Dad, Husband, IAR, who helps people answer their retirement questions, 20-year educator.
Massachusetts, USA
Joined August 2013
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R.J. Marchewka retweeted
EYBL promoting what’s wrong with today’s AAU environment with banners all throughout the gym: “I am the show” and “I’m who they came to see.”
Imagine “Be the standard”; “Leaders build leaders”; “Better together”; “One Team. One Goal.”; “Dive first. Celebrate later.”
R.J. Marchewka retweeted
I worked with a D1 player and a D3 player this morning.
On paper...
They looked almost identical.
6'4 200 pounds...
Both had elite bat speed. Both had power. Both were physically gifted.
But there was one difference.
Every time the D3 player mishit a ball...
He complained.
He got frustrated.
He pouted.
Then he'd struggle for the next 3 or 4 swings.
Pop-up.
Ground ball.
Weak contact.
The D1 player?
He'd mishit one.
Make an adjustment
...And move on.
No emotion.
No drama.
Just the next pitch.
It reminded me of something I learned playing professional baseball...
Sometimes the biggest difference between two players isn't their talent.
It's the conversation they're having with themselves in their head after they fail.
Your bat speed matters.
Your swing matters.
But the operating system between your ears matters just as much.
The best hitters I've been around don't waste energy explaining why they failed.
They spend their energy figuring out what to do on the next pitch.
- Jermaine Curtis
P.S. The next time you mishit a ball, don't ask, "What's wrong with me?"
Ask, "What's my adjustment?"
P.P.S. - If you enjoyed this, and thought it was helpful, share it.
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R.J. Marchewka retweeted
Luke Falk shared a Mike Leach story that stopped me cold:
Two kids. One rich. One poor.
Every training camp, Coach Leach told his team about these 2 kids.
The rich kid has two choices.
Get soft. Get entitled. Expect everything handed to him because he was handed more.
Or take the resources, the coaching, the opportunities, and compound them into something greater.
The poor kid has two choices too.
Say nobody gave him anything. Blame the world. Make his circumstances the reason he never became what he could have been.
Or outwork everyone in the room.
Luke said the locker room had both. Kids from wealth. Kids from nothing. Kids with every advantage. Kids who scraped for every inch.
Same choice for all of them.
Ownership or victimhood.
Fuel or excuse.
The rich kid can waste the head start or build on it.
The poor kid can drown in the deficit or weaponize it.
Greatness doesn't come from where you start.
It comes from which kid you choose to feed.
Credit to @coachlukefalk for continuing to share golden nuggets about Coach’s legacy
R.J. Marchewka retweeted
I'll be in the transfer portal tomorrow, not because I'm looking for greener grass or walking away from my team. I'll be there because I committed to a PWO offer that wasn't committed to me. I was cut at the end of summer training. No warning. Just cut. A day before fall classes started in order to make room on the roster for other skill players. Caught in the crossfire of coaching changes, roster rules, transfers, and money-
I just want to play and get a degree.
I started kicking in 3rd grade and have spent thousands of hours perfecting the details. Punting has become my favorite part of the game.
I have 4 years of eligibility and I will spend all of it burying opponents inside the 10 every chance I get.
@T_Roken @EddieMish22 @HKA_Tanalski @OneOnOneNJNYPA @KohlsKicking @David2Akers @KennyParrish @shanee_mc @moorepete18
R.J. Marchewka retweeted
If you live in New England and want to play college football, come get recruited by college coaches on December 14th @ Malden Catholic (at their brand new indoor turf facility)
No brainer for all Juniors + Uncommitted Seniors who are serious prospects
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R.J. Marchewka retweeted
The same coaches people talk crazy about.
Pick up and drop kids off with cars in the yard.
Feed these kids.
Check their grades and talk to teachers.
Hug them when things are bad at home.
Work weekends trying to make your kids successful.
Miss their own kids events.
Are responsible for being in class teaching kids with little to no home training.
Send film to college coaches even though the kid is average.
They LOVE your kids win or lose.
R.J. Marchewka retweeted
Let me reiterate! I’m looking for guys who are ready to go now! Not I gotta see, not I got to wait on my mom, not my phone bill needs to be paid so I’ll call later this week to talk! New guys already lost a spot don’t let this be you! I’m looking for Spartans!!!!!!
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R.J. Marchewka retweeted
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R.J. Marchewka retweeted
“Are you participating? Or are you committed?"
Every team practices. Every team lifts. Every team conditions. That's participating.
Being committed happens before/after practice. Extra workouts. Individual skill development. Are you participating or committed?
R.J. Marchewka retweeted
Love this WORK
If you want to be great, you need to get in the gym and REP, REP, REP
(Via @GiavonniMack 🎥)
R.J. Marchewka retweeted
Players, next season will hold you accountable for how you spend your time this off-season. Understand that wasting time this summer can cause lack of playing time & confidence next season. Now is time to get better! Educate yourselves on how to do that. It must be intentional!
R.J. Marchewka retweeted
Looking for point guards with great playmaking skills, looking to go D1. DM me for more info!
R.J. Marchewka retweeted
Payton Pritchard ball handling workout is just wild
Pros are so unbelievably skilled 🔥
(Via @fastpp3 🎥)