Next Level Leadership: From White Belts to Ninjas!

Happy summer, PE Nation!!!

I'm excited about the new program I want to start in the fall. The Next Level Leadership program transforms PE grading through a martial arts-inspired wristband system that recognizes and develops student leadership qualities beyond athletic skill.

• Designed to reward students who demonstrate leadership, helpfulness, and good character
• Five belt levels (white, green, orange, purple, black) with increasing leadership requirements
• Program benefits include becoming field day helpers, safety patrol members, and game captains
• Focus on developing the whole child rather than just athletic ability
• White belt (beginner) requires respect, responsibility, and safety
• Green belt (awesome) requires 100% effort and good sportsmanship
• Orange belt (hero) demonstrates game knowledge and consistent helpfulness
• Purple belt (elite) requires two years of demonstrated leadership
• Black belt (ninja) reserved for fifth graders who could "run the class"
• Program designed to work over three years (grades 3-5)

Take care,

Dave

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Transcript

Introduction to Next Level Leadership

Speaker 1 0:10

Hello and welcome to the Supersize Phys Ed podcast . My name is Dave and today I want to talk about a really exciting program that I want to start in the fall , like right away , and I'm calling it my next level leadership program and I want to talk about that next with you . So , without further ado , here we go . Welcome NPE Nation . I am recording this outside as part of my summer series . So , again , if you hear some birds chirping or my dog making noise by the fence with her ball , that's what I'm looking at right now . Please be patient and understand that I just want to be outside and record a podcast or two . So let's get into this . So I thought of this a couple weeks ago it was right before the school year ended , about the week before it ended and I just was thinking about how can I empower my students to become just great leaders , not only in school and in PE , just great leaders not only in school and in PE , but later on in life . And I also thought about I hate that my grades and I think a lot of you are if you're elementary school are S , n and U . So S is satisfactory , n is needs improvement , u is unsatisfactory and I don't give out U's really at all . I mean maybe one day a few times , and I don't give out use really at all . I mean maybe one day a few times . So , and ends are even kind of rare . I mean I give ends for different things or behavior or whatever , but you know a lot of it's really participation . I mean that's my grade , that's what I'm allowed to do , and I know it's good and bad , right , it's easy , but it's also not fair . As far as you know , there's some students that do amazing things and there's some students that do average things and they both get S's . And when I was a kid there was an E for exceptional and they don't do that anymore . At least my district doesn't do that . So I was like , well , how can I reward and empower students that are doing amazing things and are great helpers ? And I'm in charge of safety patrol , so you know my safety patrollers that are just awesome at helping little kids and you know just keeping the hallway safe . And I'm also , you know I pick field day helpers . So you know these are the kids that are just all-stars . And it doesn't mean all-stars skill-wise If you're not the best soccer player out there , that's okay If you're giving your best and you know the skills and you know that you have the knowledge and you're trying your hardest . That's all I'm looking for . I want the whole child to be developed , not just like , hey , I can kick it far . That really has never been my thing and I hope it's not yours as well .

Speaker 1 3:09

My goal , I guess , is to make good people , help motivate and create good people . You know what I mean . I want good people . You know what I mean . I don't . I want good people . I don't care if they're LeBron James , if they . If they're , they have bad sportsmanship or if they're yelling at the referees or kid referees or if they're , you know , just being mean to people . I don't want that . I want good people and you know that's .

Speaker 1 3:38

My goal in this program is to help , you know , reward the ones that deserve it and motivate the ones that are maybe on the fence . I mean , motivate everybody , but , um , you know , definitely the ones that are that want to see what , how far they can get in this program and they can see the tangible results and they want to be part of something special . So that is my goal for this and I want to go over , uh , the different levels . Um , you know , here in a moment , all right , so let's

The Problem with Traditional Grading

Speaker 1 4:07

do some boomers here just to get the basic stuff and then each level as we go . So here's our first boomer , here we go , alright , so let's talk about the basics . So first of all , I want to take two things I really really enjoy and kind of smash them together . So the of all , I want to take two things I really really enjoy and kind of smash them together . So the first is gamification and I know a lot of you use that , or some of you you've never heard of it before . So , kind of briefly , it is taking it's kind of like a game and think of a video game and making it challenging , but taking it instead of a video game like a task or a goal , and making it fun and challenging by adding levels , badges , rewards and charting your progress .

