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Changing QB Culture Through Flow • Former College QB’s & College Coaches • Man in the Arena • @austyncs_6 • @kjcs14

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Preserve the QB’s mental freedom by not over programming him. Allow him to learn his stroke. We’re guiding them, it’s a dialogue. A learning. Rushing it loads their conscious brain and turns them into robots. That’s Mahomes magic, not just his genetics. Trust it‼️🔒 #Flow

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1 minute 30 seconds, do it ⬇️

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This clip from 4 years ago changed and shaped the way I would evolve in teaching this position. What do you see when you look at this that would make me say that?

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20 years from now Aaron Rodgers will be remembered more for what he did for QB mechanics than his play on the field. He changed the stroke. He showed us what was broken. Pros study him. It protects your shoulder & elbow. Allows you to do more. It’s effortless. It’s ARTISTRY 🎨

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Zach Wilson is the best passer in this draft class and it’s not close 🤩

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Difference between GREAT and ELITE from the man that completely changed my values and perspective on life @coachjfranklin #DoTheWork

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This was my Head Coach. My mentor. He taught me how to live like this. What’s the difference between GOOD vs. ELITE? ⬇️ “How you do anything is how you do everything.”

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Every time Caleb Williams warms up he leans right like this. Every time! It’s weight discipline, it’s extension, it’s wrist isolation, and yet most just see “sidearm.” Reminder, it’s bigger than that‼️

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Brock Purdy is a VERY GOOD QB. Brock Purdy is leaving SO MUCH on the table with AVERAGE mechanics. Both of these statements are TRUE.

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When I was the QB Coach at Mizzou this was what I passed out to our QB's on Day 1 of Spring and Day 1 of Fall. Never lose sight of the big picture. QB Expectations ⬇️🔒

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Watch Mahomes left foot placement. That allows the open hip track. Stay slightly left of the midline. Keep that weight back. Allow the turn to be your source of power and let the arm do what the arm does. That’s the catapult 💣

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Every time Aaron warms up he leans right like this. Every time! It’s weight discipline, it’s extension, it’s wrist isolation, and yet most just see “sidearm.” Reminder, it’s bigger than that‼️

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Tom Brady did something 6 years ago that allowed his arm to reverse age‼️ This is why he was a better thrower with the Buccaneers than he ever was as a Patriot ⬇️ When you make the change from linear to rotation you replace what was once pressure on the arm with no strain in…

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@HCWillieSimmons No offers in high school

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I was the Recruiting Coordinator and QB Coach at Mizzou in 2017 & 18. If you are willing to face the music drop your mid season highlights on this tweet and I'll hit you with a quick 2 minute eval 👀

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Most High School QBs spend their time in high school wishing they were in college while most college QBs wish they were still in High School. Do all you can to be where your feet are.

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Playing QB is one of the most difficult but rewarding decisions you could ever make in your life. Those that haven’t done, can’t understand. Those that have, all know.

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@kurt13warner Haha the mental cue of leaning right and prioritizing extension. Being willing to not see the slot and instead ask why is he doing this. He’s increasing wrist control and creating the longest lever by getting it away from him. With those cues the rest is balanced and efficient.

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Best QB performance in a single game on the biggest stage. Young Q’s if you haven’t seen or heard of what Vince Young did in the Rose Bowl in 2006 I’d put it in the search bar on YouTube.

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Take the long view on your development. Earn it. Always chase growth. Love you @ColtenGauthier

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That’s not sidearm, it’s extension

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Flew out to see my guy play at Virginia Tech today. He got benched in the 2nd quarter. From my heart, this is a message I think every QB in the country should hear… ❤️🫡🔒

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For those who want a more detailed look at my last tweet that is generating some controversy… Only the top 1% will know this… ⬇️ That Brock Purdy can be a VERY GOOD QB and still not be a GREAT PASSER. I’ll say again, he’s a very good football player and a great QB but not…

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Every High School Game is a memory in your life. Soak in each roar of the crowd. The feeling with your brothers under the lights. Being in front of the crowd and with your community. It’s special.

