2026 TRAINING CAMP · 21 SLIDES · OPENING MEETING

Why Not Us?
ALPHA · National Championship Run

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Meeting
8.15.26
Kickoff vs Catawba
9.5.26
Days Remaining
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DIRTY.SHOULDERSTRAINING CAMP · 2026
T-21 · VS CATAWBA
01 / 21
TRAINING CAMP · DAY ZERO

Welcome
to 2026.

The work starts right now. Everything you do from this moment forward is the season.
Days to Kickoff
21DAYS
VS CATAWBA · 9.5.26
§ 00 · Cover
8.15.26
Sunset practice on the Trailblazers fox logo
DIRTY.SHOULDERSTARGET LOCK
T-21 · KICKOFF WINDOW
02 / 21
§ 00 · TARGET
The First Test

Vs.
Catawba.

21.
Days to Kickoff
This is the window
Date
9.5.26
Kickoff
7:00 PM
Opponent
Catawba
Venue
Home
Every rep in this camp will show up, or it won't. Catawba doesn't care which.
§ 00 · The First Test
9.5.26 · HOME
Team lineup on the field with coach in the middle
DIRTY.SHOULDERSTHESIS
THE MISSION
03 / 21
ASK THE QUESTION OUT LOUD

WHY NOT US?

We are not here to make the playoffs. We are here to hold the trophy.
National Championship Run, 2026
§ 01 · The Mission
WHY NOT US?
DIRTY.SHOULDERSVISION
CHAMPIONSHIP MENTALITY
04 / 21
§ 01 · THE VISION

National
Championship
Mentality.

It doesn't begin in September. It begins in this room, tonight.

Championship mentality begins now. Not Week 1. Not playoff week. Right now, at the first meeting.

Wake up every day and dominate everything in front of you. Meetings. Lifts. Practice reps. Meals. Class. Every single thing matters.

We are not preparing to someday be champions. We are building champions in this room, with this camp, today.

Everything you do
matters.
§ 01 · The Vision · Lock it in
BUILD NOW
DIRTY.SHOULDERSTHE TARGETS
WHAT WE CHASE
05 / 21
WHAT WE CHASE
2026
The floor is set. The ceiling isn't.
01
Conference TitleDefend and raise the standard
02
Playoff RunEarn it. Extend it.
03
National ChampionshipHold the trophy
Why not us?
Championship celebration
THE TARGET · 2026ONLY THE RING COUNTS
§ 01 · The Targets
WHY NOT US?
DIRTY.SHOULDERSFRAMEWORK
5 TRAITS · 1 TEAM
06 / 21
§ 02 · WHO WE ARE

Five
Traits.
One
Team.

The spine of how we build champions. Each letter is a test. Each test is a behavior. None of it is optional.

A
Aggressive
Intentional. Decisive. Relentless.
L
Loyal
The glue. Commitment when it costs you.
P
Prepared
Fall to the level of your preparation.
H
Humble
Where Dirty Shoulders lives.
A
Armored
Built before the storm.
COACH
Who are we?
A·L·P·H·A
TEAM
§ 02 · A · L · P · H · A
THE SPINE
DIRTY.SHOULDERSLETTER 01
A·L·P·H·A
07 / 21
A
A.
LETTER 01 OF 05
AGGRESSIVE
We don't wait for things
to happen.
We make them happen.
On the field: set the tempo, strike first, impose our will. Off the field: attack the weight room, attack film, attack every class, attack every rep. Aggressive is not reckless. It is intentional, decisive, relentless. Champions do not wait for permission.
A
Where in your life have you been waiting for someone else to move first?
§ 02 · A is for AGGRESSIVE
MAKE THE MOVE
DIRTY.SHOULDERSLETTER 02
A·L·P·H·A
08 / 21
L
L.
LETTER 02 OF 05
LOYAL
Loyalty is the glue
that holds
champions together.
Championship teams are almost never the most talented teams. They are the most connected. Show up for your brother when it is inconvenient. Tell him the truth when it is uncomfortable. Hold the line when the schedule gets hard. Don't abandon the mission when it costs you something.
L
Who in this room needs you to show up for them this camp, even when it costs you?
§ 02 · L is for LOYAL
BROTHERS
DIRTY.SHOULDERSLETTER 03
A·L·P·H·A
09 / 21
P
P.
LETTER 03 OF 05
PREPARED
You don't rise to the moment.
You fall to the level
of your preparation.
Talent alone does not hold up in the fourth quarter of a playoff game. Preparation does. Study every assignment. Watch the extra film. Eat the right food. Sleep the right hours. Champions are built in the hours nobody is watching.
P
What are you preparing for this week that nobody asked you to?
§ 02 · P is for PREPARED
WATCH MORE FILM
DIRTY.SHOULDERSLETTER 04
A·L·P·H·A
10 / 21
H
H.
LETTER 04 OF 05
HUMBLE
Your influence grows
when your ego shrinks.
Humility is not weakness. It is the strength to put the team above yourself. Block for somebody else's touchdown. Accept coaching. Own your mistakes. Nobody is bigger than the program. Ego costs more national championships than talent ever wins.
H
Where this week could you take the credit, and choose to give it away instead?
§ 02 · H is for HUMBLE · Dirty Shoulders lives here
EGO DOWN
DIRTY.SHOULDERSLETTER 05
A·L·P·H·A
11 / 21
A
A.
LETTER 05 OF 05
ARMORED
Adversity doesn't build character.
It reveals it.
Armored means you've built yourself up spiritually, mentally, and physically to withstand the blows. The storm is coming. Injuries. A bad call. A tough loss. Armored in faith, preparation, and brotherhood, you take the hit and keep moving forward.
A
What are you doing today to build armor for a storm you cannot see yet?
§ 02 · A is for ARMORED
BUILD THE ARMOR
DIRTY.SHOULDERSDAILY
DOMINATE THE DAY
12 / 21
Sunset practice on the fox
§ 03 · DAILY MENTALITY
§ 03 · DOMINATE THE DAY

