"Your friends stab you in the front." - Oscar Wilde
"To do this job, you need the soul of a poet and the hide of an elephant." - Director Mira Nair
Nobody is completely objective. Go off track if too sensitive, too thick-skinned, too independent, too dependent, uninformed, misinformed, emotional, distracted, whatever.
Put players first. Trying to build a statue instead of a program is a fool's errand. When I went into private practice, a wise doctor said "choose between your patients and teaching. You will always choose the patients and sell teaching short."
"No man is an island." Who takes our temperature? Reach out to people you trust. "Look for the helpers." Don't be put off by the truth. As Kevin Eastman says, "you have to be able to tell the truth, live the truth, and take the truth."
Investing or spending time? Showing up and working hard isn't glamorous. But it's often the best path forward.
Don't whine. Pouting about not getting our share or our way gets us nowhere.
Complexity causes confusion. Keep it simple.
See what our team needs now. Take good notes and act on them.
"Don't major in the minors." Be good at what we do a lot.
Lagniappe. "Chop wood, carry water."
“John, you keep getting in the way of your own potential, because you keep seeing everything as a test. The secret is to understand that nothing is a test, but only an opportunity to learn and grow. Many people never fulfill their potential, because they look at every situation in life as a test. If you look at something as a test, then you will focus only on passing the test instead of maximizing your growth through the experience. Over time, the person who is simply focused on maximizing what they can learn and how they can grow will become much greater than the person who sees life as one continual test to prove themselves.” Joshua Medcalf
Build every house as though it's your house.
Lagniappe 2. Run and jump fan? I believe in selling it as "trap and go" or "trap and switch."
⚡#FullCourtPressureManTips⚡️
— Coach DeMarco, EdD (@Coach_DeMarco) August 29, 2023
As is the case when teaching any concept, breakdown drills are critical to teaching full court pressure, especially the Run and Jump!
One of our favorite progressive drills to teach trapping and interceptor responsibilities is "32 Jump"! pic.twitter.com/qjSNKg6eoi