Sports Mastery

TWELVE DISCIPLINE OF THE MIND

1. Right Hearing

2. Strength & Courage

3. Right Judgement

4. Love & Affection

5. Power of Expression

6. Imagination

7. Understanding

8. Will Power

9. The Discipline of Order

10. Praise

11. Enthusiasm

12. Detachment

"Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways."

Discipline brings stability and structure into a student athletes' life. It teaches a young person to be responsible and respectful. The observance of well-defined rules is the basis of society. If there were no discipline, athletes would coach themselves and make mistakes without putting the consideration of others first and foremost.

Discipline promotes good behavior to make better teams, organizations, and society.

The ability for an individual to have self-restraint allows them to behave in a consistently stringent and controlled manner. 

"Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It's a state of mind -- you could call it character in action." — Vince Lombardi

Mike Judy is going into his 13th season at Smyrna (DE), 6th as head coach. Judy has amassed a 42-12 record, winning 3 state championships in 5 years.

Prior to Smyrna, Coach Judy served as Offensive Coordinator at Gar-Field HS (VA) and Hargrave Military Academy (VA) Post-Graduate Team. Judy has served as strength and conditioning coordinator at each of the schools, and worked one season in Major League Baseball as a Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Philadelphia Phillies Minor League teams.

A graduate of Wesley College (DE), with a B.S. Exercise Science, Judy served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater under former head coach Mike Drass. Mike was a 4 year starter at offensive line, 2x team captain, and was an all-conference, all-region, and all-American selection.

In this conversation, Coach Judy shares insightful and reflective wisdom on the college football recruiting process. Below you’ll find bullet points that reflect our discussion.

1) visit/photo ops– just because you put on the uni doesn’t mean they are actually recruiting you…probably recruiting your stud teammate OR just want to keep good relationships with your coach/school

2) offers– there was a time once when an offer meant that you’ve made it! Not anymore. Offers mean very little until the ink is dry. Check to see if the offer is committable or not- schools will offer to get you to camp OR to be able to recruit another stud at your school

3) mailings– between social media and mail you will get bombarded. Not all the schools actually will recruit you. But it costs nothing to fill out the info card and send it back. Hand-written letters mean more.

4) timeline– everything is pushed up. high likelihood that very little will happen FBS recruiting-wise starting fall of your senior year. Don’t stop working, but please realize holding out for that big offer may cause you to miss out on the right fit for you. Calculated risk


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5) recruiting questions– I’ve been asked this (in order of most asked): – does he love the weight room? – are there any issues with his parents and your staff? – do his teachers like him/can I speak to his teacher? – what’s his attendance like? Be a complete person. They saw film

6) camps You only have so many days in summer to get in front of coaches. 1 school told me 75% of all commits got offered in camp. With that said- don’t waste a weekend going 12hrs to a school that you don’t physically look like guys they recruit. Be real, go somewhere else

7) Film– this May be (besides GPA) the deciding factor. You HAVE to make “splash” plays that jump off the screen if you want to get $ for college. If the coach pulls up your film and there is no splash, there is no $. Put your craziest plays first. Film of 2-3min. No JV/7v7 film

You absolutely have to stand out & “splash” plays do that. However, any college that recruits you has a different need for that position. Tailor your film for different needs, then position yourself & your film for that need.

8) 7v7 – it is a SUPPLEMENT to your TRAINING regiment. Not for recruiting in most cases. I’m a fan of 7v7 if done properly. It shouldn’t replace other sports/training/camp schedule…

9) other sports– play other sports in HS if you love them. Coaches always ask if he plays other sports…it must mean something to them if they keep asking. Just be sure to compete hard and be a great teammate.

10) Weight room vs Indy training– you do what you need to do. Some schools do it well for free, other schools do not. Assess the situation and do what’s best for you. Caveat- having a 1v1 trainer helps you but not your team, and the sum total of everyone’s effort dictates success

11) GPA-3.0 or bust. Let’s be real-the #1-20 ranked player at your position may not need anything other than to qualify. But many FCS schools cannot get you in with a GPA below a 2.75 (there are exceptions). Hard to call yourself a future college athlete when you can’t perform in high school classroom.

