"You build confidence by doing really hard things over and over, because that's your intent.
That's your focus.
The game honors toughness."-Brad Stevens
Toughness isn't doing it once.
Toughness is doing it every day, because 'every day is the right way'.
FINAL: Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 54 Maple River 53
Jace Stenson with the game-Winning bucket for the Warbirds. Hunter Dun had 14 pts/17 rebs.
Ted Sylling with 21 pts/12 rebs for Maple River. #NDpreps
Observations/Questions:
1) The current generation of children is exposed to things previous generations of kids were not. However, the previous generation is the current parent. Where did things go wrong?
2) I’ve been a college head coach for 11 years and have had very few negative interactions with parents and none that were serious. My college coaching friends have had a similar positive experience with parents. What does this mean? It’s a great indication that parents who are negative and aggressive stop their children’s potential recruitment dead in its tracks. These parents (and their child) are weeded out before the kid has a chance to progress to being a college student-athlete.
3) Officials are hard to find. Incidents like this don’t make the shortage easier. The constant disrespect from entitled parents in youth sports is unsustainable. Either underpaid/volunteer officials won’t continue to work, or parents won’t be allowed to attend, or the games won’t take place at all.
4) What are potential solutions to the on-going epidemic in youth travel sports and beyond?
“FAMILY” easy to say, much harder to do. Have put WE ahead of ME. Not easy at times. Sacrifice for FAMILY means giving up some personal gratification so the FAMILY. can grow and strengthen. Positive leadership by example best approach for ALL involved. Players and coaches.
(1) Your strength and wisdom set an example for the rest of the world that will not be forgotten. Instead of sharing news articles, here's a photo of Shalie having a "zen" moment before entering the cage. A wonderful and kind person who made an incredible impact on many of us …
On Tuesday night versus Hankinson, Bryer Kaczynski tied his Warbird record with 19 rebounds. He also finished the game with 20 points and 9 blocks, 1 shy of the program’s first triple double. @Beankaczynski
🚨🏀Done deal! 🏀🚨
The 3-class basketball system has been approved by the NDHSAA board and will be implemented for the 2023-24 season.
The vote passed with an 8-2 vote just moments ago.
#MidcoSports#NDpreps
FINAL: @MapleRiverGBB 66 Wyndmere/Lidgerwood/Hankinson 61
Chloe Wetch with 27 points and goes 14-20 from the free throw line. Raiders improve to 5-4 in Region 1.
Zoey Bohnenstingl with 22 points & 9 rebounds for the Warbirds. WLH drops to 3-6 in Region 1. #NDpreps
Congrats to @Halle_crockett for surpassing 2000 pts in her career! She also broke the single season scoring record at NC!! Super proud of this young lady!! #ndpreps
Congratulations to Bryer Kaczynski on breaking his own blocked shots single game record. Last night he blocked 14 Wilmot Wolves’ shots beating his previous best of 10.