Lisa Coultas

[Lisa Coultas @Asilmarie55]

Isaiah donated 218 books to Oakland for the kiddos that receive Operation Backpack. Watching him do his own thing and come up with different ideas to give back to programs that helped him as a kid makes my heart happy. Hoot Hoot 🦉 Oakland Owls

[Lisa Coultas @Asilmarie55]

For parents and coaches!!

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

10 Tips for Parents of Athletes:

1. Control your emotions. Be a consistent example of mental stability. Show them how to properly respond when things don't our way. They will be able to get the most out of their skills when they are mentally in control.

2. Support them away from their team. All players should practice their sport on their own time. They will always have more time away from their team to get better than they will while with them. Help them develop this great habit. Help them learn to take their development into their own hands.

3. Be realistic. Put them in a position to thrive. We want them to get better but just because we want them to be ready for a certain level doesn't always mean they are ready for that level. Just because that's where their friends are doesn't mean it's the right place for them at that moment.

4. Don't allow excuses and blaming. The longer they do this the longer they will stunt their own growth. Teach them the difference between the controllable's and the un-controllable's. Their attitude, effort, energy and focus.

5. Think twice about your conversations. What are you allowing? What are you participating in? What are you instigating? The tone, the message, the impact. Know this too, sometimes the best thing we can say is nothing at all. Silence is okay!

6. Sports are hard. If you played while you were younger, keep perspective on how hard it was. If you never did, I suggest you go out there and practice with them. Try doing everything they are trying to do.

7. Slow down!! It's a process. They all grow at different rates. Support them, encourage them, motivate them and help them be their best but be careful of comparing them to their peers. The process and journey is different for all. Some are early bloomers while many are late bloomers. The most important years for an athletes performance don't even happen until after puberity kicks in and again, that even hits at different ages.

8. Look for leaders. Place them in front of those who are great people. People who will help instill the same values you are trying to tech them at home. Raising children is hard. Never underestimate the power of outside voices.

9. Youth sports has a way of becoming a toxic enviornment. From gossip about other players to coach bashing to berating and belittling officials. Don't be a part of it. Don't get sucked into the emotions of it. If you want these years to be as enjoyable as possible, beware of the nonsense and stay away from it.

10. Please don't ever let sports come between you are your child(ren). Don't let your attitude about their performance cause strain in your relationship. This game is a temporary phase in their life and meant to be enjoyable. Your relationship is forever. Nurture it now to have for life.

[Lisa Coultas @Asilmarie55]

Coaches need to normalize players being able to talk to them. #stopsucking

[Lisa Coultas @Asilmarie55]

Man what do you do when the varsity catcher is still catching after over throwing 3rd and allowing 2 runs home. SMH

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

The game is not easy but when everyone knows their job and executes their job, things flow easier. Hits happen but our team goal has to be to limit extra bases.

Play them game young studs and from one pitcher to all young pitchers out there, GET INTO YOUR BACK UP POSITION!!

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

The game is not easy but when everyone knows their job and executes their job, things flow easier. Hits happen but our team goal has to be to limit extra bases.

Play them game young studs and from one pitcher to all young pitchers out there, GET INTO YOUR BACK UP POSITION!!

[Lisa Coultas @Asilmarie55]

So true

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

Fellow coaches:

We should never be a part of their nervousness. Their anxiety. Their fear. Their self doubt. They do enough of that to themselves.

We NEED to be the leader they need. The person that helps them work through the hard. The person who teaches them how to deal with the tough. The person who is a living example of calm and stoic. The person that builds them up. The person that helps them with confidence.

Sure, they need honesty but if you want that “honesty” to hit right, you need to build that trust. You need that connection with them. You need that relationship. They need to know you are there for them and care about them.

[Bloomington Raider Football @BHSRaiderFB]

Some updates to our School Record Top 10 lists from the 2025 football season incoming! A huge thank you to @BHSRaidrHistory for keeping our records!!!