12) Never ignore a coach that reached out to you. Coaching careers often look like a scatterplot-they are all over the place. You never know – the coach you ignored could eventually end up being your position coach… And he won’t forget!

Mike Judy is going into his 13th season at Smyrna (DE), 6th as head coach. Judy has amassed a 42-12 record, winning 3 state championships in 5 years.

Prior to Smyrna, Coach Judy served as Offensive Coordinator at Gar-Field HS (VA) and Hargrave Military Academy (VA) Post-Graduate Team. Judy has served as strength and conditioning coordinator at each of the schools, and worked one season in Major League Baseball as a Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Philadelphia Phillies Minor League teams.

A graduate of Wesley College (DE), with a B.S. Exercise Science, Judy served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater under former head coach Mike Drass. Mike was a 4 year starter at offensive line, 2x team captain, and was an all-conference, all-region, and all-American selection.

In this conversation, Coach Judy shares insightful and reflective wisdom on the college football recruiting process. Below you’ll find bullet points that reflect our discussion.

1) visit/photo ops- just because you put on the uni doesn’t mean they are actually recruiting you…probably recruiting your stud teammate OR just want to keep good relationships with your coach/school

2) offers- there was a time once when an offer meant that you’ve made it! Not anymore. Offers mean very little until the ink is dry. Check to see if the offer is committable or not- schools will offer to get you to camp OR to be able to recruit another stud at your school

3) mailings- between social media and mail you will get bombarded. Not all the schools actually will recruit you. But it costs nothing to fill out the info card and send it back. Hand-written letters mean more.
 


4) timeline- everything is pushed up. high likelihood that very little will happen FBS recruiting-wise starting fall of your senior year. Don’t stop working, but please realize holding out for that big offer may cause you to miss out on the right fit for you. Calculated risk


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5) recruiting questions- I’ve been asked this (in order of most asked): – does he love the weight room? – are there any issues with his parents and your staff? – do his teachers like him/can I speak to his teacher? – what’s his attendance like? Be a complete person. They saw film

6) camps You only have so many days in summer to get in front of coaches. 1 school told me 75% of all commits got offered in camp. With that said- don’t waste a weekend going 12hrs to a school that you don’t physically look like guys they recruit. Be real, go somewhere else

7) Film- this May be (besides GPA) the deciding factor. You HAVE to make “splash” plays that jump off the screen if you want to get $ for college. If the coach pulls up your film and there is no splash, there is no $. Put your craziest plays first. Film of 2-3min. No JV/7v7 film

You absolutely have to stand out & “splash” plays do that. However, any college that recruits you has a different need for that position. Tailor your film for different needs, then position yourself & your film for that need.

8) 7v7 – it is a SUPPLEMENT to your TRAINING regiment. Not for recruiting in most cases. I’m a fan of 7v7 if done properly. It shouldn’t replace other sports/training/camp schedule…

9) other sports- play other sports in HS if you love them. Coaches always ask if he plays other sports…it must mean something to them if they keep asking. Just be sure to compete hard and be a great teammate.

10) Weight room vs Indy training- you do what you need to do. Some schools do it well for free, other schools do not. Assess the situation and do what’s best for you. Caveat- having a 1v1 trainer helps you but not your team, and the sum total of everyone’s effort dictates success

11) GPA-3.0 or bust. Let’s be real-the #1-20 ranked player at your position may not need anything other than to qualify. But many FCS schools cannot get you in with a GPA below a 2.75 (there are exceptions). Hard to call yourself a future college athlete when you can’t perform in high school classroom.

12) Never ignore a coach that reached out to you. Coaching careers often look like a scatterplot-they are all over the place. You never know – the coach you ignored could eventually end up being your position coach… And he won’t forget!

Michael Judy, M.Ed.

Mike Judy is going into his 13th season at Smyrna (DE), 6th as head coach. Judy has amassed a 42-12 record, winning 3 state championships in 5 years. 

Prior to Smyrna, Coach Judy served as Offensive Coordinator at Gar-Field HS (VA) and Hargrave Military Academy (VA) Post-Graduate Team. Judy has served as strength and conditioning coordinator at each of the schools, and worked one season in Major League Baseball as a Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Philadelphia Phillies Minor League teams. 

