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TALENT DEVELOPMENT MISSION BRIEF: Has your schedule and routine been impacted by the virus? Yes, it probably has. Now what...  It is more important than ever that you take the time to create a daily routine and schedule for yourself. You are the “Mastermind of your Day,” and you are in charge now more than ever. Are you taking advantage of this Special Opportunity? Are you spending every moment of today improving? All players have the same amount of time every day. The average players waste time, the Big Time Playmakers waste no time. The goal of this Talent Development Report is to have you create a 7-day schedule for yourself. Scheduled to the Minute! You must take responsibility for yourself and not expect the rest of the World to understand what it takes to become the best that you can become.

TDR #17 - Focusing on Process Does not Mean that You Will Get the Results that you Want THE MISSION OF THIS TDR IS FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT JUST DOING THE “PROCESS” IS NOT ENOUGH. WE WANT TO EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT PROCESSES UNTIL WE FIND ONE THAT TRULY WORKS FOR US. A PROCESS THAT SYSTEMATICALLY HELPS US IMPROVES OUR VITALITY AND ACCELERATES OUR TALENT DEVELOPMENT. WE WANT TO PUT ON OUR LAB COAT, OUR GOGGLES, AND EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT PROCESSES UNTIL WE FIND WHAT REALLY WORKS FOR US. TEACHING HIGH LEVEL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT IN AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND WAY THE 4 FACTORS OF PERFORMANCE VITALITY: SLEEP + NUTRITION + TRAINING + RELAXATION FACTORS OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE: PHYSICAL + TECHNICAL + TACTICAL + PSYCHOLOGICAL

TDR #16 - 3 Reasons Why Deontay Wilder is the Most Prolific Knockout Puncher in History DEONTAY WILDER HAS EARNED THE RIGHT TO BE CALLED ONE OF THE GREATEST BOXERS IN HISTORY. THIS IS TRULY INSPIRING BECAUSE HE DID NOT START BOXING UNTIL THE AGE OF 20.

TDR #15 - SPORTS SCIENCE, SELF-AWARENESS AND CUSTOMIZED KYRIE’S The mission of this talent development report is to show you that by mixing sports science with your own unique personality, you can get better at your sport while doing you authentically. TEACHING HIGH LEVEL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT IN AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND WAY THE 4 FACTORS OF PERFORMANCE VITALITY: SLEEP + NUTRITION + TRAINING + RELAXATION FACTORS OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE: PHYSICAL + TECHNICAL + TACTICAL + PSYCHOLOGICAL

TDR #14 - Learn these 3 Talent Development Tricks to Measure the Health of your Central Nervous System The condition of our nervous system is a crucial variable in posting high performance on Gameday. In this TDR, we look at different ways to measure how our CNS is responding to our training. As a bonus, we also look at how we can utilize the relaxation response to accelerate recovery and reduce CNS fatigue. TEACHING HIGH LEVEL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT IN AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND WAY THE 4 FACTORS OF PERFORMANCE VITALITY: SLEEP + NUTRITION + TRAINING + RELAXATION FACTORS OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE: PHYSICAL + TECHNICAL + TACTICAL + PSYCHOLOGICAL

TDR #12 - Putting our Cells in Battle Mode. The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting and the Story of Francis Ngannou Intermittent Fasting provides great benefits to our performance, cognitive functioning, and skill development. I.F is also a powerful way to leave our comfort zone daily TEACHING HIGH LEVEL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT IN AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND WAY THE 4 FACTORS OF PERFORMANCE VITALITY: SLEEP + NUTRITION + TRAINING + RELAXATION FACTORS OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE: PHYSICAL + TECHNICAL + TACTICAL + PSYCHOLOGICAL

TDR #11 - The SuperStar’s Equation: 10,000 + 100,000 = Super Stardom A Powerful way to accelerate sport skill development is through a strong partnership of two components. Purposeful practice + lots of sleep. TEACHING HIGH LEVEL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT IN AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND WAY THE 4 FACTORS OF PERFORMANCE VITALITY: SLEEP + NUTRITION + TRAINING + RELAXATION FACTORS OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE: PHYSICAL + TECHNICAL + TACTICAL + PSYCHOLOGICAL

TDR #11 - Pete Carroll is Working on the Railroad Wearing Track Shoes The goal of this Talent Development Report is to teach us the 3 things we can do to make our athletic Talent Spike. Does that make sense? Probably not. Read this report and hopefully it will make sense. HOPEFULLY…

TDR #10 - How We Can Develop Motivation Like the Fastest Woman on the Planet When it comes to learning and developing our athletic talent it is critical that we learn what motivates us. The mission of this talent development report is to provide us with the tactical tools to gain clarity on what motivates us.