Speaker 1 4:58

I'm a black belt in karate , so I took martial arts and made different levels like different belts . We'll call them I'm going to use wristbands , but we're going to call them belts . And you know , I know some people have used martial arts before . As far as you know , taking like jump roping and different . You know your white belt and jump roping or you know whatever yellow belt , things like that , and it's a great way to show where you're starting and where your journey is , where you want to go . So , um , that's kind of the brief synopsis of this and , by the way , I will link the article to this that I wrote in the show notes , as well as the PDF of what I made for the different levels and what they mean , so you could kind of take a look at it and feel free to copy it or , you know , run with it however you want to . If you'd like to try this and I'd love to hear if you do , that'd be great , all right .

Speaker 1 5:55

So much like in martial arts and I'm just talking about for me , for karate , it took me six years to get a black belt , to test for my black belt , and it wasn't easy , and I know that I don't expect them to start in kindergarten with this program . As a matter of fact , I'm going to basically make it like a three-year program . It's third , fourth and fifth grade . I will have different levels , like I said , which we'll talk about in just a moment , and they need to work for it . Now , there's different ways to work for it . It um coach's discretion , like I have two paras myself and if we just see students do an amazing job , we can reward them . Um , probably at the end of each month we'll do like a ceremony , um , and when I mean ceremony , I'll just call people up and get the wristbands so we can do that . Now there's other ways to do it as well , where it's it's more complicated , where each student gets like a scorecard or like a sticker chart , but I'm thinking that's like 600 students , maybe a little less , but it's about 100 , somewhere between 150 and 200 per grade level . So let's just call it 550 to 600 students . So that's a lot of stickers , a lot of like moving parts , and some kids will not even want to do this . I'm not going to force anybody to be a part of this . I think most students will want to , but if they don't want to , that's okay . But they're also not going to get the benefits of it , and we'll talk about that in a moment as well .

Speaker 1 7:31

Everyone's journey is going to be unique . There's going to be students that are grandfathered in , that are fifth graders or fourth graders this year that I will put at a higher level than um . You know , third graders . Third graders will always start at white belt , or actually I might even say no belt . That's another thing I'm kind of toying with , which again we'll get to in a moment . I'm getting ahead of myself . But um , basically I'm going to have , like because of cost , white and green belts . The first two will be kind of like hospital Think of , um , if you go to the hospital , like those kinds of plastic bands where they you can kind of put them on and um , adjust them a little bit , um're a little less costly than the rubber ones .

Speaker 1 8:17

And then of course most people will be white or green because that's the lower level . Again , we'll talk about the levels as we go as far as what they mean . But that's how I'm planning it so far . In the beginning , white

Creating Good People, Not Just Athletes

Speaker 1 8:31

and green will be kind of plastic hospital-type ones I get off of like Amazon . Then orange , purple and green will be kind of plastic hospital type Ones I get off of like Amazon . Then orange , purple and black will be the rubber ones . But I also plan on running a grant for this in the fall , you know , just to stock up and get extra wristbands and donations and things like that . So then all of them can be like the rubber bands , wristbands kind of thing , and all of them can be like the rubber bands , wristbands kind of thing . All right , back to how they level up . Again .

Speaker 1 9:03

I was toying with the idea I still am of the coaches take a class list with them and each day students get points based on if they have the right shoes on , if they brought a water bottle , who is the hardest worker that day , or who's the most helpful , who showed great sportsmanship . I think that might get a little overwhelming for my paras and you know I don't want to put more like more burden on them . So I don't know if I'm going to do that . I think it's going to be more subjective . It could be more you know like really like based on points and sticker charts and things like that . More you know like really like based on points and sticker charts and things like that . Um , I think it's based on the total number of students and you know the time commitment and things like that . So in my case , I think I'm gonna make it more subjective and I was thinking about that when I tested for my belts , like I wasn't , I didn't have like a sticker chart and things like that . It was like my sensei said hey , uh , maybe he didn't say hey , but he said you know you'll be testing for your whatever purple belt , uh , in a couple of months , and you know you need to practice and all that stuff and then test for it . Um , so it's not gonna be a test , but it'll be how they , um , again , show good sportsmanship , how they treat each other , how they give a solid effort . And again , I keep saying that We'll get into that in just a moment , but that is how we'll judge who gets a belt and what belt it is . And I want to go over .

