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A kid drops 45 points against a weak team. The caption calls him "elite." He's in the tenth grade. 

I've been sitting with a question lately: when did we start handing out the word "great" before anyone's actually earned it? And what is that doing to the kids we're saying it about?

New piece up now — Substack link in bio. #Basketball #YouthSports #Coaching #GrowthMindset #ProcessOverOutcome
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Posted On: July 9th 2026, 04:51 am
A kid drops 45 points against a weak team. The caption calls him "elite." He's in the tenth grade.

I've been sitting with a question lately: when did we start handing out the word "great" before anyone's actually earned it? And what is that doing to the kids we're saying it about?

New piece up now — Substack link in bio. #Basketball #YouthSports #Coaching #GrowthMindset #ProcessOverOutcome

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