Coach 360

How you weekend has a direct impact on how you perform during the week. It's not separate from the rest of the week or from your personal identity. When you weekend poorly (i.e. wasting time, doing things you shouldn't), it's a symptom of a deeper issue with the balance in your life.

Leaders rise above the TGIF mentality. They recognize that although the things you do might be different on the weekend, how you do things shouldn't be any different from the weekly hustle. In this episode, Mackey breaks down five steps to help you weekend well.

Key Takeaways: -If it's not right, don't do it. -The weekend doesn't give you permission to avoid taking care of responsibility. -Reflect on the prior week so you can do better in the week ahead.

To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum email Colton at [email protected] or visit www.2words.tv/gameplan

According to Coach Eric de los Santos of Irving High, athletes want discipline because it equals freedom. The team at 2 Words definitely agrees. Coaches expect things from their athletes that the kids might not expect of themselves, and discipline is the only way to make it a reality. Discipline gives us the space to learn and grow within boundaries that keep us safe and focused. It gives us the freedom to succeed.

In this episode, Coach Eric also gives advice on working with athletic program and community traditions, learning from mistakes, and creating leaders through athletic programs.

Key Takeaways: -There are always lessons to be learned from mistakes. -If you want leaders, you have to help create them. -Understand that you are learning every single day.

To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum email Colton at [email protected] or visit www.2words.tv/gameplan

Lao Tzu, Oprah Winfrey, and Charles Darwin all have something in common: They get the importance of time management. Time is a precious, finite resource. Each minute that passes can't be retrieved, and how we spend our time is a direct reflection of what our priorities are. In this episode, Mackey dissects three quotes that give us insight into how we can make the best use of our limited time.

Key Takeaways: -How you spend your time is your choice. -The day will come when you run out of time. -When you say no to something, you say yes to something else, and vice versa.

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If you want your athletes to invest their time, energy, and effort in your program, you have to invest in your athletes. Continuously building relationships with your student-athletes allows you to speak to them on a deeper level than pep talks and plays.

In this episode, Coach Chance Westmoreland of Argyle High School shares why building relationships is crucial to a sound athletic program. He also provides tips and techniques for how to build and strengthen those relationships.

Key Takeaways: -Model and set the example for your athletes. -Challenge your athletes to make them better players. -Always build relationships with your student-athletes.

To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum, visit 2words.tv/gameplan or email Colton at [email protected]

When you start something new, the very novelty of it makes everything exciting. You're curious and ready to see where this new activity can take you. But there will come a point when that stops. This is the point when motivation fades, and there's a long slog to get through before habit makes this hard thing easy.

To honor your integrity, you have to do what you said you would do, even when it's hard or the novelty has worn off. In this episode from a ruck in Cedar Hill, Mackey explores why doing what you said you would do is so important to yourself and to your athletes.

Key Takeaways: -Do what you say you are going to do. -Novelty and curiosity are not enough to create a habit because they will eventually fade. -Recognize that your athletes are watching your actions.

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Investing in your athletes is sort of like investing in a 401k for retirement. The more you put in, the more you will get out later. That investment is particularly important when you join a new program. The athletes don't know you yet, and they probably won't be ready for you to drop a 50 lb. hammer on them in practice.

In this episode, Colton and Head Football Coach Kurt Traylor of Lee High School in Tyler ISD discuss what it means to invest in your athletes and how the PRIDE mentality helps frame the program at Lee HS.

Key Takeaways: -When athletes don't know you, you can't come in a be hammer right away. -Be positive and find the positive. -The more you invest in your athletes, the more you can draw from them.

To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum email Colton at [email protected] or go to www.2words.tv/gameplan

No matter what season you're in, it will come to a finish. High school ends, college ends, eventually even the pros retire. Every season will finish, but you choose how you will finish it. Will you finish strong—blowing past the finish line? Or will you have a meh finish where you reach the line, but not at full steam?

How you finish is how you set yourself up for success. You'll have to finish; there's no choice about that. But there is a choice in how. Remember these two words: Finish Strong.

Key Takeaways: -Finish strong in the little thing, and you'll train yourself to finish strong in the big things. -What you do today matters for tomorrow, so don't quit! -Everyone will finish, but not everyone will finish the same. It's a choice.

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Things won't always go our way. During tough times, our primary job as coaches is to be there to support our athletes. We can help them grow through the struggle as long as we stand firm and support each other.

This inspiring message and more comes from Coach Travis Reeve, Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Cuero High School. In this episode, Coach Reeve tells us about his team's phrase "uncommon men win" and their four core values.

Key Takeaways: -Ever person has a chance to make a difference and to influence the world. -If you develop the person, the development of the athlete will come, too. -You can tell what is most valuable to your team by what you are most intentional about.

To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum email Colton at [email protected] or visit www.2words.tv/gameplan

"Because I said so" isn't just a statement of authority. It's also a statement of dependability: Because I said so, it will be done. Dependability is all about doing what you say you are going to do. Dependability will always beat ability because no matter how much talent you have, it's worthless if you can't be depended upon to do what you said you would do.

In this sample from the 2Words Character Development curriculum, Mackey lays out the difference between ability and dependability, and why dependability will win every time.

Key Takeaways:

-Talent does not exempt you from the getting the little things right. -When you are dependable in the little things, you'll be dependable in the big things. -The most important ability you can ever have is dependability.

To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum email Colton at [email protected] or go to www.2words.tv/gameplan

We love talking to coaches like Head Football Coach John Fish of Bonham high school about the values of their program, their ideas about the most important skills for coaches and athletes, and good, sound advice.

In this episode, Coach Fish shares his program values, including discipline, relating to peers, and responding to our emotions. He tells us why being detail-oriented is a valuable skill for coaches and players. He also gives advice such as the importance of learning a team's identity when you start with a new program.

Key Takeaways: -Be driven by the process, not the results. -Both coaches and athletes should learn to be detail-oriented. -Understand the team identity before anything else.

Learn more about the 2Words Character Development Program at www.2words.tv/gameplan or email Colton at [email protected]