Speaker 1 10:29

Next , we'll talk about the benefits for the students , because they're not going to just want wristbands , they want something tangible . Well , that's a wristband , it's tangible , but something else that goes with it . So the next boomer , we'll talk about that . So here we go . All right , sorry , I kind of rambled on that one a little bit , but I want to talk about the benefits for the students . So first , um , you know some students like trinkets and toys and prizes , and I'm hoping this is more of a , just an incentive , just like , hey , I did a great job and I want to tell my family about it , I want to tell my friends about it , I want to tell my teachers about it and I want to show that I deserve to just have these high honors not necessarily a certificate or things like that , but yeah , you know , just be the best I can be for being the best I can be for myself . And , yes , they will wear a wristband around school and they can show you . It will show that , hey , I achieved this level and it's a high honor .

Speaker 1 11:34

So here's the benefits besides a wristband . Okay , first of all , they can become a field day helper , which what I've done in the past is we just kind of pick hey , this is a good kid , let's let them be a field day helper . Well , now they have to earn it . They have to achieve a certain belt color to get to that , which again , we'll talk about in a moment . The second one is they could become a member of my safety patrol , and again , I'm in charge of the fourth and fifth graders that do safety patrol . I don't have third graders that do it , but that is a pretty high honor . It's funny if you watch a diver with a kid . It's like the lowest honor is becoming a safety patrol in middle school , but it's a pretty high honor .

Speaker 1 12:17

In our school I try to reward the students that show kindness and helpfulness and leadership by being a safety patrol member , all right . So the third one is they can become a captain or referee in our games . And , as a side note , captain doesn't mean I , you know , I pick my friend , then this person picks and then the last person you know , like when we were kids like I got picked last in kickball or something , and there's hurt feelings . We don't do that , but we do . If you're a captain , you can help demonstrate a game . I usually let captains pick , like you know . Pick two friends to be on your team , you know , for the day , but they can't just keep picking , picking , picking . Eventually I just tell people to go okay , now you three go to that team , you three go to that team .

Gamification and Program Structure

Speaker 1 13:02

I never try to have hurt feelings .

Speaker 1 13:03

A referee look , I do this sometimes during fun Fridays , especially with hockey or something . I have some hockey players in my school and I tell them to make fair teams . You guys are the referees , you guys play , but you're also the referees . I've done that with Gaga Ball Kids that are just really fair and I know they'll play it correctly and call it correctly . You guys are the referees , you play , but you can be the referees as well , and so they can be called on to be a helper .

Speaker 1 13:37

I'll never forget there's one time I had my . I have a captain of my safety patrol . I actually nominated two captains for next year but my first ever captain of safety patrol I literally gave her my keys . I'm like , can you go get ? I mean I had my badge and everything on there . I'm like , can you go get ? I mean I had my badge and everything on there . I'm like , can you go get my ? Uh , I left my water bottle in the media center . Can you go grab it for me ? And I know I wasn't supposed to . But , um , you know , those are the kids I get my keys to right . These are leadership skills that they have . That I know I could trust them . I could trust them with my wallet . I could say go to my car and get my wallet , please . I've never done that , but that's what I say . That's the kind of people I'm looking for . So these are high honors . I'm going to make sure it's a high honor and I'll reward them as much as I can . So that's kind of what I'm looking for in these students .

Speaker 1 14:33

Now , like I said , the first two years there might be some students that are kind of grandfathered in because it's really a third , fourth and fifth grade program . But I'm going to start it in the fall where I'm going to have , obviously , current fourth and fifth graders that will kind of be ahead of the curve or behind in some cases , but I will have some students that have already done uh or already been a field day helper or safety patrol . They might start at a higher level , um belt wise , than others , but everybody else will start with no belts and earn their first belt , earn their white belt . And I , yeah , the more I think about that , I'm going to do that . I was going to say everybody gets a white belt . No , you have to earn your white belt as well . So that's kind of the logistics and the benefits in the first two boomers , and now we'll get into what each color means .

Speaker 1 15:27

All right , for white belt . I think again , we're going to start at no belt and I will see who wants to do it . I'm going to imagine most kids want to do it . So you know they have to work to get a white belt . It's just not handed to you , it's not handed to them . When I was in martial arts . I didn't start with a white belt , I started with no belt at all , and the only problem with that is I'm worried that some kids might get frustrated or just kind of like lose momentum . I might lose momentum with it , like , oh well , you know whatever . So there'll probably be a quick win for them , just like in video games like gamification . I say the first two levels are going to be a lot easier than the last three , because we're going to do five levels and I might actually add a secret level at the end we'll talk about . So a white belt will be again .

