How about this. Northview boys basketball who’s 18-1 this season cut their practice short tonight to host a sundae bar for the regional bound Northview girls basketball team. It’s great to see teams supporting other teams, especially at the high school level. Always one school!
Please share this with every youth athlete you know!
This is my son Jack in the picture, but I've encouraged all 3 of my kids to read these 28 mindsets, approaches, and affirmations as often as possible:
1. I strive to play well, not to avoid mistakes.
2. I focus on the process (footwork & form), not the outcome (makes & misses).
3. I work on my game during The Unseen Hours.
4. I Play Present and focus on the play right in front me (the one that just happened).
5. I display confident body language, even when I don’t feel confident.
6. I quickly move to the Next Play after a turnover, missed shot, or a bad call.
7. I use encouraging self-talk to coach myself through challenging situations.
8. I focus on what I can control and let everything else go.
9. I trust my abilities, talents, and preparation.
10. I embrace adverse conditions.
11. I am not afraid to fail… it’s part of the process.
12. I acknowledge that how I think affects how I feel and how I perform.
13. I visualize myself playing well before every practice and game.
14. I listen to (and trust) my coaches.
15. I am the teammate I want to play with.
16. I welcome pressure situations because I know I am prepared.
17. I practice (and work out) with the intensity and focus of a game.
18. I am calm when things feel chaotic.
19. I don’t let physical fatigue cause mental fatigue.
20. I am comfortable being uncomfortable.
21. I think like a champion daily. A consistent mind creates consistent performance.
22. I visualize success: I see it, I feel it, and I believe it.
23. I have a consistent pre-practice and pre-game routine.
24. I embrace challenges and obstacles as opportunities.
25. I compete every play and I compete every day.
26. I learn from every mistake and every loss.
27. I work on my mental and physical skills every day.
28. I love hard work and I take pride in doing difficult things well.
NOTE: nearly every one of these mindsets, approaches, and affirmations can be used by adults as well!
Coaches should be honest, positive, motivating, and bring a team together. If you can’t do that, you have failed them. Shower them with love and instill confidence in them and they will run through a wall for you. Tear them down and they start to break a little more each day.
Stick with them. These recent losses have been close. They will work hard & only get better. Just keep showing up! Big one on national television next Saturday at home. #MarchOn
Big thank you to Bret Stallcop and Joe Whitman for their gracious donation to send the boys off in style to Mishawaka for the 100 year game. The boys were surprised not to be riding on white buses like they were told. Thank you for your support!
#proximaetapa but still gritty!
This Sunday the weather will be great! If you aren’t on a team yet, get a group of 4 and come out and support the Northview boys basketball team! We have a few spots remaining! Please contact me 812-841-3358 or email me at [email protected]!