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The Cheat Code: Parents HELPING Your Program
We’ve all heard the stories—parents sending heated emails, making sideline comments, or criticizing coaches behind...
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How to Help the “New To You” Coach
As a practicing AD, I’ve come to realize that one of the most difficult and...
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Going Upstream: Solving Problems at the Source
"You don’t rise to the occasion. You sink to the level of your systems."—James Clear...
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Launching Grit Leadership Well: A Roadmap for ADs
“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the...
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Leadership Momentum
Momentum is real. Watch any sporting event and see the power of momentum to build...
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Core Tenants: Harbaugh, Hurley & Staley
Leading Is the Same As we have learned through the college sports season, all championship...
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“It Always Begins Before it Begins”
Lessons in Preparation and Selflessness The Daily Coach Newsletter Excellence isn’t built in moments of...
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Why We Coach
Renowned poet Dr. Maya Angelou famously said, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people...
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3 Ways to Live a More Joyful Life
I think Joy is different from Happiness. Happiness seems to be something that is a...
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“The #1 Thing I never do with my Kids”
This article offers ways to talk to your kids about their achievements in "non-toxic" ways....
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Immature People vs Mature People
“The first step on the ladder of success is always failure. Immature people don’t deal...
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Actions Speak Louder than Words
This video stirs up a lot of emotions in me. At Grit Leadership, we talk...
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