Speaker 1 16:21

Third graders can only start a white belt as second graders . They have not demonstrated the leadership kind of qualities I mean some of them have , but that I'm going to be talking about here and with them . So here's what they have to do to achieve a white belt they have to be respectful to themselves , others in property . That's our main kind of PE rule . They have to be responsible by bringing , you know , a water bottle , wearing the right uh shoes .

Speaker 1 16:53

And again , there's exceptions that are made . Um , you know , I know there's sometimes kids are . You know . They say well , you know , I spent the night at my dad's house and all I had is my Crocs . You know I make exceptions . I am not , uh , you know , ruthless or anything like that . There's , there's exceptions . Or some kids say I don't , I just don't have a water bottle , and of course I encourage them to just bring a cheap 22-cent water bottle that you get from Costco in big packs and just refill it . But you know , if not , I might have a few extra to just give them . They have to be safe . So you know they can't be doing anything when we play games I don't want to say dangerous , but anything that could cause injury to themselves or others . And again , they have to be prepared for class , like I said . And there's times when students are wearing jackets when it's 95 to 100 degrees out and I have to keep telling them you cannot wear that , I don't want you to get overheated . It's all part of that . That's being respectful to me and to themselves , things like that .

Speaker 1 17:50

So that is a white belt and we're going gonna make it easy for them to achieve it . Not easy , but simple , simple stuff . They know most kids do that every day . So a white belt should be a pretty quick win and I'll probably give out white belts very early in the school year , like maybe the first after the first two weeks . I'll just give out some white belts , most white belts . But some students are not part of that club yet . They just haven't earned it yet .

Speaker 1 18:22

So that'll be the white belt , that'll be the white wristband , we'll call it white belt . So that's number one white belt . All right , and on that note , we call the white belt , I'm going to just call it the beginner belt . Number two , or the second level will be the green belt , we're going

Benefits and Leadership Opportunities

Speaker 1 18:40

to call it the awesome level . So each level , by the way , must demonstrate the previous level and then go beyond .

Speaker 1 18:47

So everything I said about white belt applies to green belt , except I'm going to add some things . So first of all , for the green belt , they must wear to add some things . So , first of all , for the green belt , they must wear their white belt proudly to pe class every day . This demonstrates loyalty and commitment and responsibility that they're going to remember to wear it the next day , and that holds true for every level . Um , so here's what green belt means they have to give 100 effort during warm-ups and in games and activities we play . Now I always say this and it's from the book the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz , a great book .

Speaker 1 19:21

100% isn't always the same every day for everybody . If somebody's sick , their 100% looks different , or if they're hurt , their 100% looks different . So , just giving their best effort each day . They're honest in the games , they play fair and , by the way , that separates a lot of students from white and green . I see a lot of good kids cheating in games and they have to be a good sport . I see a lot of good athletes not being kind when they win or lose that win or lose with grace mentality . They have to be helpful so they have to offer to clean up , help out where needed , help other students , that kind of thing . So that's the biggest thing , I think , and I'm hoping that'll incentivize some of my students that are really good athletes but aren't always the best at sportsmanship . So that is the green belt and I really think that's what separates the green from the white .

Speaker 1 20:20

But yeah , next we'll go to orange , all right , so orange belt First of all . This is where we start with the , at least this year . The rubber , I guess the better bands right , because it's again more costly and there's going to be less students at this level . Think of it like a pyramid . Basically , a lot of people are going to start with either no belts or white belts , then even fewer green , fewer orange and then so forth . So I should be giving out less orange , but still a lot , of course .

Speaker 1 20:57

So this is where it gets really into the mentorship , into the leadership , into the game and skill knowledge . This is where students have to demonstrate at least one year of leadership already . So that's why third graders can't start at some of these levels here . It's going to be very rare this third grader starts at green even . I think it's all white belt . So fourth and fifth grade could start here some of them . So they have to again demonstrate game and skill knowledge . It doesn't mean they have to be the best soccer player , hockey player , whatever , but they have to understand the games , be attentive listeners . They have to already be a helper , already be just a fantastic P student 100% . We'll call them 100% students that are always just there for other kids . They're there for themselves , they do the best they can . And then their benefits . This is where they could become a field helper , or they already were a field helper , especially for third grade . This is a great incentive . If they reach this . They could become a member of our safety patrol in fourth and fifth grade , or they already were . They could be a captain in our games or a referee in our games .

