Ted Lasso may be a fictional football coach with questionable knowledge of the actual sport… but his attitude? That’s the real black-belt material.
At Veritas, we say this with love and zero apology: if your coach isn’t inspiring you to become a better person on and off the mats — if they don’t believe in you louder than you believe in yourself — you might be at the wrong gym.
Jiu Jitsu is more than technique; it’s growth, confidence, resilience, and the people who help pull that out of you. A coach should lift you, challenge you, support you, and push you toward the version of yourself you’re trying to become.
Ted’s whole thing isn’t perfect technique or a flawless track record. The dude literally didn’t know the rules of soccer. His superpower is the way he makes people better. He brings positivity, belief, and humor into pressure-filled moments — and suddenly the people around him start leveling up.
Sound familiar?
Because that’s exactly what great Jiu Jitsu coaching looks like.
A good coach corrects your mistakes.
But a great coach builds you up, sees your potential, and keeps you moving forward even when you’re discouraged, exhausted, or — let’s say hypothetically — leading with your head and getting almost put twice in one round.
And that’s where our head coach, Justin Overton, drops the line that’s basically tattooed on everyone’s brain around here:
PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION.
It doesn’t matter if you messed up a guard pass.
It doesn’t matter if you got caught.
It doesn’t matter if your technique looked like a confused baby giraffe.
What matters is: you showed up, you learned something, and you’re better than you were yesterday.
Ted Lasso energy on the mats means:
– Encouragement that’s real, not fluffy.
– Accountability without shame.
– Belief in your potential — especially when you don’t see it yet.
– A coaching style where you leave feeling capable, not crushed.
– A vibe that pushes you forward without demanding perfection
And here’s the truth:
If your gym doesn’t have that kind of atmosphere — if the coaches don’t care about your growth, your confidence, your journey, you — then yeah… it might be time to find somewhere that does.
At Veritas, we’re not chasing perfection.
We’re chasing progress, consistency, and community.
And maybe a little Ted Lasso-style optimism sprinkled in — minus the British biscuits, ok sometimes we add biscuits.
