Stay healthy- a borderline disordered way of thinking when it come to your strength, nutrition, flexibility, conditioning, power as the pre-requisite to everything else. - [ ] Recover from your most previous season, have some fun take a break. You should have been training during in-season (there is that stay healthy bucket right there). You can afford to take a week or a few days off after the rigors of an entire season. - [ ] Pick right up where you left off in your lifts for pre-season. No random pointless lifts, let’s get paid in the gym- it has to mean something. - [ ] Lower volume as you move in-season, but keep intensity high- [ ] 1-2 x per week is doable. 0 only if injury issue in which case should be hooked up with your AT or PT for some individualized corrective opportunities that are appropriate for whatever your dealing with, that should be more frequent or as frequent as your strength program was. nothing is just not acceptable- [ ] Have a favorite, I mean seriously. Take the time to recognize which sport gives you the most joy, which program pours the most into you.. that’s important, your environment speaks volumes to your performance…spend the most time in your favorite ones, with your favorite coaches, with your favorite teammates, watching your favorite team completely etc. - [ ] lastly, it’s all good…right. The ability to move and play is just such a gifts low key. Like there are folks who can’t do it- won’t do it, to be blessed with the opportunity to get what you want out of your body and move and play and compete and train…its just so valuable in terms of what we experience as humans….take advantage of it, and appreciate even the hardest worst parts because your capable of getting the best out of yourself all the time in all circumstances….so what are we doing?! Go…I named my son that, Gi-0.