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Building a Championship Program: Modeling the SEAL Teams
I didn’t set out to model my lacrosse coaching philosophy after the U.S. Navy SEAL teams — but once I was exposed to their culture, there was no going back. I had the rare opportunity to learn directly from SEAL team members and to coach their sons…
The Honey Badger Mindset
Elite lacrosse performance demands more than speed, strength, and skill. It requires an unshakable mindset — one rooted in confidence, resilience, and relentless effort. To understand this mental edge, many coaches and athletes look to nature for in…
A Letter to My Younger Coach Self
If I could sit down with my younger coaching self, I would tell him that coaching is about far more than winning lacrosse games. These are ten lessons about learning, leadership, culture, relationships, and building strong people through lacrosse.
When High Standards Feel Like Too Much
One of the hardest things for a coach to understand is why an athlete can hear the exact same correction that another athlete receives — and respond to it completely differently.
You Can Build the Rink. They Have to Want to Stay on the Ice.
There is a story about Wayne Gretzky and his father, Walter Gretzky, that I think every youth sports parent and coach should understand.
Youth Sports Starts and Ends With the Adults
“The more money parents pay, the more invested they feel, the crazier they get, the more likely their kids burn out.”
The Skill That Separates Great Athletes: Attitude
There is one skill that separates athletes who consistently perform at their highest level from those who never quite reach it.
7 Things That Tell Me Your Athlete Has a Good Coach — And Winning Isn’t One of Them
There is a tendency in youth sports to measure a coach by the scoreboard.
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