TDR #09 - Feelings Don’t Make Champions The mission of this TDR is to teach us to focus our day to day actions based on who we want to become rather than our feelings. We all have BIG goals, dreams and ambitions to succeed at a high level athletically. To turn those goals, dreams and ambitions into reality we need to put in the work every day whether we feel like it or not.

TDR #08 - Tactical Training 3 ACTIONS YOU CAN DO TODAY TO BECOME A BETTER DECISION MAKER, AND HOW THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS WON THE 2015 NBA TITLE. There are 8 factors that we must prioritize and train to reach peak performance. The 4 Factors of Performance Vitality plus the 4 Factors of Sports Performance. In this TDR, we look into how we can improve our “Tactical” Factor of Sports Performance.

TDR #07 - The Great 8 amazing Fascia stretches - Why Elastic and Resilent Fascia Helps Us Increase Our Range of Motion The mission of this talent development report is to, 1) briefly describe how elastic and resilient fascia can help us improve our range of motion and 2) Provide 8 amazing Fascia stretches we can do daily to Increase our Range of Motion

TDR #06 - Kobe Bryant, Mad Dog Mike, and Finding Ways to Relax after Tragedy There are two outcomes I want us to take away from this talent development report. One, we want to gain an understanding that there is a physiological cost to watching and listening to coverage of the Kobe Bryant tragedy. Two, I challenge us to celebrate the life of Kobe Bryant by doing more of one of Kobe's most admirable traits, his ability to immerse himself in his craft.

TDR #05 - Your Swim Buddy is There to Call You Out, Hold you Accountable and Tell You the Truth A big piece of the Talent Spikes insider program is having insiders get partnered with a "Swim Buddy." This program demands a lot from our members, and the swim buddy system is designed to build connection, accountability, and accelerate growth and performance. Succeeding is much easier when you have someone holding you accountable.

TDR #04 - The 4 Factors of Sports Performance The mission of this talent development report is for you to learn the first 4 factors of the 4x4 Talent Spikes Peak Performance training system. Nutrition, Sleep, Training, and Relaxation. Our performance is not just what we do in the gym or our sport; it’s how we orient our life toward that goal. For us, it all starts with the 4 performance vitality factors.

TDR #03 - The Surprising Link Between Suffering and the Development of Talent There is a surprising link between suffering and success. By cultivating the skills of perception, action and will we can utilize everything in our background as a jumping- off point to developing extraordinary talent. The mission of this talent development report is to have you develop the skills of perception, action and will to help us embrace our past and utilize all of it has a catalyst for our growth.

TDR #02 - How Rich Paul Climbed to the Billion Dollar Sports Industry LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING AN ICONOCLAST. A BREAKER OF ICONS. MANY OF THE WORLD’S TOP PEAK PERFORMERS REFUSE TO FOLLOW THE RULES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, THEY ARE ICONOCLASTS WHO DO IT THEIR WAY. IN THIS TDR WE LEARN WHY BEING AN ICONOCLAST “BREAKER OF ICONS” IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR TALENT DEVELOPMENT

TDR #01 - LeBron James and the Strength and Conditioning Myth There is a common myth in high-level sports that every error or mistake that is made in the game is caused by physical weakness. That athlete isn’t strong enough or that athlete isn’t fast enough. All the athlete needs to do is spend more time in the weight room and that mistake, weakness and/or error will not happen again. In my younger years working as a Strength and Conditioning coach for the Castlemont football I can say that I contributed to that myth:) The goal of this TDR is to teach us that the physical role in sports plays a small role relative to the Big picture of high-level sports performance.