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13 Jul 271. Building Servant Leaders | Tony Benedetto | Woodrow Wilson HS

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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...

10 Jul 270. How to be a Humble Competitor | Jeff Traylor | UTSA Head Football Coach

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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...

06 Jul 269. Win the Day | JD Berna | Magnolia ISD

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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,...

29 Jun 268. Everything Speaks to Something | Kenneth Loyd | Chapel Hill ISD

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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...

26 Jun 267. How to Finish Strong with Mackey at Midlothian Heritage

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There are a lot of reasons for finishing strong, such as showing your integrity by finishing through instead of at the line and pushing yourself to your limits so you can reach your goals. But perhaps one of the most important reasons to finish strong...

24 Jun 266. On Sexual Harassment with Jesse Mahler and Valencia Peterson

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Most young people look at respect as something you earn, not something that is given to you. But this thinking is completely backward. We should respect others because of who WE are, not who they are. Respect is at the core of creating a team...

22 Jun 265. The Quit Factor | Tim Teykl | Alvin ISD

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Ownership is one of the keys to making sure our athletes stay in the game. In other words, if we want to keep them from quitting, and if we want them to play to their highest level, we’ve got to help them feel that they...

19 Jun 264. Stop Limiting Yourself with Mackey

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Your health limits how far you can go in life. When you’re in poor health, it limits what you can do and the impact that you can have on others. That’s not to say that illness or obesity will always prevent people from reaching their...

17 Jun 263. Anger Rights with Mackey

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Anger is a powerful emotion. It can destroy so quickly and so completely. And sometimes, what it destroys cannot be rebuilt. Anger can destroy relationships and entire lives. But the thing is, anger is also useful if it’s used in the right way. When the...

15 Jun 262. Know Your Role | Dusty Crafton | Boyd HS

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The team belongs to the athletes as much as it does to the coaches, and the team is bigger than athletes or coaches. Everyone is working together in service of the team. And if there are people who aren’t working in service to the team,...

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13 Jul 271. Building Servant Leaders | Tony Benedetto | Woodrow Wilson HS

10 Jul 270. How to be a Humble Competitor | Jeff Traylor | UTSA Head Football Coach

06 Jul 269. Win the Day | JD Berna | Magnolia ISD

29 Jun 268. Everything Speaks to Something | Kenneth Loyd | Chapel Hill ISD

26 Jun 267. How to Finish Strong with Mackey at Midlothian Heritage

24 Jun 266. On Sexual Harassment with Jesse Mahler and Valencia Peterson

22 Jun 265. The Quit Factor | Tim Teykl | Alvin ISD

19 Jun 264. Stop Limiting Yourself with Mackey

17 Jun 263. Anger Rights with Mackey

15 Jun 262. Know Your Role | Dusty Crafton | Boyd HS