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At FTS our approach to unlocking an athlete's highest level of performance is built on a foundation of strength, power, speed, and agility training.

09/08/2026

Players need to PLAY!! There are a few other things that get encapsulated into it as well, but bottom line Players need to PLAY!! They need to SHOW UP! Just being there doesn’t do it. Talking the game through doesn’t just do it. SHOW UP!!!! This goes for all sports…but in the case of 🏈 it’s ever so more prominent. ⚾️🥎🏀⚽️🥍🏒🏑 you play multiple times a week. 🏈=1 Soooooooo PLAY like it’s your only and your last. I’m guilty myself when I played to think about the next, or think about the next level…but then quickly get grounded when it’s in front of you. So PLAY and SHOW UP!!!!! Don’t have regrets or shoulda’s. Go get it!!! Good Stuff!!!!

09/07/2026

There is NO Substitute for HARD WORK!!!! Yes work smarter not harder is a slogan…but in the end YOU have to KNOW what Hard Work is to even get smarter. 🤔. Good Stuff!!!

09/06/2026

Friends and Classmates…Teammates and Buddies…Family….5 categories. ALL important. ALL part of the journey with sports too. Each can have sub divisions and categories, but generally that’s where it is. Tally the time ya spend with all. You may spend more time with the first in total…bc school is long for the first 12 years 😉 BUT in reality ya dip into category 2 during that day as well. The last one sometimes gets neglected a bit…maybe you’re a teenager and are being a pain in the arse. Possibly just super busy too. ALL three mean a ton though. They all develop whom you become as a young adult, mature adukt, parent, boss, owner, worker…so many levels. Sooooo don’t neglect those categories…ANY of them. Work for them…because they will help ya up when you need it. Good Stuff!!!!

09/05/2026

I ❤️ this GAME. It took a bunch of public school kids Morris Knolls Football and some 5th graders Denville Blue Angels Football to help me realize HOW AMAZING it STILL IS!!!!! 👀 it’s NOT the same physically. It’s not called the same. Both these levels still have some semblance of fun. THOSE listed there isn’t the reason for my passion for it. It’s ADVERSITY!!!!! It’s the DISCOMFORT!!!!! It’s the LEARNING!!!!! It’s the EMOTION!!!!! It brings soooooo much of the world to 10-12-15 min quarters. It brings connections with people whom may not even like each other. (I told ya, I was everyone’s favorite teammate, but certainly not their friend 😂) BUT YOU HAVE to work as a UNIT. You have to stand up as a TEAM. You have to be RESILIENT as a PROGRAM. Then ALL that shows you how to handle, strive and battle in LIFE. Next day!!!!! Let’s GO!!!!! Good Stuff!!!!

09/02/2026

Genuine!!!!!! Lotta folks tagged in this are GENUINE!!!! This guy right HERE… Michael McDonald … let’s just say, is at the top of the list. Football, Basketball, Baseball…all year… 🍁 ❄️ 🌼 ☀️ doesn’t matter. This fella is doing something great. YES he’s a Dad, Husband, Teacher, and Coach…spends countless hours working with the youth. Outside of his guy calling him Dad, you’d never know who his kid is. Treats the kids fairly and with what they need…support, criticism when necessary, and just Coaching!!!!! No 💨. He’s still a Dad!!!! He’s a pleasure to Coach with. I’d also have to say we work very well together. Bryan Gallagher is my Head Coach for Morris Knolls Football Michael McDonald is my Head Coach for Denville Blue Angels Football They both run the team organized and efficiently. Of course age appropriately too…they also have a knack for leading. This isn’t to “make him feel good.” It’s not “to get my kid to play more.” It’s gratitude towards someone whom takes his time to HELP raise my son on the field…and countless others. I had this type of guy when I was growing up. (He’s got a post 🥹 coming soon too) It allowed me to find utter love…maybe obsession too…for the games that helped me. Soooooo….Mac thank you from right next to you and from a distance!!!! Good Stuff!!!