A graduate of Wesley College (DE), with a B.S. Exercise Science, Judy served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater under former head coach Mike Drass. Mike was a 4 year starter at offensive line, 2x team captain, and was an all-conference, all-region, and all-American selection. 

In this conversation, Coach Judy shares insightful and reflective wisdom on the college football recruiting process. Below you'll find bullet points that reflect our discussion.

1) visit/photo ops- just because you put on the uni doesn’t mean they are actually recruiting you...probably recruiting your stud teammate OR just want to keep good relationships with your coach/school



2) offers- there was a time once when an offer meant that you’ve made it! Not anymore. Offers mean very little until the ink is dry. Check to see if the offer is committable or not- schools will offer to get you to camp OR to be able to recruit another stud at your school



3) mailings- between social media and mail you will get bombarded. Not all the schools actually will recruit you. But it costs nothing to fill out the info card and send it back. Hand-written letters mean more.
 


4) timeline- everything is pushed up. high likelihood that very little will happen FBS recruiting-wise starting fall of your senior year. Don’t stop working, but please realize holding out for that big offer may cause you to miss out on the right fit for you. Calculated risk


*

5) recruiting questions- I’ve been asked this (in order of most asked): - does he love the weight room? - are their any issues with his parents and your staff? - do his teachers like him/can I speak to his teacher? - what’s his attendance like? Be a complete person. They saw film



6) camps You only have so many days in summer to get in front of coaches. 1 school told me 75% of all commits got offered in camp. With that said- don’t waste a weekend going 12hrs to a school that you don’t physically look like guys they recruit. Be real, go somewhere else


7) Film- this May be (besides GPA) the deciding factor. You HAVE to make “splash” plays that jump off the screen if you want to get $ for college. If the coach pulls up your film and there is no splash, there is no $. Put your craziest plays first. Film of 2-3min. No JV/7v7 film

You absolutely have to stand out & “splash” plays do that. However, any college that recruits you has a different need for that position. Tailor your film for different needs, then position yourself & your film for that need.  
 
 8) 7v7 - it is a SUPPLEMENT to your TRAINING regiment. Not for recruiting in most cases. I’m a fan of 7v7 if done properly. It shouldn’t replace other sports/training/camp schedule...


9) other sports- play other sports in HS if you love them. Coaches always ask if he plays other sports...it must mean something to them if they keep asking. Just be sure to compete hard and be a great teammate.
 
 10) Weight room vs Indy training- you do what you need to do. Some schools do it well for free, other schools do not. Assess the situation and do what’s best for you. Caveat- having a 1v1 trainer helps you but not your team, and the sum total of everyone’s effort dictates success

11) GPA-3.0 or bust. Let’s be real-the #1-20 ranked player at your position may not need anything other than to qualify. But many FCS schools cannot get you in with a GPA below a 2.75 (there are exceptions). Hard to call yourself a future college athlete when you can’t perform in high school classroom.

12) Never ignore a coach that reached out to you. Coaching careers often look like a scatterplot-they are all over the place. You never know – the coach you ignored could eventually end up being your position coach… And he won’t forget!


PERSEVERANCE….IS IT REALLY THE KEY TO SUCCESS?

PERSEVERANCE IS THE HARD WORK YOU DO AFTER YOU GET TIRED OF DOING THE HARD WORK YOU ALREADY DID.

How you do anything is how you do everything.

Perseverance is a steady persistence in a course of action-trying again and again. It is the inner machine that keeps you going. I’ve realized that I have to be committed in all I do to have success and not give up, no matter the circumstances. There were times I felt like shutting down this podcast. I felt drained, discouraged and thought it made no sense to continue. Can you relate to this?

Ask yourself this question which will determine if perseverance is the key to success for you: “If you give up, who will fight for you?”

 You may be lacking perseverance as a coach, maybe you are as a student-athlete, struggling as a sports parent, or as an individual trying to overcome a specific challenge. Sometimes it takes very little to bring you to the point of giving up when you are not seeing the result you expected.

Many want to achieve what they want comfortably, but if you’re not yet successful and you’re too comfortable; You are not far from experiencing poverty.

Taking risks is not comfortable: If you were to ask the most successful people in the world how they reached success, they will talk about an uncomfortable time in their life that they had to persevere through.

