A Fun and successful first day of camp for the Lady Bees! We had to fuel up after the games with some Blue Hub Nutrition!
Back to the Murphy center tomorrow for day 2!
Go Lady Bees!
#GoldStateOfMind
Unpopular opinion…
AAU doesn’t need to lead to college basketball to be worth it.
For a lot of players today, it’s simply part of becoming competitive enough to play varsity basketball.
Not every player is chasing a Division I scholarship. Some are chasing a varsity roster spot. Some want to make the rotation. Some want to help their high school team win. Some just love the game.
And that’s enough!
I think we’ve become too obsessed with using college basketball as the scoreboard for whether a player’s journey was worth it.
What if they never play another organized game after high school?
If they loved the practices… loved the tournaments… loved the road trips… loved the teammates… loved competing…
Wasn’t that valuable too?
Not every basketball journey has to end with a scholarship to be a success.
Sometimes success is simply getting better, building friendships, making memories, learning life lessons, and squeezing EVERY DROP out of a game you love.
If you’re playing on Court 1 or Court 37, play hard.
The love of the game doesn’t care what division you’re headed to.
❤️🏀
A good high school basketball team doesn't need 5 scorers.
It needs a floor general, a lockdown defender, and somebody who knows their job is to rebound everything in sight.
Roles win games. Superstars are built out of teams that commit to those roles.
Kids raised in coaching households learn things you can’t teach in a classroom.
Resilience. Teamwork. Sacrifice. Character. Problem-solving.
They don’t just watch you coach games. They watch you lead people.
And that lesson lasts forever.
Coaching high school basketball is believing in a group of players before the results show up.
It’s seeing more than who they are today. It’s seeing who they can become with guidance, discipline, and confidence.
The job is bigger than basketball.
Teach effort.
Teach attitude.
Teach togetherness.
You’re building people first, players second.
#Coaching #Basketball #Leadership #PlayerDevelopment #cmdcoachinglab
Upper Cumberland Throwback ⚾️
Jason Stanton (Upperman ‘89-‘92) — a dominant lefty who led the Bees to their first-ever state title in 1991 🏆
From All-State standout to community leader… still making an impact today.
#UpperCumberland#TSSN#Throwbacks
Emma Conradi (Class of 2022) rounded out her basketball career playing four seasons at Bryan College! Every team needs an Emma! Congratulations once again. You have made us so proud! #GoldStateOfMind
Our Aba continues to be a winner at the next level! Her Carson Newman squad took the southeast regional crown and punched their ticket to the NCAA DII-Elite Eight! Congrats Aba! Keep working. We are so proud of you! #GoldStateOfMind
BREAKING: Tennessee's all-time winningest girls basketball coach Lamar Rogers steps down after 50 seasons at Clarkrange 🏀 Rogers finishes with a final record of 1,364-350 and 8 state championships.
Rogers confirmed to UCR and the Fentress Courier Today. MORE COMING TO UCR!