Coaches-yesterday, I shared a thread on how to help our players - those in crisis and those who may struggle silently.

Today, I want to focus on you and your mental health. Coaches are in crisis personally and professionally too. Here are some thoughts: 1. The amount of stress you have to deal with is massive as well. Outside influences and pressures are intensifying. It is important to build a psychological safety system to allow you to be a human without the stressors attacking you - faith, exercise, & family

Coaches-Right now, our student-athletes are going through things we never did. It is more than just needing to toughen up. They need our support through and through. Here are a few thoughts to help:

1. Meet regularly with your players as people first. Talk to them as people 2. Share with them your vision for them in your program. Let them know if you have a plan for them and if you want them to improve, tell them how, don’t just say “you aren’t good enough.”

3. DO NOT EVER leverage mental health treatment as a point of weakness or investment.

People talk all the time about leaving a legacy, but so many times leaders, teachers, and parents-all of us get it wrong.

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip who asked some important leadership questions. 1. Name the 5 wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last 5 Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last 5 Miss America winners.
4. Name 10 people who have won the Nobel prize.
5. Name the last 5 world series winners.