Coach 360

You don't have to get sick to be affected by the pandemic. Everyone is experiencing loss due to COVID-19, whether that's loss of a season, loss of experiences, or loss of loved ones. Going through this difficult time is naturally going to bring up a lot of emotions, and it's not uncommon to feel like you're on an emotional roller coaster.

In this episode, Mackey explains that it's okay to grieve, but it's not okay to stay in that grief for too long. At some point, you've got to go from grief to giddy up.

Key Takeaways: -COVID-19 can't take away your value or your worth. -It will take more strength to ask someone to help you than to cope alone, but that is the only way to truly heal. -It's okay (and even necessary) to grieve, but it's not okay to stay grieving for too long.

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

If you haven't listened to the Virtual Mackey Leadership Camp Sessions, head on over to youtube/mackeyspeaks and give it a listen!

Starting in a new career is tough. Whether you've been in the job market for a while before taking up coaching or whether coaching is your first job, there's a lot to learn. But perhaps the most important lesson is: Never stop learning. There's a lot of good stuff in this episode for all coaches, but especially for beginners, so don't forget to take notes and learn as much as you can!

Key Takeaways: -Continually grow your coaching toolbox. -Take notes and learn as much as you can. -Don't just be a coach; be a teacher, too.

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

If you haven't listened to the Virtual Mackey Leadership Camp Sessions, head on over to youtube/mackeyspeaks and give it a listen!

Bad days happen to everyone. But not everyone has the character and preparation to respond to bad days in a way that turns those bad days to growth. The good news is that everyone can develop the character and learn how to prepare to do this.

There is nothing wrong with having bad days; they are just part of being human. But if you can turn those bad days into growth days, if you can be the kind of person who handles failure and setbacks with a growth mindset, then you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. In this episode, Mackey provides encouragement to push through the bad day to the growth that is waiting on the other side.

Key Takeaways: -No matter how much you prepare, it is guaranteed that something will go wrong. -Set goals that are worthy of your talents. -Be the kind of person that does what they say they will do, no matter how difficult it is.

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

If you haven't listened to the Virtual Mackey Leadership Camp Sessions, head on over to youtube/mackeyspeaks and give it a listen!

We tend to think of the expectations we set for our athletes as minimums, but in reality, those expectations are generally ceilings. In other words, coaches and athletes are going to rise to the expectations that are set, and go no farther unless we adjust the expectations to a higher standard each time they reach it. In this episode, Coach Tony Daniels reminds us that coaches set the expectations for their athletes, so when our athletes reach those expectations, we've got to move the bar just a little higher to encourage them to keep growing.

Key Takeaways: -It's about more than X's and O's; it's about becoming young men and women. -Embrace the grind. -Learn from those older or in a higher position than you.

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

Success isn't final, and failure isn't fatal. Success will always be interrupted by failure at some point, and failure is necessary for finding success. You can't have one without the other because failure and success go hand in hand. It is only through failure that we learn and grow in the ways necessary for us to find success. In this episode, Coach Bill Blankenship talks about failure, correction, and what both of those things mean for our athletes,

Key Takeaways: -Failing is a huge component of finding success. -Earn your athletes' trust before you correct them. -Use failure as an opportunity for growth.

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

Culture is crucial to success. It's true in business, it's true in the family, and it's definitely true in the locker room. Culture is the soundbite encapsulating what the athletic program or team is really like to be a part of. It's what athletes say about their team to their non-athletic friends or their family. In this episode, we talk with Coach Kevin Flanigan, who explains that a program's culture is determined by it's leadership. If you want to have a great team culture, you've got to be a great leader.

Key Takeaways: -Trust should be the foundation of your program. -The true value you place on something is the time you invest in it. -The leadership of a team dictates the culture, which dictates the behaviors, which dictates the results.

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

Servant leadership means serving first. A servant leader understands that he or she must serve others to find success in life. A servant leader also becomes closer to his or her team through their service to their teammates and the wider community. When a team serves together, it brings them closer together. In this episode, Coach Tony Benedetto gives us advice for how coaches can build servant leaders in their locker rooms.

Key Takeaways: -When athletes serve others together, they become more of a team. -Be explicit about requiring athletes to serve others. -Know every athletes' name and something about them.

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

Sports teach us many lessons that will be useful for the rest of our lives. We are trying to reach students through athletics to teach them the skills and values that will help them find success beyond the game. Sports people have a lot of wisdom to share from their time on the field or court. So in this episode, we are speaking with Jeff Traylor, Head Football Coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and he gives us some pearls of wisdom about using our gifts and talents for the good of others, having a humble heart, and getting back up when we get knocked down.

Key Takeaways: -The gifts and talents you have are not just for you. They're for you to give to others. -Have the heart of a humble competitor. -Be empathetic to how others feel.

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

Life is not all about sports, but sports is all about life. The things that our student-athletes learn in practice and during games will help them well beyond the field, so long as we are intentional about passing on the most important lessons. For example, one of the core values we can teach our athletes is that regardless of what life throws at us or how many setbacks we encounter, it is always possible to win the day by giving our best in everything that we do. In this episode, Coach JD Berna explains this "win the day" mindset.

Key Takeaways: -Be creative and passionate about growth. -Life is not all about sports, but sports is all about life. -Everything that you do, you want to be the best.

To learn more about our 2Words Character Development Curriculum, email Colton at [email protected] or visit our website at www.2words.tv/gameplan3.

We have an influence on our student-athletes' lives. Our words to them matter, so we have to be careful what we say to these young people. They are dealing with middle and high school, the two places where everyone's self-identity is tested over and over again. Our athletes will become what they think they are, so we have to be sure that our words convey their worth, both as members of the team and as individuals. In this episode, Coach Kenneth Loyd reminds us that everything speaks to something, and everybody is somebody.

Key Takeaways: -Everything speaks to something. -Everybody is somebody. -You are what you think you are.

To learn more about our 2Words Character Development Curriculum, please email Colton at [email protected] or visit our website at www.2words.tv/gameplan3