Clint Burris

Kevin O'Connell on why excuses are easy to find when you're looking for them. "Any excuse you can find they're out there. There are excuses falling out of the rafters...Are you looking for it? Or are you immune to it?" If you’re searching for reasons, you’ll always find them. If you’re searching for solutions, you’ll find those too. One of the most reliable separators in high performance is taking ownership when it would be easier to explain yourself with excuses or reasons. 📹: Vikings

“We’re all blessed equally with the ability to have a great attitude. It’s on you. It’s only on you. Attitude is only you,” Coach Krzyzewski The attitude of a winner dictates how preparation turns into performance. 🎥 @GlueGuys_Pod

There are 5 Core Commitments every player, coach, and staff member must live by if you want to build a championship culture: 1️⃣ Believe — in yourself, your teammates, your coaches, and the plan. Believe or leave. 2️⃣ Commit — commitment isn’t casual. You’re either all in or you’re out. 3️⃣ Prepare — preparation is the separation, especially in the unseen hours. 4️⃣ Execute — excellence isn’t a switch. Keep it on in everything you do. 5️⃣ Compete — not just with opponents, but with yourself. Get 1% better every single day. With all else being equal, the team that does these 5 things best will always have the advantage. 🎥 Catch the full talk here: youtu.be/bbvUgYvbxy4?si…

First Day of 24-25 season is here!!

@_PaigeYando Come on!!!!

@cburris_occ do i need to come out of retirement

Hit me up if you know of anyone!

Women's hoops is in a place it's never been before. I attended final four in Indy with @meeshell_33 and watched UCONN win it all with empty seats all around. Keep the momentum. Keep watching. Just because these girls are moving on doesn't mean it's over. Keep the game growing.

Can not wait to watch the women's final four this year.

Illinois out here just livin' their best lives

Loaded with athletes...again

🐐 Nick Saban is the GOAT and he left us some incredible wisdom for Football and for Life. Here are a few of my favorite "Saban-isms" 🧵

Tell me your dad's a coach without telling me your dad's a coach.

The best teams in the world have bench energy like this “Those that celebrate other’s successes more than their own, will be the most successful in the end”

We grow when we're 'IN' adversity, not when we're saved 'FROM' it. #getBETTER 'IN' not 'FROM' 🔥🦁‼️

Want to be on a Great Team? Be a Great Teammate. What do Great Teammates Do? Here are 7 things Great Teammates Do. 1: Great Teammates are Coachable Allow yourself to be coached. Accept coaching. Coaching is Feedback. Feedback is how you get better. A team of coachable athletes creates a winning team. 2: Great Teammates are Energy Givers Energy is contagious. You are directly responsible for the energy you bring to your team. Choose positive energy! There is something special about teams with great positive energy. 3: Great Teammates Thrive in Their Role All teammates have a role. Know your role. Accept your role. Thrive in your role. Do not try to do something you are not good at. You will stick out like a sore thumb. Be great at what you are good at. 4: Great Teammate Serve Others Serve your teammates. Make them better. If you make them better, you make them better. Great teammates think of their teammates before themselves. 5: Great Teammates Can Be Trusted. Lou Holtz always said his #1 rule for teammates was: “Can I trust you?” It is that simple. Good teammates have trust in each other. 6: Great Teammates are Accountable to the Team. Accountable teammates are always accountable to their team. They are accountable to the standards and culture the team has set. And all accountability begins with self-accountability. 7: Great Teammates Lead By Example. Finally, leadership matters a lot on great teams. Lead by example - everyone can do that. Then, lead vocally. Encourage your teammates. Hold them accountable. Always remember that player-led teams win. _____ Follow me @gregberge for more Actionable Ideas on Coaching, Leadership, Culture, and Teams. Join 8800+ others and subscribe to my free weekly newsletter. The subscription link is in my profile.

Being a Head Coach is HARD Work. I have talked to MANY coaches over my long career. Here are 9 Things Coaches Want Parents to Understand. 1: We CARE about your Child Even if your child doesn’t get much varsity playing time, we care about them. Nothing is ever personal. We love your child. Everyone has a Role. They are all different. But they are all important. Help us celebrate their role. 2: TIME There are only two people who understand the time commitment of a coach. The Coach and their Spouse. We are always “on,” constantly thinking about our team. We sacrifice our Family time to be with your child. We don’t need a pat on the back. Just respect this fact. 3: We LOVE this job. But it is a hard job. Please don’t steal our Joy. Our Passion. Our Commitment. We are losing too many coaches. Help Support us. 4: Coaches want to WIN more than you do. We are very competitive. We put our heart and soul into this job. We are not perfect. Either are you. No one is. Strategy or X’s and O’s matter much less than you think. We are at practice every day. Trust what we see and do. 5: Everything is EARNED. You get what you earn. Don’t blame the coach. Encourage your child to be committed. It is your child’s job to get in the weight room, shoot in the driveway, go to the gym or field, etc. Encourage them to do this. You get what you earn. 6: Trust the PROCESS Team Sports are the ultimate lab setting for life. There will be bumps in the road. It is guaranteed. It is part of the process. Accept this fact. Trust the Process. The life lessons learned will last a lifetime. 7: Winning is HARD Other teams want to win too. Other teams put time in too. Other teams compete too. The season is a grind, and the process is more important than the prize. Learning how to win…and how to lose…is an important part of this process. 8: Your child GETS it. Your child understands. They are at every practice. They know their strengths. They know their weaknesses. They know their role. Don’t feed their youthful insecurities by questioning the coach. This will hurt their experience and the team. 9: Finally, and Most Importantly, this is your child’s experience, not yours. This is important. Let them enjoy the experience with your support. Don’t judge them. Don’t be critical. Just be there. Tell them you LOVE watching them play. Be a fan of the TEAM. ----- Follow me @gregberge for Actionable Ideas on Coaching, Leadership, Culture, and Teams. Subscribe to my free weekly newsletter, Great Teams - Better Leaders 123. Link is in my profile.

Check out some highlights from our 82-75 overtime win over the 9th ranked Lakers of Lake Land College from Sunday evening. Shoutout to our amazing crowd who had the gym rocking! youtu.be/3Kdi1NJSjiE?fe…

Shaka Smart + Tom Crean delivering gold Two great coaches and leaders of young men

Purdue coach Matt Painter says he doesn't have enough minutes for all his guys this year. Great message on what he expects from players"I don't want them to be happy, but be professional.When you get mad and stew. When you get your opportunity won't do as well"(Purdue Athletics)

God dammit man This speech put tears in my eyes Coach Rhule was put on this earth to lead and be a football coach