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Post by hunhdisciple on Nov 29, 2017 1:22:02 GMT -6
Had a kid tell us he was going to miss the rest of the week. He was running to the bathroom because he had to poop, and he tripped. The doctor said he broke his ACT. He should be good to go on Monday.
We still bring that story up, and none of us can choose what we love more. Breaking an ACT, or tripping while running to poop.
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Post by coachloosearrow on Dec 8, 2017 10:56:25 GMT -6
HAHAHAHA we had this one this year. Our starting RB/DB has a brother that's a senior, doesn't play football. Kid comes up and says "I wont be at practice today because me and my family have to go to the hospital". As a coach, we reply "oh of course is everything OK" he replies "My brothers girlfriend had to be rushed to the hospital because her colon is bleeding"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA yeah!!!! Never asked any questions after that.
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Post by aceback76 on Dec 8, 2017 11:34:11 GMT -6
We STRESS the following:
N O E X C U S E S
Any excuse for non-performance, however valid, softens the character. It is a sedative against one’s own conscience. When a man uses an excuse, he attempts to convince both himself and others that unsatisfactory performance is somehow acceptable. He is - perhaps unconsciously - attempting to divert attention from performance; the only thing that counts is his own want for sympathy. The user is dishonest with himself as well as with others. No matter how good or how valid, the excuse never changes performance.
The world measures success in terms of performance alone. No man is remembered in history for what he would have accomplished. History never asks how hard it was to do the job, nor considers the obstacles that had to be overcome. It never measures the handicaps. It counts only one thing - performance. No man ever performed a worthwhile task without consciously ignoring many a plausible excuse.
To use an excuse is a habit. We cannot have both the performance habit and the excuse habit. We all have a supply of excuses. The more we use them the lower become our standards, the poorer our performance. The better we perform, the less plausible our excuses become.
Next time you want to defend your sub-par performance, say instead (at least to yourself):
No Excuses!
Notice the startling effect this will have on your own self-respect. You will have recognized your failure. You will have been honest with yourself. You will be one step closer to the performance habit. You will be a better man for it. We will be a better team!
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Chief
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Post by Chief on Dec 13, 2017 18:34:59 GMT -6
Had a JV kid this season who, every Tuesday or Wednesday, would text me at lunch and say, "Coach, I came home for lunch and pucked all over the floor."
Next week, Mom would text me, "Kid came home and just started pucking all over the floor again. What a mess. Won't be at practice today."
This went on, literally, for about 6 straight weeks.
Finally, I told them that if he missed anymore practices, he wouldn't play in the next game. He didn't miss again.
Also, I never had the heart to correct their misspelling of the word "puking".
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Post by CoachJohnsonMN on Dec 13, 2017 19:32:55 GMT -6
We STRESS the following: N O E X C U S E S Any excuse for non-performance, however valid, softens the character. It is a sedative against one’s own conscience. When a man uses an excuse, he attempts to convince both himself and others that unsatisfactory performance is somehow acceptable. He is - perhaps unconsciously - attempting to divert attention from performance; the only thing that counts is his own want for sympathy. The user is dishonest with himself as well as with others. No matter how good or how valid, the excuse never changes performance. The world measures success in terms of performance alone. No man is remembered in history for what he would have accomplished. History never asks how hard it was to do the job, nor considers the obstacles that had to be overcome. It never measures the handicaps. It counts only one thing - performance. No man ever performed a worthwhile task without consciously ignoring many a plausible excuse. To use an excuse is a habit. We cannot have both the performance habit and the excuse habit. We all have a supply of excuses. The more we use them the lower become our standards, the poorer our performance. The better we perform, the less plausible our excuses become. Next time you want to defend your sub-par performance, say instead (at least to yourself): No Excuses! Notice the startling effect this will have on your own self-respect. You will have recognized your failure. You will have been honest with yourself. You will be one step closer to the performance habit. You will be a better man for it. We will be a better team! I want this on a t-shirt!!
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