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LockedInQB Expectations of a QB ⬇️ Strongly believe that a QB can't pick and choose pieces of it. He must work to be all. That's why honesty with yourself and true self awareness is #1 .

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If you are a 2026 or 2027 QB in that is working to be the best in the country like this tweet… There’s a reason I’m asking.

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Tom Brady the last 3 years of his career learned & embraced rotation to extension. Night and day to what he did with the Patriots. Always trust the tape, be willing to explore why a guy would make this change ⬇️ 🎥

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Pyramid & Foundation of QB Mindset ⬇️🔥 Level 1: Basic Skills 1. Attitude - When people are around you what do they feel? Better, worse, or the same? A great attitude is one where people feel your energy and appreciate your energy. You are a light. 2. Motivation - Why do you…

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Jalen Hurts is proof of just how powerful knowing who you are and aligning your life with it is. “I had a purpose way before anybody had an opinion.” As a person, he’s the standard.

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Mechanics are always evolving just like our game. From under center drops and hitches to perimeter screens and RPO from gun. The best are evolving. It’s on us to evolve with them…

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This video should reveal 2 things… 1) QB is getting shorter and height should no longer be seen as limitation 2) An “Over the Top” release still doesn’t get the ball “Over the Line”

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Embrace All of Your Journey ⬇️

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Anyone who knows QB knows how dialed Penix is rn…

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A Good Example of @KJCS14 replicating Kirk Cousins throwing motion compared to Aaron Rodgers… What do you see? Thread on being open minded and being willing to study two NFL QBs ⬇️

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Video Thread of the TURN ⬇️ Many know rotation is a turn but due to a linear stride they create linear movement. The front foot is not reaching. A reach in the front creates leakage in the back. Leakage in the back turns into a push. A push has no stop.

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Have had meetings with 6 D-1 Position Coaches this past week wanting to learn the full development philosophy we have for our QBs. I’ll give anyone our material who is open minded enough to evolve and humble enough to ask.

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Wish the world knew how easy it is to throw a football & recognize how hard it is to lead yourself, lead a team, read a defense, understand concepts, all while managing your emotions. QBs have the weight of all that on their shoulders. Authenticity should be the #1 attribute.

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Farve started it. Rodgers cleaned it up 🤌

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Tweet isn’t accurate but @ThrowItDeep is getting him right. Getting him out to extension and getting his lower half to do the work. Glad Trey was willing to see what is obvious on tape. The best throw different than the way mainstream thinks is right!

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At left: Trey Lance August 2022 (my video from camp) At right: Trey Lance April 2023 (IG: prestonsmithphotography) Huge difference in at least this one throw. Lance is holding/releasing the ball much higher and the motion is clearly quicker. Both fixes have been necessary

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THE QB CREED ⬇️

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LEAN RIGHT - The things that have been taught for years created habits where our body pulls left. By placing mental emphasis on leaning right you’re prioritizing balance. Balance will keep your power structures right.

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This is the transition every QB needs to make. Trust the pillars not the cues. Use them as a general frame of reference. Nothing is more important than learning the feeling. QB has been changed and it will only continue to, just like life.

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Play the long game…

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For all you young high school football players, these are still incredible places to go play college football‼️✨🔒

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We need more QUARTERBACK coaches and less THROWING coaches. Quarterback Coach addresses… -Mental -Spiritual -Physical I needed it, you will too ⬇️

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Vanderbilt QB Austyn Carta-Samuels' path out of despair

After leaving Wyoming and a car wreck, Carta-Samuels' life changed.

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Historic layering of the football last night. Any ball, any pace, any angle, any slot. #LockedIn

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Prioritizing perfect ball location often times steals your ability to FEEL. Embracing feeling as a QB is having a Growth Mindset. Pressure to be perfect is Fixed. Growth grows & evolves. Fixed stays the same or backpedals.

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It’s bigger than ball @qbcook12 🖤

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Brendon Lewis @brendonlewis123 from Colorado got that stroke LockedIn rn!

