Culture
How I Earned the Deep Pass
Spark promised me a deep pass if I ran into a stranger's house and turned off their TV. What I really earned that day was a place in the huddle.
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Culture that holds up in the real world.
Field-tested ideas for building a school or team culture through the standards adults protect every day.
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When Being Part of the Team Stopped Being Cool
A sophomore refused a haircut. A star player wore bright pink shoes. What those moments reveal about teaching kids to belong to something bigger.
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The Calm When the Ice Breaks
Shackleton's ship was crushed by Antarctic ice and every man survived. Why structure — not motivation — is what holds a room together when pressure hits.
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I Thought They Didn't Work Hard. I Was Wrong.
Nine straight losses at a small 2A school taught me the difference between kids who won't work hard and kids nobody ever showed how.
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The State Championship Was Won in March, Not May
We dismissed our two best players in March and finished with eleven kids and a right fielder who didn't know the signs. That's when we won the title.
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