I taught in the public schools for 11 years.

I coached Wrestling at the middle school level and volunteered at the high school level.

Back when I taught and Coached, the kids worked hard, there were NO 2 ways about it. The expectations were high and if you skipped practice, misbehaved in school or weren't putting in ALL your efforts you didn't compete.

I don't recall parents complaining to me in Coaching but I DO recall my colleagues at the middle school complaining about me because I wasn't doing what they were doing.

I recall a parent complaining when I had the local PD come in to discuss drugs and crime with my students.

I remember my younger brother (a state qualifier wrestler, County & District Champ) was removed from volunteering his time at the high school because ONE kid said "He is mean to me". No one stood up for my brother. He was an asset to that team, a volunteer and 1 complainer is all it took to get him removed from being a VOLUNTEER.

I remember the Football Team losing 36 games in a row and I volunteered my help to them and they told me, "No, we're good. We got this." They went 3 seasons NEVER winning a game and still REFUSED my help.

That brings me to these 4 BIG Mistakes I see Coaches & School Administrators making AND allowing on the regular.

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I hope the stands rises again, where hard work and dedication is the norm, tough coaches who care are not viewed as "he's so mean to me" and coaches who lead team to losing records are NOT allowed to Coach.

The only standard I want to see is EXCELLENCE.

I say that as a Parent, as a Coach, as a Teacher and as an Athlete myself.

I am GRATEFUL for the Coaches that pushed me so intensely. They changed my life.

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Things MUST Change.

HOW Do We Change Them For the Better?

There are MANY Strategies But No Strategy Will Work Unless We TRULY Hire Coaches / Teaches / Administrators who Genuinely CARE.

Caring is the foundation for Success. When someone genuinely cares, they will do the Right things on their own. They will not need someone observing them or giving them a bad report to inspire them to step up. Those who care will do the right thing. Period.

If a Coach can't lead a team to success after 2 or 3 seasons, get rid of him / her. A New leader must be brought in. Great teams are not made during the season, there are 9 months outside of the season can make a BIG impact towards the success of a the athletes.

Administrators have to be forward thinking and often need to find the methods and ideas for the coaches to implement. Turning a blind eye to the Coach who keep delivering a poor product is unethical.

If I had a losing track record as a Performance Coach, my business would be GONE. No one would show up at The Underground Strength Gym. If a restaurant has crappy food and crappy service, that restaurant will go out of business. It will not survive unless the chef, the food, the management and the servers change for the better.

In schools they don't have to change their ways because they don't go out of business, there is no fear of losing what their jobs or losing anything for that matter. You can show up and be average day in and day out (or less than average) and still not lose your job.

Very rarely does someone get let go or demoted in public schools, VERY RARELY. Why? The politics protect the wrong people & Athletic Directors are not directing the Coaches how to step up.It is HARD to guide and lead others as an Athletic Director if The AD him / herself doesn't care or doesn't know!

Until change happens, these coaches and administrators can show up and punch the clock every day. The kids deserve better. As I always say, the kids don't know what they don't know.

Kill the BS politics where we hire based on family, friends and favors. This doesn't mean that your family member isn't a good coach, it means that the BEST man / woman should get the job. Period. EARN it.

The kids deserve excellence and they don't know what they don't know.

The BEST way to step up is to CARE. CARE with ALL your heart. When you care, you are constantly seeking out better ways.

When you Care, You are constantly evolving and you thrive on change because you always want to get better, even if it's just 1% better, you know it ALL counts!

The Coaches & Athletic Directors who are not doing great things are those who:

• The Coaches & Athletic Directors Resist Change and Resist Evolving. They think they're "good enough" or have excuse and blame others for their lack of success. Responsibility for the good AND the bad is key. For results to change, the actions MUST change.
• The Athletic Directors Turn a Blind Eye to the Coaches who Do Not Lead Successful Teams and allow the sub par to continue.
• The Athletic Directors and Coaches are living in the past. 'We always did it this way" or they live on their success from back in the day. GREAT teams must constantly be built UP. The great teams from the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc are GONE. The truth is NOW.

Regardless of your career or endeavor; be it an Athletic Director, a Coach, a Chef, a Police Man.... Whatever you are..... do it to be the BEST. Period. Be AWESOME. Get better every day. You owe it those you serve and you owe it to yourself.

To improve ourselves and to improve as a society, We MUST return to more Spartan like times. There is simply NO fear out there for being average or less than average. Excuses are handed out and if you don't perform you are carried along.

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ATTN Parents & Coaches Who CARE

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