Steve D'Agostino

You're almost never going to have that, right? And so you have to sacrifice in some areas. So if you're going to prioritize the coaching over everything, then you can't all of a sudden come back and be like, well, my kid's playing half the game. Yeah, but he could have played on this team where the coaching might not have been as good and they would have played the whole game.

You're almost never going to have that, right? And so you have to sacrifice in some areas. So if you're going to prioritize the coaching over everything, then you can't all of a sudden come back and be like, well, my kid's playing half the game. Yeah, but he could have played on this team where the coaching might not have been as good and they would have played the whole game.

But you prioritize coaching. And so there's no perfect scenario. And so the parents have to really, hey, what do I prioritize? And if they're not in a great situation, maybe their kid's not playing a ton. Great. Support him through it. And then he should be stronger or she should be stronger because of that. And they got through it.

But you prioritize coaching. And so there's no perfect scenario. And so the parents have to really, hey, what do I prioritize? And if they're not in a great situation, maybe their kid's not playing a ton. Great. Support him through it. And then he should be stronger or she should be stronger because of that. And they got through it.

Yep. So we can get into the talent levels later because obviously the more talented you are, the more opportunities you're going to have. But I would say this, and this is kind of like – what I've come to realize with this generation, and this is if everybody had this mindset of this is what you're trying to build in your kids, right, with youth sports.

Yep. So we can get into the talent levels later because obviously the more talented you are, the more opportunities you're going to have. But I would say this, and this is kind of like – what I've come to realize with this generation, and this is if everybody had this mindset of this is what you're trying to build in your kids, right, with youth sports.

If you can get your kid to be competitive and resilient, you've done your job. Doesn't matter how many games you've won, what sport you're playing, you know this, when they get to college and beyond for life, if they're competitive and they're resilient, they're gonna have a good chance to succeed.

If you can get your kid to be competitive and resilient, you've done your job. Doesn't matter how many games you've won, what sport you're playing, you know this, when they get to college and beyond for life, if they're competitive and they're resilient, they're gonna have a good chance to succeed.

And so for our development and our training, how do we put them in situations where they have to be competitive? Wins, losses, go as hard as you can. And then put them in adversity so they learn that failing is a good thing and they're going to build up that resilience within themselves. Then go let them play whatever sport you want. Start a business.

And so for our development and our training, how do we put them in situations where they have to be competitive? Wins, losses, go as hard as you can. And then put them in adversity so they learn that failing is a good thing and they're going to build up that resilience within themselves. Then go let them play whatever sport you want. Start a business.

You're competitive, you're resilient, you're going to figure it out. That's really what the mindset should be for you sports and beyond.

You're competitive, you're resilient, you're going to figure it out. That's really what the mindset should be for you sports and beyond.

Yeah, clarity. And fifth grade, sixth grade may be too young for them to completely understand it, but they'll get it. Competitiveness is not the result. It's the action. Okay, what does that mean? You're focused. You're engaged. You're giving 100% effort. You're being physical. You're trying to do everything that you need to do to win the game. The result is separate from that.

Yeah, clarity. And fifth grade, sixth grade may be too young for them to completely understand it, but they'll get it. Competitiveness is not the result. It's the action. Okay, what does that mean? You're focused. You're engaged. You're giving 100% effort. You're being physical. You're trying to do everything that you need to do to win the game. The result is separate from that.

right you could be more talented and not be not compete in a game and still win that's not a good thing right so them understanding that that result of winning is separate from the action of being competitive yeah

right you could be more talented and not be not compete in a game and still win that's not a good thing right so them understanding that that result of winning is separate from the action of being competitive yeah

I think you put them into challenging situations, right? And so, like, you know, we'll do it with, you know, in our area, we've been lucky. We've had a ton of really good, like, shooters come out of this area. You know, Joe Girard was at Syracuse in Clemson. Kevin Herter was in the NBA. Joe Cremo was at Villanova.

I think you put them into challenging situations, right? And so, like, you know, we'll do it with, you know, in our area, we've been lucky. We've had a ton of really good, like, shooters come out of this area. You know, Joe Girard was at Syracuse in Clemson. Kevin Herter was in the NBA. Joe Cremo was at Villanova.

And so what we what we do is we try to get them in a situation where let's say they come in and we're doing shooting stuff where they're not going to win every drill. I think and you know this with coaching, you want every drill a lot of times to be like clean and you want your kids to do it like really well. And part of what I've started to embrace is like chaotic drills.

And so what we what we do is we try to get them in a situation where let's say they come in and we're doing shooting stuff where they're not going to win every drill. I think and you know this with coaching, you want every drill a lot of times to be like clean and you want your kids to do it like really well. And part of what I've started to embrace is like chaotic drills.