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30 Thoughts Carried at 30
The recollection of a lot of old notes from the year past, that stuck out as lessons for the year of turning 30. New baby, new home, new job - a lot of transitions to adjust at one time. Here are some of things that stuck with me. Nothing humbles you faster than a tiny human who doesn't care about your schedule. Amazing. The Joy (U19 World Cup - Semi Final Morning) The joy of the small moments, where you get to make a kids dream come true. The joy of the jersey, the green an
Jack Fleming
2 hours ago3 min read
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Before the World Told You
There’s a place in every human that isn’t polished isn’t trying to be anybody. A dark cave of humility. The kind you only find after the world knocks you around, and you finally quit pretending you’re meant to fly above it all. I tried that once— hell, I tried it a lot. Tried to out run the ache, out achieve the doubt, outshine the parts of me that were still just a scared kid looking for a place to belong to. But the magic wasn’t up in the clouds. It was down there, deep in
Jack Fleming
Nov 181 min read
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A Letter to Nash: Curiosity Over Certainty
As I sit here waiting for the day I get to meet you, I keep circling back to if I could give one piece of advice what would it be? Here's...
Jack Fleming
Aug 173 min read
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They Were Just Kids Playing for the Girl They Once Were
The bus ride home after the Gold Medal game was anything but quiet. The girls were blasting, singing, celebrating, full of pride. The...
Jack Fleming
Jul 273 min read
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The Razors Edge: Toggling Between Joy & Rage
In Full Sweat , Hawthorn Football Club Head Coach Sam Mitchell emphasises the need to balance rage and joy in elite performance. He urges...
Jack Fleming
Apr 113 min read
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10 Lessons from March
Some notes from my last month. Life advice is very interesting, you never know when something you listened to or wrote down is going to...
Jack Fleming
Mar 254 min read
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How Do We Evaluate Coaching?
As the off season begins, comes the brutal reality of coaching. Even more-so, suddenly everybody develops an opinion of what a good or...
Jack Fleming
Feb 192 min read
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Top 40 Lessons from 2024
Well, disappointingly I have missed a couple of these - and they have been a great source of reflection over the years so I thought it is...
Jack Fleming
Jan 19 min read
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Become a Beginner Again
"Think back to when you were a hopeful beginner, when the tools of your craft were exotic and new. Remember the fascination of learning,...
Jack Fleming
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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Advice to Self - 28th October 2024
Morning pages. The tragedy in life is to miss real beauty, when it is right in front you. So self ruminated, that your magical outer...
Jack Fleming
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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10 Off Season Learnings So Far
I have been meaning to write another blog post, since this off season began - and been fortunate enough to have plenty of time to think,...
Jack Fleming
Jun 10, 20245 min read
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A Noble Effort?
'You did so well in the first 2 years.' 'It's amazing what you've achieved.' 'Jeez to make the Grand Final is just great in itself, you...
Jack Fleming
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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Top 40 Lessons I Learned in 2021
Well..... it's been a while. This is probably my first blog in 5 or 6 months since my new role as an assistant at the Tasmania...
Jack Fleming
Jan 7, 20229 min read
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7 Lessons from a Golf Coaching Genius
Fred Shoemaker is like the Phil Jackson of golf, more concentrated on the inner game than the outer game. He was mentored by Timothy...
Jack Fleming
Jul 20, 20213 min read
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5 Questions for Head Coaches to Ask Their Assistants
I often think about the challenges of the Head-Assistant Coach relationship especially in the beginning. The assistant is trying to get a...
Jack Fleming
Jun 7, 20213 min read
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The Illusion of Choice
“The fact of the matter is, if you want to be good, you really don’t have a lot of choices, because it takes what it takes. Every person...
Jack Fleming
Jun 1, 20213 min read
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Let Your Work Speak, Not Your Highlights
It's a common theme of youth basketball to see highlight reels of young athletes - showing off their latest nasty move or promoting their...
Jack Fleming
May 24, 20213 min read
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Health Hacks to Be a High Performing Coach
The following are my notes from my presentation on the Coaching Clinic Summit, if you have any interest there are plenty of brilliant...
Jack Fleming
May 10, 20214 min read
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False Badges of Honour in Coaching
There are a lot of things we tend to brag about as coaches, whether deliberately or not - that are not worth bragging about. The common...
Jack Fleming
Apr 23, 20214 min read
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Isn't What You Have Enough?
What if we stopped chasing the undisciplined pursuit of more to fill a void? Earl Woods, Tigers Dad was 11 when he started to swear at...
Jack Fleming
Apr 9, 20213 min read
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