The Bye Week

If you follow football, you know the bye week. It is not a gap in the schedule. It is part of the schedule. Built in on purpose. Every team gets one. The best coaches use it to rest, recalibrate, and come back sharper the week after. The players use it to heal their bodies, connect with families and recharge the battery. This week, The EDGE Playbook is calling a bye. Not because we ran out of things to say. We have plenty. But because our team at The EDGE Playbook is committed to walking the same walk we believe is healthy for others. If we are going to spend every issue asking parents and coaches to protect rest, to resist the pressure to always be doing more, then we should hold ourselves to the same standard. This week we are.

"The bye week is not a gap in the season. It is part of the season."

This morning I enjoyed working with several of my favorite students, having fun building full swing and mental game reps preparing for events in the future. This afternoon, I am off to Rolling Hills Country Club to coach my PGA Junior League in our week one matches. The ethos of PGA Jr. League is wonderful and an example of a larger organizational program that gets it right. A fun first, learning environment, team environment where we explore the game of golf together at a pace that is on par with the players themselves. Wins and losses are part of it, but rarely focused on. I would rather be out here than at a desk trying to write about being out here. And honestly, that felt like the whole point.

This will be something we are building into the rhythm of this newsletter going forward: from time to time, The EDGE will call a timeout. No curated articles. No deep dive. Just a short note to say we are still here, still thinking, and choosing to practice what we preach. Development is not about constant output. It is about doing the right things at the right time, and sometimes the right thing is to step back.

We will be back next week with a full issue. Until then, take your own bye week if you need one. Skip the extra session. Go get ice cream with your kid. Let the week breathe a little.

See you next Sunday.

Josh Alpert

Founder, Good Swings Happen
Junior Golf Director, FlowCode
SCPGA Coach of the Year (2023) & Youth Player Development Award (2018)
California Golf Teaching & Coaching Hall of Fame (2024)The Follow-Through

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