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Commitment

🏆 Commitments vs. Goals

Sep 4, 2025

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7 min read

🏆 Commitments vs. Goals

Goals are about outcomes. Commitments are about actions. One talks. The other works.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Resilience

+8

🏆 The 13 Rules of Being Relentless

Apr 10, 2025

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10 min read

🏆 The 13 Rules of Being Relentless

Motivation is overrated. Discover the secret weapon of elite performers who always show up.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Culture

+7

🏆 Sharpen the AX

Mar 20, 2025

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8 min read

🏆 Sharpen the AX

Preparation is the great separation. In life and in coaching. And building a great team is a lot like sharpening an ax.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Culture

+5

🏆 The 'Good Old Days' Are Happening Right Now

Mar 6, 2025

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6 min read

🏆 The 'Good Old Days' Are Happening Right Now

One day, your players will look back and wish they could relive today—not just the championships, but the small moments that make a team special.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Culture

+4

🏆 10 “We Will” Commitments

Feb 27, 2025

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8 min read

🏆 10 “We Will” Commitments

Great teams don't happen by accident. They are always built on a foundation of commitment.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Resilience

+7

🥇 The Winner's Circle: Kobe Bryant
LockSimple

Feb 2, 2025

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11 min read

🥇 The Winner's Circle: Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant, known as the Black Mamba, embodied dedication, skill, and the relentless pursuit of greatness.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Resilience

+4

🏆 Are you a Lion or a Gazelle?

Jan 9, 2025

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7 min read

🏆 Are you a Lion or a Gazelle?

In sports and life, the competition never stops. If you’re not improving, someone else is. If you’re not running, someone will catch you.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Adversity

+8

🏆 Big Rocks Go First

Dec 26, 2024

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9 min read

🏆 Big Rocks Go First

As coaches, we often manage multiple tasks, responsibilities, and demands. But the truth is that if we don’t prioritize the big things, the smaller things will take over.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Playing Time

+8

🏆 When is it Time to Move Kids Up?

Oct 24, 2024

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10 min read

🏆 When is it Time to Move Kids Up?

One of the most under-appreciated aspects of coaching is finding and “sniffing” out the talent in your program.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Accountability

+10

🏆 Coaches are "Truth Tellers"

Oct 3, 2024

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7 min read

🏆 Coaches are "Truth Tellers"

Coaches are among the last ‘Truth-Tellers’ we have left for our kids.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Athletes

+3

🏆 Leadership and the Bamboo

Aug 29, 2024

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8 min read

🏆 Leadership and the Bamboo

The story of the Chinese Bamboo is a fascinating one. And it can be applied to leadership development.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Adversity

+8

🏆 Logs on the Fire

Aug 15, 2024

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8 min read

🏆 Logs on the Fire

Michael Jordan was an intense competitor, but what fueled his fire? What were the "Logs" that were added to his competitive fire?

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Accountability

+8

🏆 Compound Growth in Sports

Jul 4, 2024

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9 min read

🏆 Compound Growth in Sports

In life and the world, everything compounds. Including sports.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Confidence

+6

🏆 Honor Winning

Jun 13, 2024

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7 min read

🏆 Honor Winning

Winning is not a one-time thing. Winning is "fickle." It is a habit and lifestyle that must occur each and every day.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Confidence

+8

🏆 Why do Some Programs Win Year After Year?

Jun 6, 2024

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7 min read

🏆 Why do Some Programs Win Year After Year?

I get this question a lot. There are no secrets to success, but here are 5 key reasons why some programs seem to win year after year.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Adversity

+12

🏆 Everything is Hard

Apr 25, 2024

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7 min read

🏆 Everything is Hard

Sports are hard. Coaching is hard. Life is hard. It is a big reason we coach because we know the impact that sports have on young people in preparation for “handling the hard stuff” of life.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Adversity

+6

🏆 What's My Name?

Mar 14, 2024

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8 min read

🏆 What's My Name?

The story of Muhammad Ali fighting Ernie Terrell is an all-time classic. It is a motivational masterpiece for athletes who want to find their edge.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Accountability

+8

🏆 10 Commandments of Team Leaders

Mar 7, 2024

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7 min read

🏆 10 Commandments of Team Leaders

The best coaches know that player-led teams win. How do you develop these leaders?

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Playing Time

+7

🏆 Put Me in Coach

Feb 22, 2024

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9 min read

🏆 Put Me in Coach

Playing time. It is hard for many. Hard for athletes, hard for parents, hard for coaches.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Culture

+6

🏆 Want a Winning Program?

Feb 1, 2024

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7 min read

🏆 Want a Winning Program?

Coaches, do you want a Winning Program? Ask yourself, what does a “Losing Program” look like?

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Culture

+6

🏆 The 4 Levels of Competitors

Jan 25, 2024

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8 min read

🏆 The 4 Levels of Competitors

The great ones are always looking to learn. They are always looking to get better.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Culture

+7

🏆 7 Steps to a Championship

Jan 11, 2024

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9 min read

🏆 7 Steps to a Championship

Championship seasons do not happen overnight. They happen through systemic and coordinated plans by coaches and stakeholders in the program.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Culture

+4

🏆 Why Do You Coach?

Jan 4, 2024

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8 min read

🏆 Why Do You Coach?

As we kick on 2024, we should all reflect as coaches and ask ourselves this very important question, why do you coach?

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Adversity

+11

🏆 Cultivate Confidence

Dec 21, 2023

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7 min read

🏆 Cultivate Confidence

Confidence is a superpower for athletes and teams. How do you earn confidence?

Greg Berge
Greg Berge

Culture

+3

🏆 A True North

Nov 9, 2023

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8 min read

🏆 A True North

In a world of chaos, disorganization, and confusion, leadership/coaching, is there to help guide us and point us in the right direction.

Greg Berge
Greg Berge
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