Is your “want ethic” bigger than your “work ethic”? If so, you have caught the disease of entitlement.
Go be your best YOU! If it was easy, everyone would do it! Be different!
As coaches, we spend a whole lot of time worrying about and talking about kids who aren't bought in or who aren't doing right.
Let's spend some more time bragging on the ones who are working their tails off, doing extra, and who would run through a wall for you!!
Sometimes a kiddo just needs a pat on the back and an atta boy! As coaches, it’s our job to coach em hard and love em hard, but most importantly, we have to make them feel needed. Sometimes one small piece of corn will keep em around and locked in!
#HSFBCoach
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AD/Head Coaches:
Every decision you make should be based on what’s best for your team/program!
It doesn’t have to be a popular decision. It just has to be what’s best for your kids!
👊🏻
People who are making fun of Urban Meyer about the job making him sick....🙄! The amount of pressure involved in being in charge can be overwhelming. Most of it is self-inflicted. Don’t judge the person in the seat until you’ve sat there!
#noarmchairqbs
The ultimate goal in coaching is to win kiddos, not rings!
Advice to the ROCKS:
1. You can’t save em all, but you dang sure have to try!
2. Be loyal to your brand or find another outfit to ride for.
3. Marry someone who can help your calling and understands the commitment.
In 1985, this Throckmorton boy moved to Vega and met his lifetime sweetheart. We dated for 6 years and today we are celebrating 31 years of marriage!
We have loved each other through the great times and the tough times and ALWAYS will!
#BLESSED
Love ya…
@BrandyBwood
Had a coach ask me: Do you really think I'm making a difference?
My response: Would the kids notice if you were absent?
Absolutely!
Coaches always make a difference! WE do it on different levels, but WE all make a difference.
Today's kiddos need us bad! Stay the course!
Top 3 Things you need to be a successful Head Football Coach?
There will be lots of opinions, but 1 of the 3 that is not arguable:
*A wife that is not only supports your mission, but one that stands right beside you on the mountains and in the valleys!
#mineisastud
#TPW
Heard my wife scream from the bedroom this morning so I ran in there to find this guy! He had been crawling on her shoulder!! 👀
I haven’t seen her since…. Think she took off running back to the Panhandle….
Started dating this gal in 1985 in Vega, TX!
Convinced her to marry me in 1991!
Today we’ve been married 11,680 days (
#32
)!
What a ride we are on! Love ya big!
@BrandyBwood
Is there really discussion about getting rid of the handshake line because some grown men messed it up…
Should we create a transfer portal for non-hand shakers?
Sportsmanship, accountability, facing tough times with your head up, etc…🤦♂️
Life ain’t easy!
Takeaways from my first 3 weeks in College Football:
1. Kids are kids!
2. Ball is ball!
3. Clear expectations and consistent accountability matter!
4. RELATIONSHIPS DRIVE THE CULTURE OF THE PROGRAM!
5. Coach’Em Hard, Love’Em Harder!
The formula is the same no matter the age!
To all my fellow coaches:
Be ENCOURAGED as WE make a difference even in times when it’s not visible. Coach em hard and Love em Harder!
“This world needs a locker room!”
I’ve sat in on a number of interviews this week!
2 thoughts:
1. There isn’t a perfect job but always a perfect opportunity!
2. Sometimes God will put you in place with a purpose that has little to do with you, and a whole lot to do with those who surround you.
Remember a few years ago when we worried about which NFL players were taking knees during the National Anthem?
Well…now we are watching games where all of the players are on a knee (together) praying for a injured brother, asking for healing!
MY GOD IS BIG!!!
Love the argument that kids aren’t the same as they used to be!
Fact is…they have changed!
Why….because of Adults!WE demand less of kids.
I heard it called “the disease of low expectations” one time.
Kids will rise to whatever expectation WE set and demand!
#truth
If you ever make the statement… “That’s the way we’ve always done it.”, You sure better be able to explain why it’s still the best way to do it! Otherwise… 🤫!