[BHS Athletic History @BHSRaidrHistory]

On the Raiderville scoreboard for 10/25:

@BHSRaiderFB will host Mascoutah in the first round of the state 5A playoffs;

Girls’ cross-country is 2nd at the Metamora 2A Regional while the boys are 5th as both advance to the Geneseo Sectional;

Girls swimming is 5th at Big 12 Meet

[Tony Bauman @BHSRaiderSports]

37-6 Victory pose and playoff bound!

[Lisa Coultas @Asilmarie55]

Coaches need to normalize players being able to talk to them. #stopsucking

[Tony Bauman @BHSRaiderSports]

Victory pose for 3-0!

[Lisa Coultas @Asilmarie55]

BHS 2025 Raider Football Preview

[Lisa Coultas @Asilmarie55]

#BiggerThanBaseball

[Steve Clapp @CoachClapp2025]

Raiders join the “Fight vs Childhood Cancer.” Raising support for St. Jude and cancer survivor @CaelWolfe who will be participating in St. Jude run. Come out the Saar 3:30. @District_87 @StJude

[Steve Clapp @CoachClapp2025]

Few action shots of Raiders visit to Irving Elementary. Working with Elevate. We 💜these guys!! 😈⚾️😈⚾️😈

[Lisa Coultas @Asilmarie55]

@Liam_taylor07 good to see you on the mound!

[Steve Clapp @CoachClapp2025]

After blowing his ACL during basketball, @Liam_taylor07 BHS leader in wins in 2024 throws first pitch tonight vs Urbana. We’ve really missed the big fella. A Setback is a setup for a comeback @District_87

[Steve Clapp @CoachClapp2025]

Raiders (15-6, 8-3) win game 1 on Senior Night 13-0. @HCC_Hawks commit @tylerd1806 (5-1) 4IP/1H/10Ks🔥 @Jakerv47 2 2Bs 2RBI @Luke_Huffaker07 3H/3RBI @evanreed517 2RBI @17emarcy13 2RBI 😈⚾️😈
@IHSAScoreZone @PrepBaseballIL @District_87

[Lisa Coultas @Asilmarie55]

@TheCatchingGuy wild pitch or passed ball

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

Scorekeeping 101

Passed Ball vs. Wild Pitch

PB: A pitched ball that is in a location that the catcher can catch cleanly in the air with ordinary effort but is missed/dropped resulting in the baserunner(s) advancing to the next base(s).

WP: A pitched ball that is out of ordinary reach of the catcher or hits the dirt before reaching the catcher resulting in the baserunner(s) advancing to the next base(s).

Correct scoring of these is vital for proper scoring of earned and un-earned runs.

**Don’t shoot the messenger. Just trying to explain the difference between the two.

Note, even if the pitcher is purposely trying to throw a breaking pitch in the dirt for a put away pitch and the ball hits directly in front of the catcher, in this situation it doesn’t matter if we FEEL it “could” be caught cleanly on a short hop or we feel it “should have been caught.” If the ball has contact with the dirt before reaching the catcher and the runner is able to advance because of this, it’s a WP.

Also, if the runner was already stealing on the pitch, it is a SB (stolen base). If the runner stealing is able to advance a second base on the same pitch because of the PB or WP, then the runner would be awarded a SB on the first base with the pitcher or catcher being tagged with a WP or PB for the second base reached.

Hope that all makes sense.

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

It takes mental toughness to sit on the bench and continue to outwork the competition.
Winners
Keep working, keep pounding the weights, keep preparing and keep a competitive edge.
They don't turn into locker room lawyers with loser attitudes.
Be a winner.
Be ready.
Work while you wait.

[Isaiah Martin @IsaiahMartin_07]

Winning before the battle! @CoachClapp2025

[Tony Bauman @BHSRaiderSports]

D. Williams WINS 6-2 and will wrestle again tomorrow! It was a great day 2 of the State Finals!