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So when is it ok to have a 2nd grade reading level? The 2nd grade.. but at Florida St. Univ.?? WAC Culture (Win at all Cost)

There is proof that a win at all cost culture is still around.  When Student Athlete’s can attend a major university, be pushed through and then cannot do something as basic as read, there is a problem.  Parents, you need to make sure you stay involved with your young athlete. Demand proof, see reports, ask for  graduation rates, etc.  Although FSU  has released this report, it shines a spotlight on their instatution and the culture there.  Who’s to blame?  Well there is enough to go around. From the second grade teacher, to the Provost at Florida State University, to the parents. Who is the loser? As usual its the Student Athlete.  Read the article below and I hope it moves you to “get off the bench” and get invovled. 

FSU releases NCAA transcripts: Some Noles reading on 2nd-grade level? – Dr. Saturday – NCAAF – Yahoo! Sports.

Leadership Culture.. by The Speaker Man

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Ok. High School coach Allan Trimble suspends himself…

We often criticize coaches for NOT stepping up and taking responsibility. Not the case with Jenks Ok, high school football coach Allen Trimble.  This is a great example of what should happen when grown folks make mistakes and try to teach life lessons to young people.  This coach is truly a double goal coach.  Winning is important, but Teaching life lessons are MORE important. His actions have just given social proof to his players that it is ok to stand up and hold yourself to a higher standard. Read this Rivals article below for the story. 

*** Parents, please know the rules before you move you Student Athlete for athletic gain.  For the proper steps to take please contact the NCAA and get guidance before you commit to this type of move. When things go bad, the Student Athlete will most likely  come out on the short end of the deal *****

Rivals High – Jenks Okla. coach Allan Trimble suspends himself.

Time Out with The Coach Mark Wiggins intro

Get motivated in 60 sec. A full time out in basketball. I will be giving you insights and thoughts and insights to help you “move you from the bench to the starting line-up of life.”

A great display of sportsmanship helps a young man become a true winner.

I speak to students athletes about life choices, some will move you closer to your goals, and others will take you further way. But, I also tell them that you can get back on track if you begin where you are.  Read the link below about a young man who’s own choices sided tracked his chances to play at the college level, but in the process learned what it means to be a true Winner. Now people are looking at him in a different light.  Get off the Bench….

ArkansasVarsity.com – Ark. player ends game with noble gesture

So why do we do it that way?

 

There is a story about a mother who was cooking thanksgiving dinner and while preparing the turkey, she cut the neck off and placed it in the pan.  The young girl watching her mother, asked, why she did it and her mother said “my mother just did it that way!”  S0, the mother asked her mother why she did it and her mother said, “Oh baby, I just did that so the turkey would fit in the pan because the pan was too small”   Sports culture can be just like that. Coaches will continue to do something just because, that’s the way it was done to them, or it’s always been done that way.  Why change?  But sometimes culture needs to be shaken up.  When it is, you can be surprised by its results.  If you think your youth sports culture doesn’t need to be change, it’s time to change.  Read the article below by Yahoo sports. It deals with the Oakland Raiders.  If they can change their culture and see results…. I’m just saying.. Sometime change is good, and necessary.  GET off the Bench..

Raiders adjust to different camp under Cable – NFL – Yahoo! Sports.

College program changes culture and goes back to youth sports roots. The change could be for the better

 

Culture equals the “The Way we do things around here.”  As colleges continue to adjust to the financial crisis and budget cut backs, they are falling back to their youth sport roots. Example, New Mexico State, in an effort to stretch their budget has done something unheard of at the collegiate level.  However, this move could prove to be a huge culture change for the better.  They have made a request of their fan base that could truly make New Mexico State a sports family.  Maybe it’s something that other colleges should consider for their culture.   Read the following story below from Rivals.com

New Mexico State hoping for quick turnaround, orange slices – Dr. Saturday – NCAA Footb

 

Mark “The Speakerman” Wiggins – Shake the Haters

In Texas at a youth to work conference.