Coach Mike Strickland was my high school baseball coach and is the head baseball Coach at Marist School in Atlanta, GA where he’s been from 2005-Present. He’s won 3 state championships in 2010, 2011, 2017. And has 2 state runner-ups in 2006 and 2013 (my senior year). Coach Strickland is in the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame. He was the assistant coach and manager for the 15U National Team, Team USA in 2015 and 2016 respectively. _____ Learn about: 2:00 - 4:30: How he got into coaching - I was not going to have a very long playing career.  5:33 - 8:00: How to be a leader amongst people your own age 8:35 - 10:04: The value of conditioning: toughness. Both mental and physical 10:55 - 12:09: Building a culture of hard work  15:00 - 17:25: What makes a Championship teams 20:16 - 23:27: Coming back from struggle and loss. “You get to decide how it ends and how people tell the story about you today”  29:20 - 29:42: The importance of Saturday practices  37:55 - 39:51: How he motivated his team after a mediocre regular season  Coach Strickland’s 3 things to get closer to his best self: 1. Discipleship 2. Stewardship 3. Relationship _____ If you enjoyed this episode, you'll love THIS EPISODE with one of my high school football coaches, the ultimate badass, Coach Cop!