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Fall Camp Tip: Don’t react emotionally rep to rep. See it as practice to practice & week to week. You’ll have good reps in camp. You’ll have bad reps in camp. Focus on overall growth. That emotional journey is the one that will promote flow and your best performance!

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Aaron Rodgers Pre-Game Routine ⬇️ These are all ways to slow down and control his arousal levels before playing. Arousal is that feeling of sweating, shorter breathing, tight feeling in your stomach, it’s all intentional. Keeps him LockedIn. Love his process!

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What The NFL Looks For In A QB ⬇️

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We're going to continue to see this position evolve to more athletic without SIZE being a BIG factor. Fifita at Arizona. Castellanos at Boston College. Both 5'10 or shorter playing well. That would have never been allowed 5 years ago. We're watching QB's evolve into point…

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QB Down & Distance Objectives ⬇️

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I thought my career was over when I turned down the CFL to coach. But you focus on growth you never know what can happen. Just signed to play for the Champions of the German league last year and take over for my brother! Let’s get to work!

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Colt with a goat #slingers

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Paradox of the QB Position... Every one wants success and a smooth road, yet the amount of struggle you endure and learn through will determine how far you are able to go. Embrace it all. Get so sharp in understanding this you actually seek discomfort. That's how GREATS think.

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So many young QB’s & families are getting caught in the arms race to be the best 12, 13, 14 year old in the country and get that validation and recognition. That chase puts you on the wrong track. Seek to be the best yes, but do it by you and through you. Chasing all that other…

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D-1aa and D-2 Schools Starters are better than over 50% of QBs on rosters at D-1 schools. Don’t buy the narrative of level. Buy the narrative of the way they play, the way they live, and what you see. So many BAD QB’s at D-1 level riding coat tails of yesterdays recruiting.

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QB Mechanical Pillars Thread 💣 Pillars that protect the conscious mind. Pillars that promote flow. Optimal arousal, “in the zone.” Video ⬇️

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1 of the biggest lies in sports is that you should feel tense or feel like you’re trying. Unconscious competence is effortless. It’s relaxed. And that comes through repetition & deep understanding. Listen to Kobe on what makes Steph great & then think about Mahomes… #Flow ⬇️

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It’s not as hard as we make it.

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What separates a QB isn’t his arm, or even his mind, it’s his spirit.

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My career as a player led to my career as a coach. My development as a coach led to my desire to effect this industry in a much higher capacity. QB teaching has never been holistic enough to prepare a QB for all he faces mentally, physically, and spiritually at this position on…

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WRIST ACTION‼️ 🤌🏽 The wrist is how we control the football. It’s a combination of grip and the ability to manipulate the spin of the ball at all speeds. The wrist must be versatile. It can’t rely on just pronate, it must also supinate. Isolate your wrist. It’s a major separator!

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Aaron Rodgers Birthday! Study this guys mechanics. He’s the best at what he does physically and teaches you what he’s learned on every throw. Evolve or die!

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Big Difference 🌪

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Hardest part of playing QB is it requires you to be well rounded. The way you throw, the way you think, the way you eat, the way you lead. At other positions you still should but you can get away with not. QB you will get exposed. Holistic approach is the way!

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This drill tells me a lot about you as a QB. We put you outside the rules because the game does. It’s an infinite game. It’s variable. Every play is it’s own. Art doesn’t have rules. Why would we not want to be able to do it all?

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@bballbreakdown Just went through your content. That we are. Respect and appreciate the shit out of what you do. Let’s pop this illusion that you shouldn’t become the best.

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@grantcohn That’s not fixed. That’s halfway between where he was and fixed.

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So thankful for the warriors that choose to play QB. The ones who know the weight, want the weight, and make the difference.

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Successful people aren't afraid to fail. They know failing is a natural consequence of trying. They persist from failure to failure until success is ultimately theirs. The law of failure is one of the most powerful of all success laws: we fail only when we don't accept failure.

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1st they’ll laugh at you. Then they’ll criticize you. Then they’ll accept the change. That’s a lock 🔒 #NoLimits

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To be “HARD” on QB’s you need a foundation of real love & real trust. Give them autonomy. They are the coach on the field. Say what you want about kids mental state in 2023 but I know one thing, they know your intention. They see through you. What do they see is the question?

