Coach 360: A Podcast For High School Coaches

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 is this: Your finish line today will be your starting line tomorrow. In this episode, Mackey explains why and how to finish strong in everything that we do. Key Takeaways: -Your finish line today will be your starting line tomorrow. -You start where the weakest teammate ends. -When you learn how to finish strong in sports, you learn how to finish strong in life.   To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit our website at 2words.tv/gameplan3.

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 and school culture where it's not only okay, but expected that student-athletes will stand up and say "this is not right" with regards to sexual harassment.  In this episode, Jesse Mahler and Valencia Peterson discuss how coaching is a platform for preventing sexual harassment. There is a privilege that comes with being a coach, and we need to use that to our advantage to stop sexual harassment from happening in our schools. Key Takeaways: -Coaching is a platform for sexual harassment prevention. -Respect looks like healthy communication and vulnerability. -Repetition is everything.   Valencia Peterson is an assistant football Coach at Penn Wood Highschool in Pennsylvania and is the Founder of Open Door Abuse Awareness Prevention also known as ODAAP. Find more of her w

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 have a stake in our athletic program. When our athletes have ownership, they have passion, and with that passion, they will find success in sports and in life. In this episode, Coach Tim Teykl explains why ownership is so important in athletics and other parts of life. Everything in sports mimics life, and if we can teach our athletes early what it feels like to take ownership and be passionate about their hard work, they will find success later in life, too.  Key Takeaways: -When you're given ownership, you have passion. -When you have passion, you can succeed. -Everything in sports mimics what happens in life.   To learn more about our 2words Character Development Curriculum, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit our website at www.2words.tv/gameplan3.

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 dreams or influencing their community. But it is true that the healthier you are, the further and faster you can go. Health isn't about just one thing, but to get healthy you do need to take one step in the right direction every day. In this episode, Mackey dives in on the importance of doing the work to get healthy. Key Takeaways: -The healthier you are, the further and faster you can go. -The healthier you are, the longer and better you can serve. -Take one step in the right direction every day.   To learn more about the 2words Character Development Curriculum, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit our website at www.2words.tv/gameplan3.

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 destructive nature of anger is kept in check, it can be used for positive change. Angry indignation at the suffering or unfair treatment of others can help us create a new, more equal world. But we have to remember our Anger Rights, or that force for good will become the force of our destruction. In this episode, Mackey breaks down the three Anger Rights and encourages us to remember that when we use our anger to lift other people up, to fight for equality, then we can bring about positive change. Key Takeaways: -You have the right to be angry, but your anger does not have the right to have you. -You have the right to get angry, but its not right to get there too quick. -You have the right to be angry, but you don’t have the right to be disrespectful.   To lea

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, people who aren't fulfilling their roles, then the team breaks down. But if everyone has a We over Me mentality, there's nothing the team cannot accomplish. In this episode, Coach Dusty Crafton tells us several ways to bring the team together for the greater We. Key Takeaways: -Give your athletes ownership on the team. -Establish a We over Me mentality. -Dealing with a little pain and adversity is good for you.   To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit our website at www.2words.tv/gameplan3    

The only way to finish strong is to give your best to the cause or goal straight through (not to) the finish line. There will be real consequences for our world if this generation of coaches fails to finish strong. You are that generation, and you have a great responsibility to your athletes, your family, and future generations to prepare the leaders in your locker rooms for the world they will face tomorrow. Part of that preparation involves teaching tomorrow's leaders how to finish strong. In this episode, Mackey dives deep on what it means to finish strong and how to do it. Key Takeaways: -Change the mindset from a "have to" to a "get to" mentality. -If you're going to finish strong, you cannot do it alone. -Continue giving your best, even when it costs more than you thought it would.   The Mackey Leadership Camp will be held online, July 6-10, 2020. Details will follow upon registration.    The MLC Virtual Summit is completely free, and you are encouraged to get as many of your team to participate as poss