Let’s take a look at some practical steps you can take to move forward successfully.

HOW TO PERSEVERE THROUGH CHALLENGES

1. Learn how to manage stress and make time for yourself 2. Ensure you set realistic goals and develop the mental capacity to reach them. 3. Have confidence in yourself. 4. Don’t compare yourself to others; we all differ in strengths and talents, and drawing comparisons will put unfair pressure on you. 5. Stay resilient at all times.

How many times have you started an important task or project but gave up when faced with a challenge?

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself how much you would have achieved if you didn’t give up?

How long are you going to make it to the starting line but not the finish line?

Are you not aching to experience the feeling of success instead of getting excited by just watching others?

So what is the challenge that you are facing now and have you been tempted to go back into your comfort zone? If yes, ask yourself this question; will I benefit more from giving up and continuing the vicious cycle – in a Rat race going nowhere or persevering to accomplish my desired success?

EMILY PAPPAS, M.S. EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

WHY is there a disparity of women in the weight room compared to men? It all derives from how women have been viewed in sport since the early 1900s. Why females view lifting as a guy thing stems from years and years of misinformation and cultivation of societal norms that are currently inhibiting our female athletes success.

Emily brings to light these common myths:

1. Q angle, Hormones, and Injury risks ( Alluding it is due to a "structural deficiency" perpetuates a culture that assumes females are less fit for sport. When in fact SOME females have wider hips, some do not. ACL injuries were considered an epidemic 10 years after females were allowed to engage in sport under the NCAA umbrella....yet those females were not pushed to the weight room like men. Rather than explaining this epidemic as a structural or hormonal default, we need to consider the overall systemic strength of our female athletes).

2. Lifting makes you bulky: this statement is not only incorrect but fails to recognize the neurological adaptations gained in strength training (beyond a small amount of "mass") that aids in athletic performance

3. MISSED PERIODS ARE NORMAL FOR FEMALES: completely false and a disastrous mindset. Missing periods (outside of other health issues like PCOS) are defined by REDs as due to low energy availability. This could be a entire topic in itself talking about the relationship females have with food, fear of carbs, lack of protein, body composition anxiety, and how simple nutrition education is the key to helping solve these problems.

4. ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES:t o help regulate periods (again completely false and a misguided belief that could actually lead to long term low bone density as the female ages)

5. LIFTING TOO YOUNG IS DANGEROUS: this is a huge one that applies to males as well

How we as coaches can help educate our parents, other coaches, and our athletes on the importance of strength training and how to create an environment that encourages females...

Emily Pappas holds a master's of science in Kinesiology & Exercise Physiology and is the founder of Relentless Athletics. Relentless is a company driven by science that specializes in the development of female athletes. Relentless consists of a team of passionate and well-educated female sport physiologists & athletic trainers who work to provide proper education and training centered around scientifically-based approaches to strength training, sports nutrition, and sports injury rehabilitation that is specific to the female athlete population.

Emily R Pappas M.S. Exercise Physiology Founder of Relentless Athletics Adjunct at Temple University

The Coaches, The Athletes, The Parents, The Referees...

How Can We Do All Four Respectfully?

With the rising concerns about player safety, the research indicates that 7-on-7 football is not a fad but instead has staying power as the next generation of the sport. With national tournaments, like Pylon, Players of the Future, Adidas, Under Armor, and Left Coast Elite:the verdict is clear. 7v7 Football is here to stay. 

Love it or hate, 7v7 Football brings some of the brightest kids together to compete against one another during the off season. It allows young athletes to gain recruiting exposure through platforms like Twitter and Instagram.

In this episode, we discuss cleaning up the culture and attitudes that surround the competitions such:

• Me first attitudes by athletes
• Verbally bashing referees
• Blatant disrespect
• Entitled parents & athletes

The debate will no doubt continue over the staying power of 7-on-7 football. Nevertheless, it's an excellent supplement to traditional 11-on-11 football when the proper leadership, culture and environment are instilled.

When we focus on more than just winning, the kids will go on to be contributors at their prospective high schools because their skill level is so much higher than kids who don't participate. Because 7-on-7 is an in-your-face type of game, it helps kids learn how to compete at a high level.

