BOLT DEVELOPMENT-YardWork

05/11/2026

This last week as Coach, I introduced an idea to our team, something for us all to gather around in the good and in the hard. Each player wrote a word on a ball, a mental approach or a reminder. After each game we add another word to this ball to describe our process for that game. Patience, grit, focus, trust, next step, whatever describes how the game went or what we needed to work on, aside from results. It’s physical, it’s mental, it creates unity, it improves culture! It is present in our dugout and visible! Coaches, how are you implementing and teaching culture? What experiences do you have? What tools do you use?

05/11/2026

I trust you, You trust me!
Top performance is a result, a result of trust between players and between players and coaches! Trust builds confidence, culture, unity, mental strength! How are you building trust? Are you relying on others to take lead or are you stepping up?

04/19/2026

Commitment: How are you preparing for opportunities that come your way? Are you committed to a process? Is your process consistent? Missed opportunity may never come your way again…

04/16/2026

BOLT: For the Athlete, Parent, Coach…

04/14/2026

04/09/2026

What does it mean to be a Bolt Athlete?
Learn to be confident through process and repetition. Be resilient and focused on the tasks that really matter. Be disciplined and accountable for your actions. Defined by behaviors, built through process.

04/06/2026

How does mental performance training impact you? A Bolt Athlete is different. Resilient, patient, prepared, disciplined, and focused. Focused on following a process and always refining. Outcomes follow…

03/23/2026

Excuses vs Discipline: I had a High School football coach that preached “Excuses make you Lose Power”. I always tried to be the young athlete that avoided excuse making, but it wasn’t always easy! Looking back it is easy to recognize times when I lacked confidence and how that correlated directly with excuse making, and not taking ownership over everything that was in my control! If you are lacking confidence where you thinking you should have it, take a step back to evaluate your mindset…are you making excuses or are you taking ownership?

03/11/2026

Competitive Pyramid: How often do we talk about the game being mental and physical, then turn around and only focus on the physical ex*****on? We have all been there! Sure we canal learn the physical skills and physically execute, but will it be at our absolute best? What if we saw ex*****on at the top of the pyramid rather than the foundation? Stabilize your foundations on culture development and mental skills and then see where your ex*****on really takes you!!

03/10/2026

Reset after mistakes: Yes, even we as coaches need to learn this skill, if we want our athletes to. If we want them to be mental performers, we need to lead by example.