Last year’s coaches crushed it. Here’s a thread of their breakthroughs, wins, and lessons! 🧵👇

Reflect and flush. Reflect to learn. Flush to move on. Both are part of growth.

Culture and competitiveness should feed each other, not cancel each other.

Patience doesn’t mean lowering your standards.

Your inner blocks shape how you think, feel, and perform. Do the inner work — it shows up everywhere.

Start practicing what you DO want to happen. Watch how good you get at it.

All teams, players, and coaches are responding to success and failure all year long. How EVERYONE in your program responds — dictates everything.

The mental load of coaching is heavier than most people realize. There’s an invisible load that impacts performance, leadership, and life. Managing it isn’t soft — it’s a competitive advantage.

WHAT PEOPLE SEE vs. WHAT PEOPLE DON'T SEE People see our "successes" or "failures" but they don't always see the reasons behind those results!

I went to a practice where every game was to one point. They played a best-of-seven series… to one. Every point was the game-winner. Every possession mattered. That’s one way to build urgency.

Whenever you have a player in a slump. Remind them: “The first thing to do when you’re in a hole is to stop digging.” Stop making it worse. Assess the situation. Start building a ladder.

Most of us are great failures. Few of us are great reflectors. Failure isn’t the problem — dwelling in it is.

Let go or be dragged. Simple. Hard. True.

Scrimmage season. Can’t wait to play someone else to see where we’re really at. (Play someone else...) “Damn… we got a long way to go.”

When I’m working with a coach who’s future tripping, I usually ask: “What if your whole team was thinking like this?” It snaps everything into perspective.

A lot of coaches right now are struggling with locker rooms that almost feel TOO GOOD. The culture is high… but the edge isn’t there. You can have both. You just have to build it. Connection and competitiveness can coexist.

Mentality shows up in how players + coaches respond to success and failure. Every team faces both. The elite ones keep their response on a trajectory that leads back to growth + winning.

Being a first-time head coach feels like you’re building the plane while flying it. No manual. No perfect plan. Just belief, adjustments, and a lot of learning midair.

Truth. You have to be able to tell it. Take it. And live it. That’s real leadership.

What do you want to be known for as a coach? Where are you coming up short? Two questions that change everything when you’re honest with yourself.

Gratitude helps you see the opportunities, not the obstacles.