Jason Brown, the coach of the Independence Community College featured on season three of Netflix's "Last Chance U," recently resigned from the position. Brown's resignation comes on the heels of his text message to a player, in which he said the following: "I am your new Hitler."

The player Brown sent the text to Alexandros Alexiou, a German native. In an exchange with Alexiou, Brown told the freshman he had 17 disciplinary points out of the 25 you're allowed before getting kicked off the team.

"410pm on field u German f---," Brown texted Alexiou in an exchange Alexiou posted on social media. "u have 17 points toward your 25 points ... u got an extra point for not hanging the lion poster as instructed I'm your new Hitler figure out your life."

To all my fans, supporters, both past and present players, and coaches, please read the following letter that I have posted and please respect my decision. Much love to you all, W.I.N. FOREVER! Once a Pirate always a Pirate! #DREAMU pic.twitter.com/M88TcQKvDQ — Coach Brown (@INDYHEADCOACH1) February 25, 2019

In this episode, we discuss...

1. Was what he said a bad thing? Why/why not. He uses vulgar language regularly. 2. Did team/coach success play a part in this occurring? 3. What is the take away from this experience?

Thomas Stallworth is in his first season as the Giants’ assistant strength and conditioning coach. He shares his thoughts on:

1. What would you tell a young athlete (high school), with NFL aspirations how to approach the strength training process?

2. What aspects, outside of football do you think a young athlete should try and master as they work toward an NFL career?

3. What are your top 3 pieces of advice for the strength coach wanting to work at the NFL level? What is the major difference between collegiate strength & conditioning and NFL?

4. How do you approach leadership as a S & C Coach at the NFL level?

Stallworth came to the Giants from Western Kentucky University, where he spent the 2017 season as the football program’s head strength and conditioning coach.  Prior to his stint at WKU, Stallworth spent one season as the head strength and conditioning coach at Fresno State University. Prior to Fresno State, Stallworth spent time at Texas Tech University after a season at North Carolina State.  Stallworth was the associate strength and condition- ing coach for three seasons at Mississippi State. That included the best season in the program in 2014, when the Bulldogs rose to No. 1 in the Associated Press poll behind the play of quarterback Dak Prescott and earned their first Orange Bowl berth since 1941.  While Stallworth was at Mississippi State University, 12 Bulldogs were drafted into the NFL, seven of them in the first three rounds, including 2012 Jim Thorpe Award winner Johnathan Banks and 2016 NFL second-team All-Pro Bernardick McKinney.  From the 2015 N.C. State team Stallworth worked with, three players were drafted, including quarterback Jacoby Brissett and defensive tackle B.J. Hill, one of the Giants’ third-round choices this year.  Stallworth previously worked as the head strength coach at FCS schools Grambling State (2008-11) and South Carolina State University (2004-08). One of his players at Grambling State was former Giants tight end Larry Donnell.  Stallworth was a linebacker at the University of Tennessee from 1997-2001, a period in which the Volunteers played in five bowl games and won the 1998 national championship, 1997 and 1998 SEC championships.  Stallworth earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management from Tennessee in 2001 before earning his masters from the school in sports administration in 2004. He is currently pursuing his doctorate degree in sport psychology and sports science from the University of the Rockies. Stallworth is married to the former Ingrid Garvin, and the couple has two children, India and Thomas III.

Performing Under Pressure tackles the greatest obstacle to personal success, whether in a sales presentation, at home, on the golf course, interviewing for a job, or performing onstage at Carnegie Hall. Despite sports mythology, no one rises to the occasion under pressure and does better than they do in practice. The reality is pressure makes us do worse and sometimes leads us to fail utterly. But there are things we can do to diminish its effects on our performance.

Performing Under Pressure draws on research from more than 12,000 people, and features the latest research from neuroscience and from the frontline experiences of Fortune 500 employees and managers, Navy SEALS, Olympic and other elite athletes, and others. It offers 22 specific strategies each of us can use to reduce pressure in our personal and professional lives and allow us to excel better in whatever we do.

Whether you’re a corporate manager, a basketball player, or a student preparing for the SAT, Performing Under Pressure will help you do your best when it matters most.

To learn more about Hank Weisinger, PhD visit: www.hankweisingerphd.com