The biggest lie in coaching? More time = More wins 🧵
Thad Wells@ThadWells
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Apr 23, 2025
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The biggest lie in coaching?
More time = More wins
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More time = More wins
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Conventional coaching wisdom says you have to choose:
- Win games OR be there for your family
- Build champions OR build a strong marriage
- Advance your career OR be present at home
- Win games OR be there for your family
- Build champions OR build a strong marriage
- Advance your career OR be present at home
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This is the biggest lie in coaching.
I watched Bronco Mendenhall prove it wrong. His goal?
"Work the least amount of hours in all of college football AND have that enhance results."
I watched Bronco Mendenhall prove it wrong. His goal?
"Work the least amount of hours in all of college football AND have that enhance results."
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Not work less and accept mediocrity.
Work less AND GET BETTER RESULTS.
Work less AND GET BETTER RESULTS.
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His programs operated on 24 FEWER HOURS per week than the typical college program.
The results?
The results?
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- 16 bowl appearances in 17 years
- One of the highest staff retention rates in football
- Coaches home for dinner most nights
- One of the highest staff retention rates in football
- Coaches home for dinner most nights
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"Work expands to the boundaries you set."
When coaches left at 5pm, they worked with incredible focus and efficiency.
When coaches left at 5pm, they worked with incredible focus and efficiency.
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The narrative that great coaches sacrifice everything for the game isn't just wrong—it's destructive.
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The best coaches I know lead integrated lives.
They're winning AND present. Successful AND fulfilled.
They're winning AND present. Successful AND fulfilled.
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What if the path to sustained coaching excellence isn't more hours, but more intentional hours?
I put together a free 15 page guide to share what I learned working with Bronco.
tacklelife.com/bronco
I put together a free 15 page guide to share what I learned working with Bronco.
tacklelife.com/bronco
