Brian Kight and Keith Grabowski team up for this special Leadership Journey edition of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. This podcast will occur weekly throughout the season, focusing on issues that teams face during the season. Kight, the CEO of Focus 3, discusses the how to handle stress in today’s podcast.

Show notes

• 1:33 The “survival” mentality
• 5:18 Viewing “just get through it” mindset as a weakness
• 6:55 Acknowledging personal struggle is a strength
• 9:22 What lights your fire?
• 11:47 Understanding emotions
• 15:52 Kight’s “Post-dramatic growth” idea
• 22:24 Foundation for managing stress
• 25:22 Fear, anger and love
• 30:57 3 takeaways for the survival coach
• 34:49 “We need great coaches”
• 35:04 The practices of the elite
• 38:12 The USA Football national conference

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