Having a 5-star talent is not as important as having a 5-star character. Talent cannot take you very far without a solid foundation of good character. Talent can also only take you as far as your character will allow. So in that sense, character is both a foundation and ceiling. This is just one of the things that makes character so important in our lives. In this episode, Mackey breaks down why character matters. Key Takeaways: -Character is a talent amplifier. -Character is both a ceiling and a foundation. -Character will limit how far your talent can take you.   To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum, please email Colton at Colton@2words.tv or visit our website at www.2words.tv/gameplan3   The Mackey Leadership Camp will be held online, July 6-10, 2020. Details will follow upon registration.    The MLC Virtual Summit is completely free, and you are encouraged to get as many of your team to participate as possible. Register Today!  https://form.jotform.com/92875089599179

Culture is a mindset. When your mindset is that your team's culture matters and the values you talk about settle into your daily mindset as guiding principles, that mindset, that culture, becomes evident to your athletes so that they can share in it. When athletes see that the athletic program is important to their coaches, the program will become important to them, too. In this episode, Coach Billy Mathis discusses the importance of culture in building a successful athletic program. Key Takeaways: -Culture is a mindset. -Athletes can hold each other accountable. -Kids will run through a brick wall for you if they know that you love them.   To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum and our e-learning resources, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit our website, www.2words.tv/gameplan3   Connect with Coach Mathis: bmathis@weatherfordisd.com @coachn_4christ

Systemic racism is a topic too big for any one person to tackle. That's why a movement grew on social networking sites and turned into protests in the streets. The movement is people, black and white and everything in between, coming together to say "This is wrong and I will not remain silent." In this episode, Mackey addresses current events related to systemic racism and his perspective on why we have to keep fighting until it's gone.  Key Takeaways: -We have to call right right and wrong wrong. We cannot allow wrong to be normal. -Saying “I don’t see color” is not helpful in fighting racism, it just normalizes everyone else’s experience to your own. -What starts on Twitter can't stay on Twitter.   To learn more about the 2words Character Development and our e-learning resources, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit our website at www.2words.tv/gameplan3   Schedule a time for Mackey to virtually encourage your athletes by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv

Thomas Edison is credited with saying some version of the quote: "Opportunity is missed my most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like hard work." In this episode, Mackey encourages us to look past the overalls to the opportunity underneath. Yes, there will be hard work involved. But if we do today's work today, we will reap the benefits of growth tomorrow. Key Takeaways: -If we want to get where we want to go, we have to do what we don't want to do. -Do not miss the opportunity of growth because you aren't willing to put in the work. -Do today's work today.   To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum and our e-learning resources, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit our website at www.2words.tv/gameplan3   Schedule a time for Mackey to virtually encourage your athletes by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv 

Our athletic programs aren't just here to let kids run around with a ball. The program exists to make our student-athletes better, to help them become the men and women who will lead our society in the future. That's why we can't just talk about our values and personal codes, we have to actually live it out so our athletes can see it clearly. In this episode, Coach Chris Fisher breaks down the phrase OneFamily, which he uses to guide his athletic program and his life. It's a partial acronym that stands for: Faith, Attitude, Mental Toughness, Integrity, Love, and You.  Key Takeaways: -You can't just talk about OneFamily, you have to live it. -Let your yes be yes and your no be no. -It's a calling to be an educator and a coach.   To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum and e-learning resources, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit www.2words.tv/gameplan3 Schedule a time for Mackey to virtually encourage your athletes by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv.

We tend to think that if we practice long enough, hard enough, the thing we're doing will be easy. But the truth is, things don't get easier, we just get stronger. And the only way to get stronger is to fail. That's right. It is not our successes that help us improve so that the hard things seem easy, it is our failures that propel us to that place. In this episode, Mackey breaks down why the most important lesson we learn from athletics is how to fail. Key Takeaways: -Athletics teach us how to fail. -Things will go wrong in the game of life. -Things don't get easier, we just get stronger.   Schedule a time to for Mackey to virtually encourage your athletes by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum and our e-learning resources, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit www.2words.tv/gameplan3  

Often we view complaints as negatives. After all, complaints tell us what is wrong with the world, and who wants to be reminded of that? But this thinking is backwards. Complaints don't just tell us what's wrong. Complaints offer an invitation to make wrong things right. In this episode, Mackey reminds us that life is based on how we see things and that we can choose to see complaints as invitations for change.  Key Takeaways: -Complaining is an invitation to get involved in something that is not right. -Life is full of invitations and complaints. -Whether you see invitations or complaints depends on your choice.   To learn more about our 2Words Character Development Curriculum and our e-learning resources, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit www.2words.tv/gameplan3   Schedule a time for Mackey to virtually encourage your athletes by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv

Discipline and accountability go hand in hand. We must hold our athletes accountable for their actions both when they are with us and when they are away. Our athletes represent our athletic program, which is essentially our brand. They are representing us when they are in other teachers' classes and when they are out with their friends. We hold them accountable for their behavior regardless of where they are because that is how we will instill discipline in them. In this episode, Coach Claude Mathis breaks down why discipline and accountability should be high priorities for any coach.  Key Takeaways: -Your athletes represent your athletic program. -All coaches should be held accountable. -Do not let the little things pass. To learn more about our 2Words Character Development Curriculum and e-learning resources, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit www.2words.tv/gameplan3. Schedule a time for Mackey to virtually encourage your athletes by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv

We all need a little encouragement from time to time--encouragement to look out for our FAMILY, encouragement to help us through tough situations, and encouragement to remind us of what's most important in life. In this episode, Mackey serves up these three types of encouragement. He reminds us that every member of your family (whether that's blood relatives or sports fam) is important to making the family successful. He encourages us to remember that our response is always within our control. And he encourages us to tell the people we love how proud we are of them. Ready to be encouraged? Key Takeaways: -We are only as strong as the weakest one of us. -Tell the people you love that you are proud of them, and be specific about why. -We can't choose our circumstances but we can choose our response.   To learn more about our 2Words Character Development Curriculum and our e-learning resources, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit www.2words.tv/gameplan3.   Schedule a time for Mackey to virtually enc

Adversity reveals a lot about us. It reveals the level of our integrity, our humility, and our toughness. During times of adversity, business is not as usual. That's why we are called to show either the best of us or the worst of us, depending on if we default to serving others or serving ourselves. In this episode, Mackey discusses how adversity exposes our true character and how we can make times of adversity reveal the best of us. Key Takeaways: -We get great at what we give reps to. -Tough times don't last, but tough people do. -Tough people win.   To learn more about the 2Words Character Development and our e-learning resources, please email Colton at Colton@2words.tv or visit www.2words.tv/gameplan3.   Schedule a time for Mackey to virtually encourage your athletes by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv

One of the greatest gifts we can give our athletes is helping them understand that they are playing for family. When they see their teammates as brothers and sisters, there is no limit to what they will do for each other. The greatest edge you can give your athletic program is a culture founded on family. In this episode, Coach Jeremy Reed discusses building a greater culture from the inside out. Key Takeaways: -You have the greatest edge when you have a greater culture. -You have to understand the community in which you are coaching. -Be consistent with your standards and expectations.   To contact Coach Jeremy Reed with any questions you may have, please email him at jeremy.reed@yukonps.com.   To learn more about our e-learning resources, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit www/2words.tv/gameplan3.   Schedule a virtual locker room talk with Mackey by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv.

We spend a lot of time thinking about being champions on the field, but what about being champions in the home? How do we become championship fathers? How do we teach the boys in our athletic programs and under our roofs to be championship fathers when they grow up?  In this episode, author, mentor, and friend, Carey Casey tells us that being a championship father starts with being present for your kids. He reminds us that millions of boys and girls go to bed every night without a father in the house. You can't be a father to all of them, but you can be a championships father to the children in your life.  Key Takeaways: -Always be teachable and be around people who will take you further than you can take yourself. -Championship fathers listen to their kids and are present for their kids. -Encourage your athletes and children to deal with disappointment.   To learn more about our e-learning resources, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit www.2words.tv /gameplan3.   Schedule a virtual locker room t

"Do what you can with all that you have wherever you are." Teddy Roosevelt Thinking about what you can't do or don't have is easy, but useless. Thinking about all the good you could do if you were in a different location is also useless. If you want to make a difference and have an impact, focus instead on what you CAN do with what you DO have, right where you are standing. Remember: Leaders always lead, regardless of circumstances or resources. Key Takeaways: -It's easy but useless to focus on what you can't do. -Focusing on what you can do will get you infinitely further. -Leaders need to focus on what they can do, not what they can't do.   To learn more about our e-learning resources, email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit www.2words.tv/gameplan3.   Schedule a time for Mackey to virtually encourage your athletes or coaches by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv!