{"id":7909,"date":"2010-10-28T09:07:35","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T13:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=7909"},"modified":"2023-08-02T17:01:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:01:27","slug":"is-it-your-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/is-it-your-practice","title":{"rendered":"Is It Your Practice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today while eating my AM protein bar (preparing for my wedding in two weeks \ud83d\ude42 ) I saw a quote from a coach who really gets it. \u00a0I feel for him. \u00a0His analysis is so courageous as it will not pacify his school&#8217;s fans (fanatics?). \u00a0It is not what they want to hear. \u00a0Most would prefer some banging and screaming and finger pointing. \u00a0But for anyone who has spent time as a mentor we have learned that is not usually the answer.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/gators.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7912 alignright\" title=\"gators\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/gators.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/gators.png 386w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/gators-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So the Florida Gators are not doing so well. \u00a0And what is the reason according to their coach:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When there&#8217;s a lack of execution, how does that occur?&#8221; Meyer said. &#8220;The answer is not to say, &#8216;That guy, that guy, that guy.&#8217; Is it because we don&#8217;t practice it enough? 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