Things change!
Happy 28th Anniversary to this sweet lady!
@BrandyBwood
As normal, we will not spend it together as I am waiting on a plane to get me to Houston for my 26th
@THSCAcoaches
Coaching School! I am blessed way beyond what I deserve for sure!
@Shallowater_FB
Too all my THSFB Coaching buddies….
I hope you slept well last night! If you know, you know!!
Hope you don’t get any sleep til mid December! 😉
Good luck and remember…. You can’t win em all if you don’t win the first one! 💪
@THSCAcoaches
“Don’t ever think you’re the only one who can do what you’re doing at the place you’re doing it. We all have an expiration date. Leave it better than you found it!”
Everyone gets to choose whether their oar is in the water or not!
#RTB
@THSCAcoaches
Coaches: Seek out those kids on your team today who are doing everything you ask of them: play hard, on time, accountable, etc….
Let them know they are appreciated and noticed!!
Sometimes we forget to do that because we are spending so much time on the bubble guys!
I am very thankful to lots of coaches who have helped me grow as a coach, dad, husband and person. This guy deserves a big ol’ THANKS BOB!! Through thick and thin, this guy has, and will have my back. These kind of folks are hard to find! You are much appreciated!
@BobBackus1
Wonder what it would be like if we all pulled for each other and loved one another instead of looking for, and waiting for, someone to make a mistake and attacking it? I wonder if our kids would learn something valuable from us by watching how God calls us to act?
#2
We make time for who and what is important to us. If someone or something is not a priority, it isn’t because we are too busy, but because we choose not to make it a priority.
Ain’t nobody that busy!
Make a list and go to work!
If we are recruiting you and are going to make an offer, you can bet that we have already talked to your High School Football Coach!! High School Football Coaches are critical in getting the information that we need!
#trustfactor
#straightlinerecruiting
@THSCAcoaches
Congratulations to SHS senior, Kami Wood, on signing to play golf at Central Christian College as she continues her education after high school! We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments, Kami!!
#5
A Harvard Study found that found that there are 4 critical factors in successful business:
Intelligence
Information
Skill
Attitude
The first 3 make of 7% of success, while attitude makes up 93%.
“As a man thinketh, so is he” Proverbs 23:7
#dungyuncommonlife
The “REAL COACH WOOD” as most of our athletes over the past 30 years have referred to Brandy, is making a big move! If you have a wife that is ALL IN on the mission of loving and growing kids, you know this hits BIG! I am blessed to call her my life partner and teammate!
#IYKYK
3 things in life you can take to the bank:
God’s Grace
God’s Mercy
God’s Unconditinal Love
What else really matters?
Fight the good fight as today is the priority!
Jeremiah 1:17-19
If you aren't hugging kids necks, shaking their hands, "picking on them", giving 'em good-games, etc... are you really investing and building relationships?
Try this: Find 1 kid today and tell them "I love ya kiddo!" That is a day-maker for lots of kids in today's world!
#DHT
When looking for answers, you can find a bible verse, or saying, and twist it to make it the answer you are looking for. The hard part is to dive into scripture, seek Gods’ guidance and let it tell you what the answer really is. The WORD is the word.
#LISTEN
Our pastor said today:
“WORRYING is a sin because WORRYING means that you don’t think God is in control or that he can’t handle the situation.
“God can open doors that no man can shut and close doors that no man can open!” (Revelation)
Sunday takeaways!
BitterSWEET DAY! We just dropped
@kobyrwood
off at
@HSUCowboys
for fall camp. He’s in GREAT hands no doubt and will do AMAZING things. Go prove yourself AGAIN son!
#blessedMomAndDad
The grass is greener where you water it!
Be where your feet are!
Whatever job you have, do it at the highest level.
Championships are won when nobody is watching!
@Burnet_FOOTBALL
#Dabo
For years I’ve told our players: Right people, Right places, Right things!
