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Words can’t express the admiration, love & appreciation for my dad. He inspired me to play/coach the best game on the planet. No one enjoys losing, but the life lessons & #relationships gained from this game over the years are remarkable. Thank you @hdvfootball staff & players!🏈

Coaching is not about what you know, it’s about what you can teach.

"Create an environment that they want to be at versus they have to be at." - Lane Kiffin

The best thing you'll listen to today is Utah Jazz Head Coach Will Hardy talking about the tax of being a leader: 🏋 Leadership is not a position you hold—it’s a responsibility you carry. The weight isn’t in the title, it’s in the people who trust you with their time, energy, and belief. 📊 Before metrics, before outcomes, before strategy—there are humans. Leadership is a human-to-human commitment to see, serve, and develop the people in front of you. ✊ There is a tax on leadership. And it's paid in consistency, in hard conversations, in choosing standards over comfort. You don’t get to clock out from being the example! The cost is of being the head coach is real... but so is the impact on every life you’re responsible for. 🌱⏩🌳

Sean McVay nailed the job description. Be an elevator. Lift people to their highest potential. That's it. That's leadership. 🔥

“If you don’t fail, you’re not even trying.” — Denzel Washington

I asked Dan Hurley the same question I asked Tom Izzo: why does the media have a problem with coaches coaching players hard? Hurley: "Society has gotten soft in a lot of ways... The real world is tough and cruel... I'm preparing my players for life."

"Old School Principles + New School Methods." - Mike Macdonald

Culture of the staff is by far the BIGGEST opportunity for improving a football team . . . and it gets almost no attention. (except on the staffs I work with) Culture work targets the locker room when the real culture need is in the staff room. Staff --> Culture --> Players

💥If you want to be an elite ball coach, you must be a master teacher. 🔑A master teacher makes hard things simple. ⛔️A novice teacher makes simple things hard. 👇Clark Lea gives the formula to be a master teacher in 45 seconds.

The most revealing question you can ask someone is this: "I am at my best when I am ____." You’ll learn more from that answer than a stat sheet or a highlight reel. Here’s Sean McVay with one of the best responses you’ll hear.

@hilliardtharp Spirit night this Thursday @AJdublinoh 4-7pm

The Art of Coaching: Being demanding without being demeaning. This is one of the biggest challenges for a coach. How do you maintain high standards, expectations, & accountability, and still build relationships and trust? Ben Johnson 🔥

You will never complain about your life again after seeing this…

Parents: Your kids have a .000001% of playing a professional sport Yet through sports done the right way, your kids have a 100% chance of building resiliency, learning life lessons, developing relationships & gaining confidence Sports done the right way are the ultimate teacher

The lie we tell ourselves. “Once we win one I’ll be happy.” - Sean McVay Winning doesn’t fill the void. It just moves the finish line. The real joy? The grind. The growth. The people.

LEADERSHIP IS LONELY "If you are going to be a leader, you’re not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable." (Kobe Bryant) ~ via @ChambersHoops

Seniors: Your season of lasts is here. Last bus rides, rivalry games & home game. Last time competing with this group that became family. Some of you are already nearing the end, so don’t take a second for granted. Soak it all in, because it will never be exactly the same again.