomes your new standard. The good news is it works in both directions. Raise the bar and hold it, and the people around you will rise to meet it. Every time.
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