2026-2027 - WINTER/SPRING LESSONS
2026-2027 SEMESTER 2 LESSONS
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JAN: MACKEY MONTHLY
Mackey Monthly is Coach Mackey's exclusive monthly message for coaches and athletes using the 2Words Character Development Curriculum. It delivers timely leadership, character, and encouragement throughout the school year.
Delivery Expected by January 1!
Delivery Expected by January 1!
JAN: MACKEY MONTHLY
Mackey Monthly is Coach Mackey's exclusive monthly message for coaches and athletes using the 2Words Character Development Curriculum. It delivers timely leadership, character, and encouragement throughout the school year.
NO EVIDENCE
Some people want a lot of evidence that they're going to succeed before they're willing to have a positive attitude. But the ones who actually succeed are the ones who need no evidence to choose to be optimistic. Bringing a positive attitude to whatever is in front of you is a decision you can make at any time. Be the kind of person who requires no evidence to give your best.
COACH SAYS
Your coaches say the same things again and again because they want you to become your best. It's easy to get bored with the repetition because it's like listening to the same song on repeat. But, the people who listen to what Coach says (even when they've heard it before) are the ones who separate themselves from the competition.
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FEB: MACKEY MONTHLY
Mackey Monthly is Coach Mackey's exclusive monthly message for coaches and athletes using the 2Words Character Development Curriculum. It delivers timely leadership, character, and encouragement throughout the school year.
Delivery Expected by February 1!
Delivery Expected by February 1!
FEB: MACKEY MONTHLY
Mackey Monthly is Coach Mackey's exclusive monthly message for coaches and athletes using the 2Words Character Development Curriculum. It delivers timely leadership, character, and encouragement throughout the school year.
BLAME GAME
When you make a mistake, a common first reaction is to blame someone or something else. The problem with playing this Blame Game is that you make yourself feel better without actually getting better. If you want to get better, then instead of blaming others, you've got to name the mistake, own the mistake, and then move on from it.
CALL OUT
If you want to build trust on your team, start by focusing on two things: 1) how you call out your teammates, and 2) how you respond when you get called out. A lot of student-athletes avoid calling each other out because it makes them uncomfortable or because they don't want to get called out themselves. It helps to remember that call-outs between teammates are meant to build you up, not tear you down.
EMBRACE DISCIPLINE
The way that you motivate yourself when you don't feel like it or don't want to is to embrace discipline. Discipline helps you to say No in service of a greater Yes. Discipline helps you to do what you must today so you can get what you want tomorrow. When you embrace discipline, you align your work with your goals, and then you get it done.
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MAR: MACKEY MONTHLY
Mackey Monthly is Coach Mackey's exclusive monthly message for coaches and athletes using the 2Words Character Development Curriculum. It delivers timely leadership, character, and encouragement throughout the school year.
Delivery Expected by March 1!
Delivery Expected by March 1!
MAR: MACKEY MONTHLY
Mackey Monthly is Coach Mackey's exclusive monthly message for coaches and athletes using the 2Words Character Development Curriculum. It delivers timely leadership, character, and encouragement throughout the school year.
LAST SET, BEST SET
Last Set, Best Set is a mentality that says "I will give everything I have to what is right in front of me." It's not about saving energy for the last rep or the last drill during training, and it's not about saving effort for the last quarter or the game-deciding shot. It's about how you do everything that you do. When you think "Last Set, Best Set," you set yourself up for more confidence, greater coachability, and better preparation.
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APR: MACKEY MONTHLY
Mackey Monthly is Coach Mackey's exclusive monthly message for coaches and athletes using the 2Words Character Development Curriculum. It delivers timely leadership, character, and encouragement throughout the school year.
Delivery Expected by April 1!
Delivery Expected by April 1!
APR: MACKEY MONTHLY
Mackey Monthly is Coach Mackey's exclusive monthly message for coaches and athletes using the 2Words Character Development Curriculum. It delivers timely leadership, character, and encouragement throughout the school year.
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MAY: MACKEY MONTHLY
Mackey Monthly is Coach Mackey's exclusive monthly message for coaches and athletes using the 2Words Character Development Curriculum. It delivers timely leadership, character, and encouragement throughout the school year.
Delivery Expected by May 1!
Delivery Expected by May 1!
MAY: MACKEY MONTHLY
Mackey Monthly is Coach Mackey's exclusive monthly message for coaches and athletes using the 2Words Character Development Curriculum. It delivers timely leadership, character, and encouragement throughout the school year.
MORE LESSONS COMING SOON!
Round out your semester with any of our Focus Themed Courses!
Choose any 4-lesson course to help your athletes develop a specific area of character and leadership. Each course is curated with intentional lessons centered on a single theme, giving coaches a practical way to reinforce the values their team needs most.
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Meet COACH MACKEY
Stephen Mackey, CEO & Founder
Stephen Mackey is a player development coach, keynote speaker, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. Better known as Coach Mackey, he has spent the last 20+ years helping athletes and coaches connect the dots between sports and the game of life.
Mackey is the founder and CEO of 2Words Character Development, one of the top leadership and character curriculums in the country. He is an advocate for coaches and athletes, and a consistent voice of encouragement and challenge.
Mackey is the author of Uncommon Beliefs and co-author of The Locker Room.
Mackey is the founder and CEO of 2Words Character Development, one of the top leadership and character curriculums in the country. He is an advocate for coaches and athletes, and a consistent voice of encouragement and challenge.
Mackey is the author of Uncommon Beliefs and co-author of The Locker Room.
Visit Stephen Mackey's Zaap page for more ways to connect and follow Coach Mackey.
Text "Mackey" to (830) 444-4876 or click here to get Coach Mackey's weekly text encouragements.
Text "Mackey" to (830) 444-4876 or click here to get Coach Mackey's weekly text encouragements.
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