09/01/2026

I’ve lost my mind…no don’t laugh and say you already knew that. 🤣 Those that are close know that I have a tendency to put too much on my plate, then handle it. Stephanie Paltos has to help me regulate and call me out. But still supports and ❤️’s it. But I have to do better. OR at least make sure I don’t lose what’s close too. I think to some capacity WE all do similar. Parents, athletes, coaches, teachers…we agree to too much bc we don’t want to disappoint. We guest play on a weekend off. We tell our buddy we’ll run routes when we’re exhausted. You’ll go flip off the rebounder 100 left and 100 right. We get outta practice and then shoot until we hit 50 foul shots. WE then don’t recover or fuel up. We forget to hydrate, or just disregard. I’m GUILTY of anything and everything between. Up early…get backed work done, coach my adults, run to school and coach football, run back to gym for athletes, get my own training in AND maybe hit, run out for camp pick-up, back to the gym for athletes, up to field for little guys practice, sprint out to get to MY game an hour away, and then go to bed way to late without eating or drinking enough. THAT WAS SILLY!!!! I’ve learned and will adapt/adjust/act on all of it better come next year 😉. So yes I’ll preach and say a ton, BUT I also have to adhere to it too. Good Stuff!!!!

08/31/2026

Significance: Okie dokie, I’m not an overly religious man. I have a ton of Faith, and I truly believe in signs. Whether a 🦅 or a 🌼 or a 🌅…they are everywhere. Well Jace you were the winner Saturday. 😂 Yes Chris Toohey crushed it with his pics, but the significance of this one is kinda cool for me. You see Jace and all… 41 is what I wore in High School and College. 8 years!!! I wasn’t lucky enough to wear it beyond as some formidable pros had preference, but #41 means a ton to me. So it did represent a bit of I’m where I’m supposed to be. I gotta figure out a ton more in life, but at least for that moment I anchored where i was meant to be. Soooooooo schedule is posted…more times will be added after Labor Day weekend. Saturdays will be back too. Let’s have a great week!!!! Good Stuff!!!

08/30/2026

Been about 7 years since I was on the field. 😊 The role is VERY different from the past…and I’m good with that. No 🎧 for the 1st time ever!!!!! It’s actually pretty awesome not to wear one. Yes, I’m handling the Athletic Performance side of the Program and the kids and I laugh because we’ve coined it Quality Control Coach as well. 😂. BUT seriously it was awesome to be out there. I’ve worked along with Morris Knolls Athletics Morris Knolls High School for a few years now and it’s pretty awesome. From Coach Mindrebo’s Knolls Baseball ballplayers coming through our doors. To Jolyn ‘s MKVB program before she stepped away MORE than a handful of MKSB ladies And the past few years building a ton with Bryan Gallagher Morris Knolls Football has a special place for 🧡💛 ALL of that is certainly something special. I’m excited for the future. I’m excited FOR ALL FTS ATHLETES!!!!! We spread across 5 counties!!!!! Morris having a TON. The COACHING for each and every one of them doesn’t change!!!!!! YOU GET all of it!!!!! The nice part for KNOLLS it’s the closest!!!!!! Now let’s finish the weekend rested and ready to roll!!! Good Stuff!!!!

08/28/2026

🙋🏼‍♂️ I fully admit I’m a TOTAL nerd!!!!! I grew up playing with my toys till->still now 😉. I ❤️ Star Wars I color with my tongue peeking out. I watch scary movies and run up the stairs from the basement. I ate lunch with all different groups when there were lunch tables. I didn’t conform to what “was cool.” I love dogs and am highly allergic to cats…so not a fan. I’d prefer to eat pizza and stay in to watch a movie. I’m a slug on the beach with exception of going in water and taking walks. I get super disappointed with ☔️ outs for my ⚾️games. I’m ridiculously moody if my routine comes off the hinges. I may look super mean and scary, BUT ask any kid at any level I’ve EVER coached if I’m mean/scary? Elite Diamond Performance | Hitting Facility Jimmy laughs when he hears about side stories from a distance about me, bc he knows how passive I really am. Stephanie Paltos sees the toll it takes outta me when I coach and can barely keep my eyes open at 8:35pm. ❤️ That’s what ya get people. Btw outside of my first semester in college, my grades were outstanding no matter what year. So ya get a decently fit almost 50 year old coach, who’s a big nerd, likes random stuff, loves playing still, and isn’t afraid to show emotion. So stop thinking the scary. Good Stuff!!!

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