Commanders tight end John Bates delivering the fit of the season. Look at this jacket! Shoutout to his wife Kegan for creating the fit!

A school in Illinois made students exercise before class and accidentally discovered one of the most powerful learning drugs on earth. They made the kids run. The school was Naperville Central High School. Every morning, students would show up before their first class, put on heart rate monitors, and exercise hard enough to push their heart rates into a specific zone. Then they went straight to class. The results caught the attention of a Harvard psychiatrist named John Ratey. Because something strange was happening to these kids. They weren't just getting fitter. They were becoming better students. When Naperville students later took TIMSS, an international test used to compare math and science performance across countries, they scored among the highest in the world. Ratey spent years studying why. And the answer completely changed how I think about exercise. When you exercise, your brain releases a protein called BDNF. Ratey calls it "Miracle-Gro for the brain." It helps brain cells grow, strengthens the connections between them, and makes it easier for your brain to absorb new information. Exercise also increases dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine. The exact chemicals your brain uses for attention, motivation, and learning. Which means those students weren't exercising instead of learning. They were exercising so their brains could learn. I think most of us have this completely backwards. We treat exercise as the thing we do when the important work is finished like: > I'll work out after I study. > After I write. > After I finish this project. > After I get through my inbox. And when life gets busy, exercise is the first thing we remove because it feels like we're buying ourselves another hour. But Ratey's work suggests you're making a terrible trade. You're gaining an hour of time while making the brain that has to use those hours worse at learning. I've started thinking about exercise less like fitness and more like preparation. If I have something difficult to learn, write, or solve, movement shouldn't come after it. It should come before it. You're probably not too busy to exercise. You're too busy to learn slowly.

First 3 games - Highlights. Working everyday to get better. fan.hudl.com//_/_/_/organiza… @CoachRiggNW @CoachNeub @coachpriv17

UVA brings a sleep physician in front of the team, and Chris Pollard ranks the foundations in order: sleep first, hydration second, diet third. His line: If you are doing those at an elite level, you really should not need supplements. A Power Five program's answer to the supplement aisle is a bedtime. Worth repeating at your dinner table.

Highlights from game vs churchill. We lost but we will bounce back next week!!! @PrepRedzoneMD @FTRreport @CoachRiggNW @CoachNeub

I see you @aarontankrivers 🐆

Great win last night against Blake HS Happy to be able to contribute with this 41 yarder (1 for 1). @DannySutton23 @CoachRiggNW @CoachNeub @manna3_ @NWHSfootball @coachsickeri @Chris_Sailer @obi1_39 @_ColeMurphy_ @kohlsKicking @Coach_Radke @CoachDeeks @CoachMattBarnes @CoachChiliDavis @CoachAPowell @coachjthomas11 @CoachKrutsch @vscwintoday @CoachBMyers #GoJags #AlwaysWorkingToGetBetter #TrustTheProcess #ClassOf2028

“The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.” ―Stephen McCranie #TheDailyChampionsMind 🏆

Dan Campbell on the difference between good vs. great vs. elite players in the NFL. “It's mindset. It's willpower...They really believe that the little things add up to the big things and nothing is too small. Everything matters.” Talent can give you an opportunity, but an unwillingness to be outprepared, outworked, or outlasted is often what allows you to make the most of it. 📹: Coach2Coach Podcast

I’ve been laughing at this video all morning

Barry Sanders game log from his historic 1988 season at Oklahoma State is unbelievable. • 18 car | 178 yds | 2 TD • 20 car | 157 yds | 2 TD • 33 car | 304 yds | 5 TD • 24 car | 174 yds | 4 TD • 35 car | 189 yds | 4 TD • 25 car | 154 yds | 2 TD • 37 car | 320 yds | 3 TD • 39 car | 215 yds | 2 TD • 37 car | 312 yds | 5 TD • 32 car | 293 yds | 4 TD • 44 car | 332 yds | 4 TD • 29 car | 222 yds | 5 TDs Total: 373 carries, 2,850 yards, and 42 touchdowns in 12 games 😳 (🎥: @Ol_TimeFootball)

#Blessed to receive an official invite to the AEX All-American bowl at IMG Academy! #AGTG

I am blessed to receive my second division three offer from @DigInMules. Thank you to coach Milne, coach Soto, @Coach_Frantz , @Coach_Moore2, and @coachpeeg for believing in me and presenting me with this opportunity. #DigIn #AGTG @CoachRiggNW @CoachNeub @manna3_

After a Great discussion with @CoachGrande28, I am blessed to receive my first division 3 offer from @Grinnell_FB. #AGTG @CoachRiggNW @manna3_ @CoachNeub

4 weeks till kickoff. Go jags! @DannySutton23 @CoachRiggNW @CoachNeub @manna3_ @NWHSfootball @coachsickeri @Chris_Sailer @obi1_39 @_ColeMurphy_ @kohlsKicking @Coach_Radke @CoachDeeks @CoachMattBarnes @CoachChiliDavis @CoachAPowell @coachjthomas11 @CoachKrutsch @vscwintoday @CoachBMyers #GoJags #AlwaysWorkingToGetBetter #TrustTheProcess #ClassOf2028

Rolling film - 40L (good from 55+), 45M, 40R (the net is 5 yards behind the goal posts) @DannySutton23 @CoachRiggNW @CoachNeub @manna3_ @NWHSfootball @coachsickeri @Chris_Sailer @obi1_39 @_ColeMurphy_ @kohlsKicking @Coach_Radke @CoachDeeks @CoachMattBarnes @CoachChiliDavis @CoachAPowell @coachjthomas11 @CoachKrutsch @vscwintoday @CoachBMyers #GoJags #AlwaysWorkingToGetBetter #TrustTheProcess #ClassOf2028

Getting ready, 34 days until the season opener. Go Jags! @DannySutton23 @CoachRiggNW @CoachNeub @manna3_ @NWHSfootball @coachsickeri @Chris_Sailer @obi1_39 @_ColeMurphy_ @kohlsKicking @Coach_Radke @CoachDeeks @CoachMattBarnes @CoachChiliDavis @CoachAPowell @coachjthomas11 @CoachKrutsch @vscwintoday @CoachBMyers #GoJags #AlwaysWorkingToGetBetter #TrustTheProcess #ClassOf2028

1% @DannySutton23 @CoachRiggNW @CoachNeub @manna3_ @NWHSfootball @coachsickeri @Chris_Sailer @obi1_39 @_ColeMurphy_ @kohlsKicking @Coach_Radke @CoachDeeks @CoachMattBarnes @CoachChiliDavis @CoachAPowell @coachjthomas11 @CoachKrutsch @vscwintoday @CoachBMyers #GoJags #AlwaysWorkingToGetBetter #TrustTheProcess #ClassOf2028

Working from hash marks. Here is 50R, 50L @DannySutton23 @CoachRiggNW @CoachNeub @manna3_ @NWHSfootball @coachsickeri @Chris_Sailer @obi1_39 @_ColeMurphy_ @kohlsKicking @Coach_Radke @CoachDeeks @CoachMattBarnes @CoachChiliDavis @CoachAPowell @coachjthomas11 @CoachKrutsch @vscwintoday @CoachBMyers #GoJags #AlwaysWorkingToGetBetter #TrustTheProcess #ClassOf2028

Hang around two lazy people, you’ll become the third. Hang around two cheaters, you’ll become the third. Hang around two dropouts, you’ll become the third. Hang around two CHAMPIONS, you’ll become the third. Moral of the story?… Your circle matters! ~ via @CoachKurtHines