I am saying, guys, this is how we go to battle today. I put myself accountable first, and it filters down to the athletes. The athletes themselves have to be accountable for what they do. Accountability is doing every rep that's written in that program for that day. If you see one of your teammates, you are accountable for making sure he does what he's supposed to do.
Accountability builds character and leadership.
In doing things over the summer, it was important to me that whenever I talked, my athletes looked me in the eyes. When they were tired and fatigued, they didn't bend over, they looked me in the eyes when I talked to them. Mental toughness is when I ask them to touch the line, they don't come close, they touch the line. When I correct them on a specific movement in the weight room, they go back and correct it. Being mentally tough helps them achieve the little minute things that I'm telling them.