Summary: Brian Kight and Keith Grabowski team up for this special Leadership Journey edition of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. This podcast will occur weekly throughout the season, focusing on issues that teams face during the season. Kight, the CEO of Focus 3, discusses distractions in today’s podcast. 1:47 Homecoming is a potential distraction 3:28 Apple Watches and finding clarity on what to focus on 7:57 How to block distractions 13:20 Training players on how to focus 15:08 3 tips to processing distractions 17:41 Eliminating doubt 21:15 Choosing to be distracted 23:03 “Snow plow” parents 25:06 Distractions are valuable in choosing what matters 28:23 Build confidence in your team 30:22 Handling anxiety 33:54 “Attention is not captured, it’s given”
