April 2020 - 2 Words Character Development

29 Apr 243. Celebration is Contagious (and so is complaining) with Colton and Mackey

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Celebration is contagious. When we see someone smile or laugh, we want to smile and laugh with them. Complaining is also contagious, though. When we hear someone complain about the weather, it makes us realize it’s too hot, too muggy, or too something when moments...

27 Apr 242. FAST: Faith, All in, Selfless, Toughness | Sam Harrell | Ennis HS

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Team values that aren’t put into practice are just words. That said, having an easy-to-remember acronym to consistently remind athletes of our team values can help athletes to turn those words into action. In this episode, Coach Sam Harrell breaks down the acronym FAST, which...

22 Apr 241. Do Today’s Work Today with Colton and Mackey

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Our work adds up a little at a time until we reap big results. But if we don’t put in our little bit of work today, that little bit rolls to tomorrow, which pushes tomorrow’s work to the next day, just like a snowball begins...

20 Apr 240. Do Right, Act Right | Mike Fecci | Mckinney North HS

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In this episode with Coach Mike Fecci of Mckinney North High School, Coach Fecci stresses that winning games is a byproduct of a great team culture. The young man or woman must be built first; then the winning part will take care of itself. It...

17 Apr 239. Training Up Mental Toughness | Zac Harrell | Athens ISD

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Our athletes have the capacity to become tough, gritty individuals. As coaches, we have the capacity to help them get there. We want to teach our athletes to be mentally tough, to do the right thing in everything that they do, and to succeed at...

15 Apr 238. Be a Coffee Bean with Guest Damon West

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Inside every struggle there is tremendous opportunity. We live in interesting times, and interesting is often a euphemism for difficult. But even in these interesting, difficult times, there are opportunities everywhere. Opportunities to affect others. Opportunities to get up and do something. Opportunities to step...

13 Apr 237. Second Chair Leadership with Colton and Mackey

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Description: Second-in-command, second chair, assistant coach. These are all ways of describing the same thing: a leader. An assistant coach is just as valuable to the team as the head coach. A second chair has a responsibility to help the first chair become his best,...

09 Apr 236. Thank You, Coach with Guest Angus Reid

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Description: Coaches are under a lot of pressure to get wins and have model athletes, but there isn’t necessarily a lot of praise or thanks for all the hard work that goes into meeting those demands. But coaches are helping to develop the adults of...

06 Apr 235. Navigating the Coach at Home Season with Colton and Mackey

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In the midst of uncertainty with school and business closures, Mackey and Colton bring us this episode, where they discuss accepting reality, taking action, and being there for our athletes and our F.A.M.I.L.Y. Mackey and Colton want to remind us that it’s okay to be...