We talk a lot about culture in youth sports — team culture, locker room culture, winning culture. But long before your child ever steps into a huddle or hears a coach’s voice, their understanding of culture is already being shaped at home.

In this episode of Lead From The Line, Coach Mak challenges parents and coaches to look beyond the field and recognize a powerful truth: the culture your child carries into every team, classroom, and relationship is built in your living room, at your dinner table, and during everyday conversations when you don’t even realize they’re listening.

Through real stories and honest reflection, this episode explores how tone, language, and reactions at home quietly become the blueprint for how kids handle accountability, respect authority, respond to pressure, and treat teammates. Coach Mak breaks down how complaining, blaming, and negativity travel just as easily as discipline, gratitude, and ownership — and why your home environment matters more than any pregame speech.

In this episode, Coach Mak covers:

• Why your home is your child’s first locker room

• How everyday conversations shape your child’s mindset and behavior

• The impact of how you talk about coaches, teammates, and refs

• Why accountability starts long before game day

• Practical ways to build a strong, respectful home culture

• How parents influence team culture without ever stepping on the field

Culture isn’t built with slogans or speeches.
It’s built with tone, habits, and consistency.

If you want your child to show up as a disciplined, respectful, team-first leader — not just in sports but in life — this episode will challenge you to start where it matters most.

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