Coach Harbaugh’s leadership shines as he champions the Wolverines to victory. Observing his selfless approach, putting players first, reveals the essence of his coaching brilliance and their path to the National Championship
Classroom Sessions
Do teams need classroom time to be successful? Almost 90% of our hosted Lead ‘Em Up sessions now take place in a classroom, a contrast to our early years when most sessions were done on court, on the field or in a locker room. The classroom is the ideal environment...
The Corner, Featuring Maya Taylor
Player Name: Maya Taylor Year in School: Junior Sport: Girls Basketball Name of School: South County High School What has helped you develop the leadership mindset you have today? Seeing the impact it has on my team, myself, and life on and off the court has...
The Corner, Featuring Jaylon Gibson
Player Spotlight - Jaylon Gibson Junior Varsity Basketball Raleigh, North Carolina What has helped you develop the leadership mindset you have today? I developed my leadership mindset after being put in a situation where there was no team leader other than the...
Good Character May Not Be What You Think It Is
When you ask a group of players, "who has ever heard a coach say they're looking for kids with good character?" You'll see a room full of players all raising their hands. We say it and they hear it. Often. We've recently polled hundreds of players asking them "when...
The Corner, Featuring Sara Moring
Player Spotlight - Sara Moring Senior Varsity Basketball Oak Hill High School; Wales, Maine Sara is a shooting guard who is in her third year starting for her program's varsity team. She started her sophomore year due to injury to a senior and has never let go of...
What You Need Is In The Room
I hate to break it to you but the savior of your team is not walking through the door in the next few days. You may be at the point in your season where you’re struggling to find a way to get over the hump. You may be wishing and praying you could just have one more...
5 & 5 Social Media Strategy
Utilize our 5 & 5 Strategy to help assure your social media consumption (which we all know is frequent) is one of the areas helping you grow and not holding you back.
Two Sides of The Game
Two Sides of the Game We hear it. How can you not? It’s everywhere we go. The players say it, the coaches say it, athletic director's talk about it, and parents have even said it. Why are we spending time developing leaders when we should be practicing? Shouldn’t we...
One Team Warming More Than Hearts This Holiday Season!
Program Spotlight - United Girls Basektball, Monmouth Illinois Have a you ever wanted to make a big impact in your community? Have you ever wanted to find a way for your players to come together, serve others, and grow closer together? If that's something you've...
Rehab2Perform makes major leadership impact in Maryland
A little over a year ago we launched our sponsorship division allowing local business to provide the Lead 'Em Up program to their local schools at no charge to the school. We've seen many business step forward; companies like Chick Fil-A, M&M Builders and...
The Corner, featuring Jordan Hawkins (Player Spotlight)
Player Spotlight - Jordan Hawkins Sophomore | Varsity Basketball | Gaithersburg MD As a freshman starter on Varsity, he helped lead his Gaithersburg Trojans to a Regional Championship and to the State Semifinals at University of Maryland. What has helped you develop...
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
As part of our effort to bring maximum value to players and coaches, Lead 'Em Up will begin sharing a montly player and program spotlight. We believe some of the best learning takes place from our peers. Think about it, some of the best stuff you get at coaching...
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...