Ashley Almond

SNU WBB Alum. #12. Matthew 26:39. Former college coach. Sports. As long as You get the glory from this.

[Ashley Almond @AshleyAlmond12]

Advice from a has been that only played 2 years of college bball due to 3 ACL tears:

-Don’t take it for granted
-Put in extra hours
-Work hard every day
-Forget about the last possession
-Communicate at all times
-Cheer on teammates
-Bring energy
-Be intentional
-Listen to Coach

[Ashley Almond @AshleyAlmond12]

I’m not saying this for every case & I do see a need for balance. But this is not teaching our athletes anything. We see it at the college level- seek more $$ and transfer 4 times but credits get lost in the transfer putting those students back from graduating. No is bought in🤷🏻‍♀️

[Ashley Almond @AshleyAlmond12]

I disagree with this. We lose competition and create super teams. This would be a reason we lose coaches when kids leave because they don’t get “their’s” (playing time, starting spot, points). Encouraging victim mentality-quit when things are hard or aren’t going your way.

[Governor Kevin Stitt @GovStitt]

Your ability to play sports shouldn’t be contingent on your parents’ ability to afford an attorney. It’s time to eliminate the OSSAA and secure our progress with open transfer.

[Larry Hauser @larry_hauser]

You are not being recruited if a coach follows you on Twitter

You are not being recruited if you are invited to a camp

You are not being recruited if a coach says nice game

You are being recruited if a coach calls or texts you in the last 2 weeks

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Love showing videos of pros working to the young guys that think it is a waste of time.

You are never too good to keep getting better. Basketball is a game that you never master, and the moment you stop working on your craft you begin to go backwards

[Mike Hedrick @coachhedrickjr]

When i was a HS coach- I would complain why college coaches didn’t come to more games

Now as a College coach- i understand why

1) I need time off too- there is always a game somewhere that i feel guilty of missing. But it is not healthy for me to not spend time with my wife or re-energizing myself

2) it simply doesn’t move the needle in recruiting like it once did. The factors for making decisions and why have drastically changed for recruits. # of in person visits is rarely the decider

I still love HS basketball and love attending games and will!

But the days of 6 nights in a gym are just over for this one

Family first!

[SNU Women's Basketball @SNUwbb]

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[SNU Athletics @SNUAthletics]

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 📺🥳

A historic run for the most successful squad in the Division II era, @SNUwbb took the 23-24 season by STORM!

𝑺𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏... ⏳🏀

#BoltsUp⚡️

[SNU Women's Basketball @SNUwbb]

The Crimson Storm handle the Reddies to advance to the Central Region Tournament semifinals!

FINAL: SNU- 70 | HSU- 61

#BoltsUp⚡️

[SNU Athletics @SNUAthletics]

𝘽𝒆𝙚𝒏 𝒂𝙩 𝙩𝒉𝙚 𝙩𝒐𝙥, 𝒏𝙤𝒘 𝒊𝙩'𝙨 𝙊𝑭𝙁𝑰𝘾𝑰𝘼𝑳 ☝

The Regional Rankings are out! Any guesses where @SNUwbb is? 😤

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆... 📈

#BoltsUp⚡️

[Ashley Almond @AshleyAlmond12]

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[Scott Battas, CMAA @coachb83]

I fully understand club sports and the purpose behind them. My own kids play and will continue to play in these types of programs. My issues is this: Please stop making kids feel guilty for trying to be a valued member of their high school programs in a different sport! What I am sick of, is clubs expect high school teams to always work around their big events, but if the club is asked to work around the HS program, the kids are threatened with no longer being on that team, or even better, told they can’t be on a certain team next year if they miss a particular tournament. There is value in club sports, especially as far as individual skills and competition level. There are also lessons in HS sports that cannot be taught in club, like playing in front of 2,000 fans in an emotional environment, with your towns name across your chest. There is value in learning how to perform in those types of situations and the pressure that comes with it! Student sections rushing the floor after huge wins are memories kids deserve to share as well! Just tired of the guilt trips and ultimatums that are forced on these kids as their careers continue. We are all in the kid business and must make them a priority physically and mentally. We must continue to find ways to work together in this arena , while promoting the idea that kids can play multiple sports if they choose to, and be encouraged by both sides to do so!

[SNU Athletics @SNUAthletics]

𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐨... 😤

@SNUwbb jumps ahead 2️⃣ spots in the national poll with 2️⃣ regular season games left!

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡... ☝

#️BoltsUp⚡️

[Craig Doty @CoachDoty]

Fake Toughness
*Cheap shots
*Talking trash
*Taunting
*Handshake line scuffles

Real Toughness
*Practicing hard every day
*Playing for your teammates instead of yourself (overcoming selfishness)
*Doing the dirty work
*Playing through aches and pains
*Cheering on your teammates when you’re on the bench
*Playing through fatigue
*Making winning plays

[SNU Athletics @SNUAthletics]

𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃, 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒆... 🤝

@SNUwbb’s @Emilymonaghan15 becomes the newest member of the 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙗, knocking down her 286th point this season against rival Oklahoma Baptist!

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝟏𝟐 🥳

#BoltsUp⚡️

[SNU Women's Basketball @SNUwbb]

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[SNU Athletics @SNUAthletics]

𝙎𝑻𝙀𝑷 𝑩𝙔 𝙎𝑻𝙀𝑷 🪜

2️⃣ more wins and another step ahead in the national rankings! @SNUwbb tabs in as the 𝗡𝗼. 𝟰 spot this week and is STILL the only squad left in DII without a loss!

𝗡𝗢𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗨𝗦 🤝

#BoltsUp⚡️

[Doug Gottlieb @GottliebShow]

All of this. Thoughtful, sensible, complete perspective on how screwed up college sports are.

[SNU Athletics @SNUAthletics]

RECAP | @SNUwbb takes down Arkansas Tech with the help of a 32-point performance from Lauryn Reither

#BoltsUp⚡
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[SNU Athletics @SNUAthletics]

𝐔𝐩... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 😉

Still perfect, and still climbing the ladder! @SNUwbb tabs in at 𝗡𝗼. 𝟲 in the latest national poll!

#BoltUp⚡️

[Ashley Almond @AshleyAlmond12]

That’s my roomie 😎

[Montevallo Falcons @UMFalcons]

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

Director of Athletics Mark Richard has named Olivia Chapman as the 12th @MontevalloWBB Head Coach in program history ‼️

Congratulations Coach O 👏

📰 https://t.co/78ZEpBwXZz

#RiseAbove