“If you're not humble, it's hard to be coached. If you can't be coached, it's hard to get better.”
-Jay Wright

Good reminder for us all today.

Good Morning!! Drink your coffee. Have a blessed Sunday!!
#coffeetime ☕️☀️ #lifetips 🤓😂😢🤗 #YouGotThis 👊

Show up with gratitude.
Be present.
When a bad thought enters the mind, you can choose to have a good thought next.

max homa has been putting on a masterclass when it comes to mental performance this week, and it’s translating to physical performance.

Kindness counts! 🧡

“Winning isn’t the point.
Wanting to win is the point.

Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you’ve done is the point.

The game is never over. The secret of the game is in doing your best. To persist & endure.”

— Pat Summitt

The GREATEST sports parents are those who let the coaches coach, the officials officiate, are their children’s biggest support system, and spend more time and energy focusing on their child’s character, work ethic, and education, than anything else.

~from Coach Hines 🇺🇸

Average is not elite.
Players can't expect to put in an average effort & become elite.
There is nothing wrong with average.
But, there is something wrong with giving an average effort & expecting elite results.
Settle for average, stay average.
Demand elite, become elite.

'We say culture is simply how we act, interact, and respond. That's it.' - Shaka Smart

No better culture coach in the country

(Via Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness 🎥)

I've been going to the gym for 10 years.

Here are 50 things I wish I had known from the beginning:

1. A gym membership is cheaper and more effective than antidepressants.

Why A Great Record Doesn’t Always Equate To Great Coaching In Youth Basketball…
- Can 5-15 Be Greater Than 20 - 0!?

One day I got to thinking...

5 wins and 15 losses might be greater than 20 wins and 0 losses at the youth level.

And here's the whole idea behind that bizarre…

.dawnstaley on the bond she creates with all of her players: “If there were ever a secret to being a great coach, that’s it: the connection.⁠
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I need to have a personal relationship with each player. I, just like they do, have to be invested. Something other than basketball…

Parents: Stop:

Coaching from the stands
Yelling at refs
Lecturing your kids after games
Talking about teammates
Telling your kids to ignore coaching
Playing the blame game
Making failure unacceptable

You don’t need to coach. Be supportive. Offer encouragement & just love them!

Players: Enjoy your HS playing days. There’s nothing like playing in front of a crowd of your community members, friends & family & playing alongside classmates. The sense of community & school pride is unbeatable. Relish it; rejoice in it; respect it. It’s over before you know.

Coaching from the stands is disrespectful to …

Your kid!!

The best players can figure out solutions on their own, they don’t need help from the stands. Each game is an opportunity for players to learn how to do that. Yes, they will fail, but they will learn. And ultimately…

3 of the most important things about sports:

Have fun. That’s the reason you began. Don’t ever lose that fire & excitement

Compete. If you’re going to play, give 100%

Don’t ever be afraid to fail. It’s inevitable & one of the most valuable ways to learn.

~ Jon Beck

“Never take anything for granted. Every single day you wake up is a blessing. Focusing on the little things in life and appreciating those things. It makes your day greater because you’re more grateful for the things you do have,” Paige Bueckers
The little things make a…

Inky Johnson (Inky Johnson) said, “Character is when what you do, what you say, and how you live your life becomes one. Character is not something we inherit. Every day we have to cultivate and build it.”

Good character is choosing to do the right thing.

10 Things That…

'They don't put championship rings on smooth hands.'

What comes easy, won't last.
What lasts, won't come easy.
No shortcuts.
No secrets.
Earn it.

Leaders take on more responsibility even if it isn't their fault

(via Ball is Psych 🎥)