Here’s something, for context:

We are deeply entrenched in the mental health and wellness era, and when clips like this get posted, it’s met with a blend of “atta boy, teach ’em young and raise ’em right” countered with “this is incredibly unhealthy for youth and generates childhood trauma and anxiety”.

I’m not one to really side with either. All kids are different, and having three girls I realize each one is different and requires different approaches to navigating them through life, with a common theme of “be a good person”.

How about you…what’s your take on this coach’s speech to his young players? What camp are you in and how do you want a coach to approach your child or grandchildren when it comes to coaching youth sports?

Discuss.

I take this, as with everything on socials, with a grain of salt. I can’t say I’ve heard of this before but it does, in fact, sound like Kirby Smartisms. Maybe it’s an amalgam of various things he’s said throughout his years in Athens.

That’s quite the list.

Personally, I’ve always liked the mantra (from Hunter S. Thompson, but probably from others, as well): “anything worth doing, it’s worth doing right”.

I like it. I also like “better to be thought a fool and remain silent than to speak and remove all doubt.”

What truism or code guides your day to day?

Feel free to share with the class, we can all learn a thing or two, even at our ripe old ages.