Husband, Teacher, Coach. Family-Pride-Commitment. On the Quest to be the Best. Stay on Your Wall.
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"If you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way."
-Tony Dungy
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Joe Mazzulla on reports of the Celtics vibes being high at training camp
"Every team you lead is the most together team right now. Because we haven't traveled. No one's gotten benched. No one's been on a losing streak. No one's gotten blamed in the media. No one's had to go stand in the corner for 10 minutes and not get the ball. So, you learn those things as the season goes on, and you just learn how to work through those things together. And you can't simulate those. It just comes with time. And so, right now I would say all 30 teams feel great about themselves, and we got to wait till adversity hits. And adversity is even a strong word. There's nothing really adverse about playing in the NBA. But we got to wait until stuff doesn't go your way, and then you got to figure out who we are and how we're going to be at our best."
(Via @NoaDalzell)
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Massive win for the @Panthers.
The most beaten up team in the NFL heads into the bye week 2-2 with a chance to get some guys healthy.
Legendary nights for Bryce and TMac.
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The Browns are signing RB Jaleel McLaughlin to the practice squad.
I really like this addition for Cleveland. McLaughlin (5-7, 187) played 3 seasons with the Broncos in a committee role.
- 41 games
- 226 carries
- 1,093 yards
- 4.8 YPC
- 3 TD
- 59 receptions
- 263 yards
- 4 TD
That’s a solid young player with experience and proven NFL success to have in case of injury.
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Jaleel McLaughlin catch and run for a Broncos TD!
MINvsDEN on @NFLNetwork
Stream on @NFLPlus
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Going from David Newton to Mike Kaye is a major upgrade for the ESPN Panthers beat
Bingo. I always hear adults say that “kids these days are soft.” Wrong. Adults are soft. Kids are what adults allow them to be.
I am retiring this year after more than 20 years in public education. I’ve learned one truth above all others: kids need high standards, accountability, and adults willing to challenge them to become better.
We are losing that in our public schools at an alarming rate in both the classroom and the athletic arena. Too often, when our teachers and coaches demand discipline, accountability, and character, they become targets simply because some people don’t get their way or others are not willing to put forth the same effort. I have seen this time and time again, especially over the last 5-6 years.
If you want to see what real leadership in education looks like, take a look at Scott Clemons the Head Baseball coach at North Stanly High School in Stanly County, NC. Coaches like him don’t just build teams, they build young men of character, responsibility, and resilience. Those are the people in education we should be supporting, not running off. We should be celebrating the success of high school programs that families want to be a part of instead of tearing them down. No matter if it is a baseball team, a Debate Club or a theater program.
What school systems do not understand or seem to care about is when you attack a coach who has built a bond and relationship with his players the way Scott has, you are truly affecting the children. If we are in education for the right reason and want whats best for our kids then we need to back and support our most valuble assets. When you are willing to run off the best of the best in caring for young people, public schools are in danger.
@_NSBaseball, @NSHS_Comets, @StanlySchools, @Clemdawg9, @MoGreenNCDPI, @NC_Governor, @NS_BoosterClub, @langstonwertzjr
🤦♂️ The game of basketball IS PLAYED with a shot clock. There is no other justification needed. Schools, boards, and committees need to pack up their excuses and adapt to how the game is played.
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Just going to leave this here…
We will discuss this at length on next week’s episode of JJ and Luke!
h/t: @sfdata9ers
Great read for teachers and coaches. Coaching IS teaching.
Great read from @rustindodd on Dusty May working w/ teaching expert
He has "created a culture that is 1 part Ted Lasso, 1 part HS teacher: always curious, never judgmental
But it also represents a larger idea: the benefits of coaching like a teacher."
nytimes.com/athletic/7167858…
