Coach Auriemma, the head women’s basketball coach at UConn, is at it again. He just has a way of simplifying things. “If you go to class & you do average work, you get a C. That’s why it’s called average. If you want a B, you have to do more work & if you want an A you have to do even more work. You have to give up stuff, you have to sacrifice.” The same rule applies in athletics. If you want to get an A in athletics, you have to be willing to do stuff that others aren’t willing to do. Simple, really.
Joe’s Perspective: I love this guy. He will be the featured role model in about three weeks. He has 11 national championships, more than any basketball coach (male or female). He demands perfection. And yet, he struggles to get others to understand what it takes to be successful. In a nutshell, it comes down to effort. Most are comfortable squeaking by with C’s (minimal effort), while others give it everything they have and earn A’s. It’s so simple, yet we have trouble understanding this fundamental lesson.
Your Turn: If you had to grade your efforts in athletics, what grade would you give yourself? If you had to grade your efforts in the classroom, what grade would you give yourself? Explain.
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In athletics I would give myself an A because I feel that I work hard. In school give my self a B because I do a little better than average but I don’t always do more then I have to.
i would give myself an A because i work hard
I would give myself and A in the classroom because I push myself to do the best I can. In athletics I would give myself an A as well because I try my hardest in games and in practice to do the best I can and learn from my mistakes.
I think I do A work in both school and athletics because I always give effort.
My work in school and sports is A work. I try to do the best in all I try.
In the classroom I get A’s for classes over all with some A- and some B+. I’ll say I’m an A student for Middle School cause overall I get A’s. But for high school I might do worse or I might do better it just depends on whether I’m willing to study harder than most are willing to do.
For athletics it depends on each sport I do. Also it depends on my grade, because I don’t expect a 5th grader to be doing college level training to get A’s. For last years 7th grade cross country I’d say I was an A-. Even though I was the second fastest 7th grader and I could easily say I was an A I know for a fact that I could have worked harder and had a better mindset to be number one. But for this next year I see my mistakes and will be fixing them to be an A.
I think I do A work in both athletics and the classroom setting because I care a lot about both of them.
I would give myself an A because i very good at at sports
I would grade myself with at least a B because I do work hard and complete the work, but I sometimes don’t always go above and beyond.
I would give myself an A because I always try to do my best and work very hard.
if i was to give my self a grad for athletic it would be a A+ or an B- i dont know but yea im really good at working out and i also love working out.
i would give myself an A because I’m always hyper
I would give my self an A for what goes into athletics and I would give myself an A for in the classroom.
My grade in athletics would be a A and my grade in the classroom would vary between a B and A
I would give myself and A in both sports and academics because I sustain good grades in school and continue to improve in my sports.
For athletics my grade would be an A- and for the classroom it would be a B +. In athletics my problem is working hard even when I’m tired and in the classroom I struggle with procrastinating.
And athletics I’d give myself an A and in the classroom I’d give myself a B+ because I’m always focusing in on the new subject that we’re learning and if I get stuck I always make sure to ask the teacher or get help so I can understand what I’m messing up though I occasionally can get sidetracked.
in athletics i would give myself a A- because i struggle keeping focus when i’m tired and in the classroom i would give myself a B because i procrastinate and i tend to give up when i don’t understand a topic or am frustrated
Recently in academics I have been procrastinating a ton, especially towards the end of the year. I would give academic a B right now. I would give athletics an A because I feel I am always very committed and work hard.
In my opinion most days I am an A in everything but there are those days where I am not my fullest self or potential.
I would give my self definitely an a in athletics because I always work hard, but school wise I would give myself a b-. I have been getting behind on school work and procrastinating .
I would give myself an A in everything, because no matter what the task is I always try my best and give it my all.
I would give myself both an A in each classroom and sports since I work hard.
I always work my hardest in academics and athletics, I doesn’t matter what I am doing, I always give my full effort. I work hard in school and out of school to be the best person I can be. Athletics grade- A. I push myself when I am at my limit because I believe hard work can make you the best. Academic grade-A. I know that my grade would be an A because I am determined to be at the top of my class.
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This blog helps a lot with preparation! You learn things in class you didn’t know could apply out of the class and it helps both ways. 🙂
I would give myself a B in athletics and an A in academics. I work myself to do all the extra things I can to give myself a better standing for college and bigger opportunities. I would say I don’t try as hard in sports because they are just a way for me to have fun.
I would grade myself an A. I work as hard as I possibly can for athletics especially when it comes to football. I try my hardest always when it’s football time. Football is my passion. I don’t see it as busywork or practice most of the time I see it is my time to be myself. I see athletics as an escape from reality. Sometimes reality is scary and overwhelming but athletics helps me cope with that. Football and athletics help bring people together. Football has brought me almost all of my close friends. Athletics and effort go hand in hand. Not only will effort in athletics bring you success in that sport but it will also bring you together with people similar to you. Football has personally brought me together with people that are like me. Football has helped me understand who I am as a person and help me understand what I want and who I want to be.Effort in athletics will not only bring success but I’ll also bring grit, personality and hard work. Everything requires effort whether that is a job a hobby or anything football just helps achieve that and focus in the one thing. Effort in athletics will train you to try and give your best effort and anything you may ever want to do. Effort will bring out the best in people whether that is football school or work. Effort is what drives us as a community and as a species and football and other athletics help program that and help us understand what that means. Athletics as a whole benefits us completely not just from an effort standpoint but at a personal level. Athletics has helped develop all people that do it into the people they are now. I know without athletic I will not be the same person I am today . Athletics in the effort I give in athletics has made me into the person I am and who I want to be. Effort in athletics brings success in championships. No man or woman is born a professional athlete it is effort that determines whether they will reach that level. It really is the pinnacle or you need to do in sports. All athletes know that to be successful in their respective sport they need to be conscious of what they do and how much effort they put in. Effort in athletics also teachers effort in the classroom. When you give effort for athletics and programs in your brain that you have to also give effort for school. The most important lesson tired throughout all sports his effort and teamwork. Without those two things you’ll get nowhere in life regardless of your if you’re a professional athlete or a desk worker for a company you need to understand and apply both teamwork and effort into your every day life. In conclusion, effort determines the athlete. Football has brought me almost all of my close friends. Athletics and effort go hand in hand. Not only will effort in athletics bring you success in that sport but it will also bring you together with people similar to you. Football has personally brought me together with people that are like me. Football has helped me understand who I am as a person and help me understand what I want and who I want to be. All athletes know that to be successful in their respective sport they need to be conscious of what they do and how much effort they put in. Effort in athletics also teachers effort in the classroom. When you give effort for athletics and programs in your brain that you have to also give effort for school. The most important lesson tired throughout all sports his effort and teamwork.
In school I would give myself a c because I might get decent grades but I don’t always feel I’m doing my best and for sports I would give myself a A because I try to give it my all even if it hurts a lot
I would give myself a B when if participating in sports as I put in extra work to get better performance although I am reluctant when trying things outside my comfort zone. I would give myself an A when grading my overall academic performance because I do try my best and I do always do what’s given to me.
If I were to grade myself in athletics I would give myself a B+, I would give myself an A in the classroom. My grade in sports is lower because I sometimes have to sacrifice practices for other educational things like meetings for student council or national honors society. I also do not put in lots of extra practice outside of school because I prioritize my education over athletics, though I still do put a lot of effort into athletics.