Speaker 1 22:11

Basically , this is about time and consistency , and that includes the next couple levels as well . It's about doing it for again , in this case at least a year . And the students I'm going to tell them some of them . It's almost impossible for them to make , well , it's not impossible for them to make orange , even as third graders , because those will be our field day helpers

White Belt: The Beginner Level

Speaker 1 22:36

and possible safety patrol . So that's orange and I think that's a really high honor , especially for third grade . But even for students that I've seen students mature between third , fourth and fifth grade . I've seen students that are not good sports or do not play fair turn it around , and I hope this does it , because there's going to be some fourth and fifth graders start a white belt or whatever , and this can be some incentive for them . But I know some students might be upset by that or think , well , I'm never going to achieve a certain level , and that's just not true . Again , there are some levels they're not going to be able to achieve , like if they start a white belt in fifth grade . They're not getting a black belt by the end of fifth grade . You know what I mean . It's just not possible .

Speaker 1 23:22

It's a time thing as well . Like I said , it's consistency over a long period of time , just like in martial arts . It's not just a one and done kind of thing . It's a long period of time . And I saw somebody as just a quick thing . There was a student that , honestly , in the beginning of the school year he was fourth grade last year , beginning of the school year he was not well behaved . There were times when he had to sit out on the bench or he was just not being respectful and he turned it around . And at first I thought , well , is he just trying to become a field day helper ? Does he really mean this ? And I've had some good conversations with him and his teacher and she's like no , he's turned it around and so we made him a field day helper . Now again , that means in the beginning of fourth grade , you know not great . Middle to end of fourth grade , great . So some students turn things around and hopefully this will incentivize , you know , others to do the same . I'm really hoping this , this works .

Speaker 1 24:18

So that is orange and that is , oh , by the way , that's the name . The name of it is the hero level . That's , hero is for the orange , all right . The purple belt is the elite level and the name says it all . I mean , again , think of that pyramid there's going to be , you know , maybe half get to hero of the beginning . You know white belt , green belt , you know then to , uh , orange , um , but the purple , you know , just it's , it just continues to get smaller and smaller and more elite . Hence the name . Because if everybody gets belt , it's kind of like everybody gets a trophy , it kind of waters it down . If everybody gets a belt , especially this high level , then it doesn't mean anything . It should mean something .

Speaker 1 25:05

In this case it is two years of everything that I've talked about before , of leadership demonstrated by being a field day helper , safe patrol captain , referee . That means they've already done it , they've already been an awesome helper , they've already done safety patrol for me it doesn't have to be , but that's a good qualification for it and they've already been a referee captain in games and things like that . Helpers , these students , I would say , are the ones that I give my car keys

Green to Orange Belt Progression

Speaker 1 25:37

to and , again , I've never done that before . It's an example of . I can trust them 100% . They are always , always , always helpful , honest , caring everything , demonstrate leadership abilities and something I haven't mentioned in this podcast . But there's a lot of students that are really good , students that are just kind of quiet and shy and that was me , by the way , when I was younger , and I tell the students that a lot so you can still be a quiet , honest , you know leader . It's a little harder because if you're not talking , you know you're doing good for yourself , but you need to do good for others as well , and that's hard , but I'm hoping to bring some students out of their shells . So that's just a little side note there .

Speaker 1 26:26

So it is possible for a fourth grader to earn this purple belt by the end of the school year , I think , because this is this means two years of leadership , two years of mentorship , two years of being helpful and awesome . Basically , again , there's only one , maybe two levels that are higher , and I mean there's not much . This is , this is one of the best . Highest honors I can give them is purple belt , because it's just not going to go to everybody . You know , it's just not . It's it's just not going to go to everybody . You know it's just not , it's , it's going to have to be reserved for the select few . And uh , yeah , it's , and there's it's . I know there's . It's subjective , right , you know it's subjective , between even purple and black , which I'll talk about in a moment . But these are like the best of the best of my students and again , it doesn't mean they're the best baseball players , it means they're the best leaders in the school . So that is Purple Belt .

Speaker 1 27:19

And now we get to the ninjas . All right , here it is the ninja , the black belt . We got ninja level . So this is only for fifth graders and only for a handful of students . No one's going to start here in the fall , even if they're grandfathered in , they're not going to start here . Some of them might start at the purple belts , but I'd rather not . I'd rather start them at orange , even if they deserve purple . I'm going to start them probably at orange , and you know , but quickly gives it some of them purple .

