Christopher Harken

Christ-follower, husband, M.A. Educator, 3-Dimensional Coach, Ankeny Centennial Girls Basketball Head Coach, 9th Grade Boys Golf Coach

[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

Every player wants to score 20 points a game.
Not every player wants to sit down in a stance for 32 minutes, box out every possession, and dive on loose balls.

[Christopher Harken @CoachHarken]

@FixingEducation I think there needs to be follow up questions:

* hours in a day
* 4-day vs 5-day week
* how long are breaks (and how many)
* reporting hours or days?

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

That jersey was worn before you.
It’ll be worn after you.

Your only job?

Make the next person proud to put it on.

[Minnesota Vikings @Vikings]

BIG CITRUS 🍊

[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

A high school basketball team doesn't have to be full of future D1 players to dominate. It just needs:
- Seven kids willing to defend like their lives depend on it.
- A leader who makes EVERYONE around them better.
- A coach who knows success is about culture, not schemes.

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

“It’s never as good as it seems and it’s never as bad as it seems. Focus on the present moment regardless of what happened yesterday.” - Roy Williams

[Christopher Harken @CoachHarken]

@apenandanapkin I’ve just recently purchased, and as a coach for many years, this is a great resource!

[Christopher Harken @CoachHarken]

@ashley_joens24 @keithmurphy Congrats Coach!

[Z @ZmillaTLK_]

Ariana Jackson better get a standing ovation anytime she touches the court in James H. Hilton Coliseum next year, I’m talking starting lineup name being called, any shot, steal, block, high effort play. Ariana Jackson deserves all the praise for sticking this out. LOYAL SONS FOREVER TRUE🌪️🌪️

[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

A team full of players who embrace their role will always beat a team full of players who chase headlines.
Know your job. Do it well. Make your teammates better. That’s how you win in life—and in basketball.

[Arianna Jackson @a_jackson2205]

one more time cyclone nation 😁

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

“You’re not average. You’re exceptional. You’re a coach!”

On the hard days…

Remember, your presence might be the most stable thing in a kid’s life.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Winning doesn’t care what you did yesterday.
It wants to know if you’re ready to do it again today. Doing things the right way, every day.
Integrity isn’t what you show the world.
It’s what you demand from yourself when no one’s watching.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

KOBE BRYANT’S 10 RULES:

Get better every single day
Prove them wrong
Work on your weaknesses
Execute what you practiced
Learn from greatness
Learn from both wins and losses
Practice mindfulness
Be ambitious
Believe in your team/yourself
Learn storytelling

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Serve first. Win later.

Most people want it the other way around.

“Your job is not to be here for yourself. It is to be here for everybody else.”

- Ben McCollum GOLD 🥇

[Jeff Janssen @janssenleader]

"When we started winning championships, there was an understanding among all 12 players about what our roles were. We knew our responsibilities and capabilities. Those were the kind of things we had to understand and accept if we were going to win championships.” Michael Jordan

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Do you lie to yourself?

“When you experience failure you have two options. You can either tell yourself the truth or you can lie to yourself.”

Kara Lawson 🥇

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

“Don’t lose sight of the people who help you get to where you are.”

- Greg McDermott 🥇

No one climbs the mountain alone.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

March Madness looks different from row 2.

You see things you miss on TV.

Here’s what I learned watching Iowa State vs Kentucky:

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