Wake up with purpose.
Dominate the day.

  • Championships are built day by day.
  • Built in the details nobody sees.
  • Built by hard work that never stops.
Every day is one chance to become the version of you we need in November.
§ 03 · Daily Mentality
EVERY DAY
DIRTY.SHOULDERSMIRROR
YESTERDAY LOSES
13 / 21
Coach profile · sunset · headset
§ 03 · THE MAN IN THE MIRROR
§ 03 · YOUR GREATEST COMPETITION
Your greatest
competition
isn't on another team.
It's the guy in the mirror.
Outwork the version of you from yesterday. Every single day. Do that and the schedule can't beat us. The opponent can't beat us. We only lose if we stop beating him.
BEAT HIM EVERY DAY
§ 03 · Man in the Mirror
OUTWORK HIM
DIRTY.SHOULDERSIRON · IRON
SHARPEN EACH OTHER
14 / 21
Team locked in together after a win
§ 04 · PROVERBS 27:17
§ 04 · SHARPEN EACH OTHER

Iron sharpens iron.
Brother sharpens brother.

  • Make the man next to you better.
  • Sharpen him when it's uncomfortable.
  • Get sharper when he sharpens you.
The friction is the point. A blade without resistance never gets sharp.
§ 04 · Iron · Iron · Sharpen
GET SHARPER
DIRTY.SHOULDERSCOMMS
STRAIGHT TALK
15 / 21
§ 05 · HOW WE TALK

Clear.
Honest.
Direct.

No side conversations. No back channels. Just straight talk.

I will be clear with you. You must be clear with me.

Any absence runs through me first. Then you communicate with your coordinator and your position coach. No exceptions.

If you have a problem, bring it. If I have a problem, I'll bring it. We fix it in the room, not in a group text.

Straight talk
every day.
§ 05 · Clear · Honest · Direct
NO BACK CHANNELS
DIRTY.SHOULDERSONE RULE
DO RIGHT
16 / 21
§ 05 · ONE RULE

Do
Right.

That's the whole rulebook.

We have one rule on this team. When in doubt, Do Right.

When you're tired and want to cut the corner, Do Right. When nobody is watching, Do Right. When the easy thing and the right thing are not the same thing, Do Right.

Live that one rule and you will never be out of bounds on this team or in your life. It is that simple.

When in doubt,
DO RIGHT.
§ 05 · Do Right · The Whole Rulebook
ONE RULE
DIRTY.SHOULDERSCOACH → TEAM
MY CONTRACT
17 / 21
§ 06 · MY CONTRACT TO YOU

What to expect
from me.

I am going to hold you to a standard. I have to hold myself to the same one. Here is my side of the deal.
01
Championship Mindset
02
Team First
03
Whatever It Takes
§ 06 · Coach's contract to the team
MY SIDE
DIRTY.SHOULDERSTEAM → COACH
YOUR CONTRACT
18 / 21
§ 06 · YOUR CONTRACT TO THE TEAM

What I expect
from you.

Non-negotiable. Live these every day and we will not lose a game we should win. Period.
01
Positive Attitude
02
Toughness
03
Blue Collar Work Ethic
04
Effort & Finish
05
Incremental Improvement
06
No Fear
07
Dominant Mentality
08
Do Right · Always
§ 06 · Your contract to the team
YOUR SIDE
atmospheric team moment
DIRTY.SHOULDERSSCRIPTURE
ARMORED
19 / 21
SCRIPTURE
Proverbs
24:10
A is for Armored
If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
Who are you when adversity strikes?
§ 07 · Proverbs 24:10
STAND UP
team silhouette dusk
DIRTY.SHOULDERSCALL & RESPONSE
ON YOUR FEET
20 / 21
COACH
Who are we?
A
Aggressive
L
Loyal
P
Prepared
H
Humble
A
Armored
TEAM
On cue. Every time. ALPHA.
§ 08 · The Passback
SAY IT LOUD
Gatorade splash celebration
DIRTY.SHOULDERSCLOSE
2026 STARTS NOW
21 / 21
2026 SEASON · STARTS NOW

DOMINATE.

Set the standard. Keep the standard. Everything from this moment forward is the season. Every rep. Every meeting. Every meal. Every hour of sleep. Every word to a brother.
WHO ARE WE? ALPHA. WHY NOT US? 21 DAYS TO CATAWBA.
§ 09 · The Close
GO.
01 / 21
⏱ 00:00
T-21TO CATAWBA
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