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Before You Eat – “Thanksgiving Two-Step
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your team on behalf of the Lead 'Em Up family. Before you eat today, whether it's immediately before (during a toast or a prayer) or earlier in the day, together with your family go through the Thanksgiving Two-Step What is a...
Recognize The Drop Off
As leaders responsible for leading our athletes we need to recognize and become aware of the leadership drop-off; a common occurrence in leadership. Whatever level you are at as a leader, there will always be a drop-off from your level to those around you. If they...
The Corner, featuring Marquez Cooper (Player Spotlight)
Player Spotlight – Marquez Cooper If you follow High School football you’ve most likely heard about the star running back Marquez Cooper out of Quince Orchard. Cooper has been dominating the competition and is being talked about all over, just read this and this to...
Players: Are You Setting Yourself Up For Success?
What do you do when you’re your gas light is on but you’re only a few miles away from where you're going? You find the fuel your car needs and fill it up. You don't take trash, blend it up and funnel it into the gas tank. You don't dump Gatorade or the soda sitting...
Small Change… Huge Difference
As leaders, we have to be conscious what we allow into our minds. We all know what our players consume matters, but it's hard for them to see the bigger picture at times. So it presents the question, "What is our role as a coach?" It's difficult to get the message of...
Player Spotlight: Jao Ituka
Jai Ituka is one of the most talented high school basketball players in the state of Maryland. Coming off a freshmen year where Ituka helped carry his varsity Gaithersburg Trojans team to a Regional Championship and an apparance in the State semifinals at Xfinity...
In-Season, Off-Season, All-Seasons
We often get asked by coaches when they should do the Lead 'Em Up exercises with their teams. Our answer is always the same: in-season, off-season, all-seasons. Leadership is a lifestyle and needs to become part of our players lives. It's not something they can just...
That’s All It Costs?
Only $99? That's crazy. "Wasn't it like $350 a team before," you may be thinking You are right. We decided to transition our product from a $349 a season price to a $99 a year all-access program. We did this for a couple reasons: Over the past 3-years, we've had...
Paint the Picture
Coaches fully understand when the leader improves, everybody wins. But how many players do? One of the best things about investing in leadership development is the multiplying effect it has. Individuals, teams, programs, schools, and communities all benefit when...
The More You Pour Into Your Players, The More They Have To Give
"What's down in the well, comes up in the bucket." We're sure you've heard this countless times, but it's one of those great quotes which we need continual reminders of. The Naval Seals have a saying, "You don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your...