Comments on: Real Talk: Practice Like You Play

By: Empower the Athlete

Empower the Athlete — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:08:00 +0000

“practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.”

By: mele

mele — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:52:00 +0000

nice post Jeff. i don’t know how this fits in, but in high school the practice following each game was nothing but conditioning (what we called “10s” – variations of 10 laps and 100 pushups) and scrimmaging for the rest of the practice. if you didn’t see enough action in the game before, this was your chance to stand out. those practices took on a game like intensity for sure and were FUN. the starters had to come out ready to play just as hungry as those pushing for more PT. it led to 2 NY State Class A Championships, so something must have been working.

By: Drofdarb23

Drofdarb23 — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:55:00 +0000

Haha I have no idea. I just love the audio and quotes from that press conference and thought it was too good of an opportunity to pass up posting them.

But in all seriousness – Jumbo_Jack is right, age shouldn’t determine leadership. Obviously you would like to have a few senior leaders to lead your team but if you have a freshman or sophomore that’s a true leader nothing’s going to stop them from leading.

On top of that, there are different types of leaders too. Some are more vocal whereas others prefer to lead by example. (Younger players leading by example instead of vocally will probably resonate better the older players for any young leaders out there.)

There definitely isn’t a formula but you’ll have a difficult time succeeding without good leadership.

By: Jeff Brunelle

Jeff Brunelle — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:29:00 +0000

Do you think it’s a coincidence that he said that around the time his career
started to dwindle?

By: Drofdarb23

Drofdarb23 — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:17:00 +0000

“I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about practice. Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game last it’s my last but we’re talking about practice man. How silly is that?”

By: Zoë Gerry Bullard

Zoë Gerry Bullard — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:55:00 +0000

Awesome article! It shows that leadership and passion are essential on the field and off.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:28:00 +0000

I don’t think there should be an age or title limit on leaders. Many people don’t recognize what makes a leader ’til they’re past their playing days and some people never do. If I’m a senior and a freshman’s leading the charge, then I better lead with ‘em, follow, or get the hell out of the way.