It’s much easier said than done, and it’s the same for adults as well.
“Bad company corrupts good character!” 1 Cor 15:33
Here’s a SHOUT-OUT to all JV football players!
Your roll and the impact you have on the Varsity Teams success is often not recognized as much as it should be!
You guys are SPECIAL!
There is HONOR attached to having to earn your wings!
You are appreciated! 👊🏻
Our identity is built on the finished work of Jesus, not on the opinions or approval of other people. We try to justify our actions by comparing ourselves to others. Sin is sin! Being a believer does not mean we are perfect, but Jesus IS! Have a great Sunday!
#BETTER
With the passing of some really great coaches over the past few weeks, it will make a coach do some thinking.
During these sad times, there have been very few instances where the focal point has been season records, championships, bowl games, etc…
Some things never change!!
1st Day of School: Kid shows up and wants to play FB!
Coach: We’ve been practicing for 2 weeks. Where have you been?
Kid: I didn’t know it started already?!
Come’on Man!!
Even as Christians, we sometimes fall into the: “Man, I hope that guy gets what’s coming to him!”
Be quick to remember that God doesn’t give us what we deserve (MERCY), yet he gives us everything that we don’t (GRACE).
In the end, we will celebrate with those around us!
Our calling as a coach should be all about kids!! It’s that simple!
Our success each day should be judged by seeds sown. The harvest reaped is secondary!
Are we driven by outcomes or by attacking the process we must go through to get the desired outcome?
Lots of folks “want ethic” is greater than their “work ethic”!
There is no magical formula. Just hard work and discipline!
COACHES…Ever feel like you’re drinking water from a firehose? Lots of stuff coming at you from every direction? Stressed? If not, you’re doing it wrong.
Breathe, it’s all perspective!
I was blessed today by Rodney McGee and
@CoachesOutreach
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#ALLIN
@Burnet_FOOTBALL
There is not a better profession in the world than coaching!
Some days you win Championships!
Some days it seems like around every corner, something or someone is waiting to kick you in the groin!
Either way, don’t tell me how rough the water is, just bring the ship home!
Coaches: The culture of your program is the priority at every level! Create expectations and don't waiver!
Players: Buy-in to the culture, earn your role, and meet the expectation!
The STANDARD is the STANDARD! Raise the BAR!
COACH'EM HARD ---> LOVE'EM HARDER
We had a pretty special guest speaker this morning for the DAWGS!
“Toughness is a choice!”
What a good dude! WE were blessed this morning!
Side note: The only thing that bothers me about him is a punt return in Lubbock a few years ago that I can’t forgive! 😜
#WRECKEM
Heard about one of our DAWGS,
@KalebMaynard6
getting baptized this morning! There is no greater “W” than being on God’s TEAM! Congrats Kaleb!
@Burnet_FOOTBALL
I got a “Coach Paycheck” today! Walked out of church to see this guy standing at the front door.
@major_mccully
is one of my favorites! He was a great Mustang Football player and is a SUPER KID! Always good to get a hug from a former player! Thanks for stopping in Burnet!
Kids!!
I am working the hurdle station at Summer S&C and a incoming 9th grader says… “Coach, I bet your knees are rustier than these old hurdles!” 😂
There was a day when I would have said “Get on the line and let’s see!”
Well….today was not that day! He was 🎯! 🤦♂️
Sunday Takeaway:
If you have a “dead cow” in your life that is attracting vultures, varmints, etc…., you can choose to fight them off or get rid of the “cow”!
Address the problem, not the products of the problem. One takes care of the other!
‼️ HS ATHLETES ‼️
Your work ethic and “get after it level” should not change just because a college coach shows up to watch your workout!
If you’re a DUDE, you’re a DUDE no matter who’s watching! That’s who you really are and your coaches and teammates know it!
💯 ALWAYS!
Stand strong men!
James 1:12
12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
Stand up!
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Psalm 94
We have to do what’s right, as there is a day coming!