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The UNC Field Hockey team has won 10 national championships. As they head into another Final Four appearance, UNC’s Mack Brown (the oldest football coach in the NCAA) was asked to give a pregame message. In this week’s coaching show, he shared parts of his pep talk. -Play like you’re playing the No. 1 team in the country. If you aspire to be No. 1, you have to play like that team is your opponent. -Don’t play to the level of the competition. You might not be equally matched, but if you listen to that prior to the game or you hear it in the media, you’ll soon believe it and let your guard down. Lose your intensity. It resonates in business. If you consider yourself “just a manager” and never raise your game to the level of “being No. 1 in your department or your company,” guess what. You’ll never move up. You’ll lose your intensity and settle for mediocre work wins and not aim for the grand prize.

🏀 🏒 ⚽ With the conclusion of the National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs Monday night, The Florida Panthers are NHL Champions. And congrats to The Boston Celtics of The National Basketball Association (NBA) on their 2024 Championship as well. But I want to take a moment to brag a bit on my hometown, the City of St. Louis on its production of top tier sports talent... Matthew Tkachuk of the Panthers and Jayson Tatum of the Celtics were classmates & friends in their youth, growing up in St. Louis. In the world of International Soccer; both Tim Ream (Fulham Football Club) and Josh Sargent (Norwich City Football Club), who had stellar seasons with their respective Clubs, have been named to the U.S. Soccer Federation Men's National Team for this Summer's CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 (which is also featuring Nations from CONCACAF this go around)... and you guessed it; both Tim and Josh grew up in St. Louis. Maybe larger metros produce more stars, but for a moderately sized metro region, St. Louis has some great sports pedigree per capita. Congrats to all the youth coaches, teachers & mentors who had a hand in developing these fierce competitors and champions!! So, to all the St. Louis youth athletes striving for greatness; keep that MidWest work ethic, keep that St. Louis chip on your shoulder, and keep on grinding!! #champions #championships #sports #competitiveness

CALLING ALL HOCKEY FANS 🏒 In our latest episode of 🎙️The Business Case For Women’s Sports, presented by Ally, we sat down with the legendary Hilary Knight. Hilary Knight is an Olympic Gold Medalist and USA women’s hockey star and advocate.🏅 Hilary’s impact in women’s hockey is felt both on and off the ice - and most notably, Hilary has been a leading voice in the efforts to professionalize women’s ice hockey and get women in hockey equitable resources and opportunities. Largely thanks to Hilary's efforts as a player advocate, a new, unified professional women’s hockey league was just established in North America called the Professional Women’s Hockey League - or the PWHL. The league will unify professional women’s hockey in North America and will feature the best players in the world. The PWHL is backed financially by Mark and Kimbra Walter and is led by a Board of Directors that includes Billie Jean King, Ilana Kloss, and Los Angeles Dodgers President Stan Kasten, and Dodgers Senior Vice President of Business Strategy Royce Cohen. In this episode, hear Hilary and Caroline discuss the plans for PWHL, why it’s GREAT business to invest in women’s professional hockey. 🎙Listen now: https://lnkd.in/gWsXZzAZ #womenssports #sportsbiz #sportsbusiness #sportsdata #sportsanalytics #sportspodcast #watchtochange #linkedinsports

Black ice explores the experiences of Black Hockey players, racism in the sport, and the history of Black hockey players, from the creation of Canada’s Colored Hockey League to their inclusion into the NHL. Black ice highlights their often-overlooked and marginalized contributions to the game. Watch it now, in theathers. #success #successmindset #motivation #motivationalquotes #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #mindset #mindsetmatters #life

"I’ve only known Aaron personally over the last year, but after playing against him in the NHL I had an inclination that he had an amazing story to tell, as most role players do in the NHL. I was right. His story will serve as an inspiration to so many people as it is a true depiction of mind over matter." ⁠ - Jordin Tootoo (NHL alumnus and Author - All The Way: My Life on Ice)⁠ ⁠ Amazing review by the-one-and-only @jtootoo22 🙌 Get your copy by following the link below. Be sure to let me know what you think! https://lnkd.in/gAXUzZRN

Transition Economics (transitioneconomics.info) doubles economies reliably in the same way that baseball science (Saber Metrics) does for baseball. If you saw the movie MoneyBall with Brad Pitt, you know what a game-changer that a scientific approach can make. In the same way that Baseball Science was ignored for decades, Transition Economics was refused reading by every major university over COVID, but TE's evidence-based scientific approach works far more reliably than the harmful ideology and proven failed theory taught in our universities today as Micro and Macroeconomics. CNN BBC News CBC NBC News The Guardian Newspaper #economics #transitioneconomics #ideology #civics #science #evidencebased

Derek outlines the importance of building trust and a relationship when new players join his team. This is the exact thing new players should be focusing on when joining a new team. This starts when you attend your first camp, and when you meet a coach for the first time. It's never too early to start building that relationship and trust. A strong relationship with your coach can lead to more opportunities within the team and in a camp setting a better chance of securing a spot.

🌟 Leadership in Action! Despite the absence of key National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) players Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bobby Portis exemplified true resilience and determination in a crucial Game 5, scoring 29 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks Inc. against the Pacers. Known for his fiery spirit and unapologetic defense, Bobby’s performance also came with a powerful demonstration of accountability—having apologized to his team for a previous Game 4 ejection, he returned focused and more determined than ever. This moment serves as a profound lesson for us in business, work, and education: Embrace challenges with the "Next (wo)man up" mentality. In the face of setbacks, it’s our response that defines us. Let’s channel our inner champion, leveraging adversity to fuel our success, showing up for our team when it matters most. 💼📚🏀 #Leadership #Resilience #Teamwork #Mindset #NoQuit #Mentalhealth #HeartofaChampion #MentalStrength #Sports #Performance #Athletes #NBA

It’s pretty cool to be able to cover a team that not only is defending NCAA National Champions, but owners of the longest winning streak in NCAA at 62 games. Transylvania hasn’t lost since March 12th, 2022. Some quick stats - It's tied for the 3rd longest streak in NCAA DIII women's basketball history. 1 - Washington University of St. Louis - 81 2 - Amherst - 68 3 - Transy - 62 4 - Thomas More - 61 4 - Hope - 61 6 - Capital - 60 7 - DePauw - 58 All divisions for women's basketball 1 - UConn - 111 2 - UConn - 90 3 - Washington University of St. Louis - 81 4 - Ashland - 73 5 - UConn - 70 6 - Amherst - 68 7 - Transy - 62 8 - Thomas More - 61 8 - Hope - 61 10 - Capital - 60 11 - DePauw - 58 All divisions for men and women 1 - UConn - 101 2 - UConn - 90 3 - UCLA Men's - 81 4 - Washington University of St. Louis - 81 5 - Ashland - 73 6 - UConn - 70 7 - Amherst - 68 8 - Transy - 62 9 - Thomas More - 61 9 - Hope - 61 And now they’re Sweet Sixteen bound for the third consecutive year. Pretty cool tinyurl.com/2z3p8f88

Check out Kali’s feature articles on a few of the players!