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Every QB needs to read this book…

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Kids born after the year of 2000 are going through the worst mental health crisis we have ever seen. Same level of anxiety as a 1950’s psychiatric patient. The way we coach should reflect it. The easiest way to do that is love. Love doesn’t mean soft. Love means genuine.

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DTR Things 🤯 @DoriansTweets

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I will be great. I will prove to myself that the man God made me to be is the man I become. I will see it to the finish line. Will rise to every challenge, will choose my own path, and will inspire as many people as I can along the way. This means everything to me.

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Deshaun Watson may have the smoothest stroke in the NFL 🔥

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One of the toughest things to get young QBs to understand is that Mahomes, Williams, Rodgers, are not genetic anomalies… Yes, they are very talented. But the talent is accumulation of deliberate practice. Don’t subscribe super hero traits to these guys. You can do it too ⬇️👀

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If you haven’t been in the fire, you can’t know what the fire feels like.

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QB throwing coaching has improved significantly over the last 4 years. Still, very few teach mechanics that support being able to throw a ball with touch. Everything rn is obsessing over rotational power. Generating force is not the focus if it can’t be controlled…

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Why I coach & why we’re different…

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SEC Network gettin LockedIn 👨‍🍳

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You can do what the best in the world do. But you have to be willing to trust what you SEE over what you HEAR. Pay attention to these ⬇️ -Opening Front Ft Placement -Reducing Stride to Nothing -External Rotation -Wrist/Grip Isolated Work -Keeping Weight Back -Leaning Right

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One of the biggest issues is QBs believe throwing represents over 50% of this position. It’s only 20%. Throwing is the first 20% but once you have it the other 80% is what separates one from another. Yet the belief by most QBs is they will throw their way to greatness. Flawed.

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The more accepted all slots become the more an athlete is free mentally to develop trust in themself. We are not advocates that everything should be sidearm. We’re advocates you shouldn’t be limited to any particular slot. Which is why we put such an emphasis on showing it ⬇️

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Weight Back = Catapult 💣

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Worth thinking about 🤔

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External rotation & an open mind makes the impossible possible.

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To make this throw you need great EXTERNAL ROTATION. It’s why weight lifting on the throwing shoulder should be limited. We can’t consistently contract those muscles to one movement. Throwing arm/shoulder work should be bands and more mobility/pliability focused.

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For any guys out there dealing with self doubt, severe anxiety, or depression, you are not alone. So many of US go through this & are going through this. You are not alone regardless of how alone that may feel. QB is heavy. You're doing well. Darkest before the dawn!

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If you can detach yourself from what you thought it was, you can see what is is.

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CJ Stroud has improved mechanically. If he gets more consistent in his lower 1/2 by staying away from linear movement & striding which hurt his timing, he has the intangibles to be a starter. Love seeing good players still make strides like this. That humility says a lot.

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QBs should not rely on linear momentum. We don’t need linear momentum. We need balance. Resets & hitches should be to gain our balance as opposed to creating momentum. Everything we do should support the reactionary nature of the way the GAME is played ✨

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The SAME people telling you that you can’t do something are the SAME ones who never had the courage to do it themselves. So, they project that fear back on you. Does it take a lot of work to be great? Absolutely, but you CAN do it. Limiting beliefs & fear are poison.

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QB specific strength exercises this AM with South Carolina commit @ColtenGauthier ‼️ #LockedIn

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Camp kick off message‼️🔒 Nerves are normal. Nerves are healthy. Nerves understand the opportunity ahead. Scared is different. Scared is unhealthy. Scared doesn’t trust their off season work. Take the bull by the horns. You’ll have adversity. Opportunity knocks. Go be YOU!

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College Recruiting in 2018… 75% High School 20% Juco 5% Other Colleges College Recruiting in 2024… 50% High School 40% Other Colleges 10% Juco Timelines now for HS players are diff. You are not behind. Be patient. The focus is you evolving. They’ll find you.

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