Speaker 1 27:56

But by the end of , or let's say , middle to the end of , fifth grade , they could earn their black belts . I don't want to be the very end of the year , because then it's like , well , then they just get it and they go home and that's it for the summer . I want them to have the black belts if they deserve it , and purple belts . So , again , this is probably going to be the top honor they can earn in fifth grade that I can give them . I mean , these ninjas could run my class if I let them . They really could . They could lead warm-ups , they could lead the games . They could do everything they can . You know , I'll give them access to the and I will , and I do with the purple belts or kids like that , where you know you can go into our office and go grab something , or can you go get this piece of equipment or whatever , just anything . They can do everything and they deserve it .

Speaker 1 28:43

Now I am going to add some extra credit stuff that will help them . By the way , they don't have to do this , but it'll help their cause to become a black belt or even a purple belt . So I'm going to continue my cup stacking club and again , they don't have to become a black belt or even a purple belt . So I'm going to continue my cup stacking club and again , they don't have to be a member of the club , they don't have to even like cup stacking , they don't have to do it . But I might add another , because our time is changing next year which kind of stinks we're going to go to a later time . So I might add a before school activity , some kind of like extra PE or even like a running club I'm going to . My plan is to hold a Zoom meeting , maybe once a month where we have PE trivia .

Speaker 1 29:19

I might do some bonus assignments in the Google Classroom about , again , game and skill knowledge strategy , but also maybe about leadership . I mean , because that's what it's about , right , and you know active participation helps their case , but it's not a requirement , it just because I know some kids will be like well , you know , we weren't home last night or I wasn't allowed to get online , or so I get it . So , again , I'm not looking for the best . You know sport , you know athlete . I'm looking for the best leader , leaders who want to shine and help others . Um , the ninjas . These ninjas are going to change the world . I know they are . They're like , they're going to be elite in the world and not just in my classroom . So that is ninja .

Speaker 1 30:02

Again , at least two

Purple Belt: The Elite Level

Speaker 1 30:03

years of mentorship , leadership and , above and beyond , the purple belt , which again is subjective , but you know there are students that I know that deserve it and we'll get it . So that is a black belt . Yeah , all right , so it's possible . I had a red belt called the infinity belt . I don't know if I'm going to do that . I'm not going to even talk about it with the students in the beginning of the school year . It might be like a secret belt .

Speaker 1 30:32

So I was thinking about this . My sensei was a I a fourth level black belt . He might have been higher . Again , I received my first level black belt . I was going to test for my second and I moved . So I never got a chance to do that and there's a big difference between me and him , even though we're both black belts . Big difference . And his sensei , which would also be my sensei , higher level , it was a red belt and I'm like well , this red belt , maybe I could do that with a few students . I'm not sure if I'm going to do it , but basically Black Belt would be like Luke Skywalker , red Belt would be like Yoda . I mean , they could teach the way . I don't know . I was even thinking my safety patrol captains could be the red belts , but that's not a necessary thing . So , again , I'm toying with this . It's something brand new I haven't even done it yet , but something I'm really excited about . If you could tell I'm really excited about it . I'm looking at the time of how long I've been recording this and it's one of the longer episodes .

Speaker 1 31:30

So I appreciate you listening to this and now it is time for your cowbell tip of the day . All right , so your tip of the day is to look for ways to empower your students . It doesn't have to be this system . I'd be flattered if you tried something like this and gave me some credit for it . Or maybe you already done it and I need to give you credit for it . I don't know , but it'd be awesome if you tried something like this and gave me some credit for it . Or maybe you have already done it and I need to give you credit for it . I don't know , but it'd be awesome if you tried something , a way to empower your students . Just think about ways you can make them . You know the leaders shine and get rewarded for it . So as you're going through the summer , make sure you are thinking about the fall and ways you can help your students and help your program grow and become a better version of what it already is , and that is your cowbell tip of the day .

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Thank you everybody for tuning in . I really do appreciate it , as always . Go to supersizefizadcom for more information and go to my Medium or Substack in the show notes if you want to check out some of the articles , as well as the article I will put in there about the next level leadership that I just talked about . So take care , pe Nation , you guys and girls are awesome . Let's have a great weekend whenever , weekend whenever you listen to this , and let's keep pushing our profession forward , Thank you .