Springfield Boys Basketball

CAL Champions: ‘53 ‘62 ‘65 ‘74 ‘81 ‘82 ‘88 ‘06. 🏆🏆 District 1 champion: ‘53 ‘07. Official account for Springfield (Delco) Boys Basketball.

[Phillies and Eagles throwbacks @Philsbirdsthrow]

5-29-1989- Mike Schmidt stunningly retires from baseball @2008Philz

[Springfield Boys Basketball @SHoops19064]

You can add baseball State playoffs to TJ’s Junior year resume after the Cougars 5-3 victory to earn the District 1 third seed for the AAAAA state championship that starts June 1st.

3 seasons - 3 State playoff berths.

LET’S GO COUGARS!

[Springfield Boys Basketball @SHoops19064]

It’s been quite a Junior year for TJ, the epitome of a multi-sport athlete!

Played in State football semifinal & State basketball quarterfinal, earning 2nd team All-Delco after a stellar winter season leading the Cougars to a 24-5 record.

LET’S GO COUGARS!

[Dennis Marshall @mar5hallhoops]

I get it, there are things in life more improtant than basketball. However, you only have 4 years and 1 chance to be a high school basketball player. Just sacrifice for what you want. All the other stuff will still be there after. If you don't sacrifice someone else will.

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

If you want to miss workouts, do it. If you want to sleep in, do it. If you want to chill, do it. If you want to skip reps, do it. If you want to make excuses, do it. If you want to be soft, do it. Just please don’t act surprised & confused when your competition kicks your tail!

[Springfield Boys Basketball @SHoops19064]

Congratulations to Will on a breakout Sophomore season capped off by being named 3rd Team All-Delco.

LET’S GO COUGARS!

[Springfield Boys Basketball @SHoops19064]

Congratulations to our 3 Seniors for being recognized for their vital contributions to a successful season.

Good luck to Peter (Drexel), Logan (Purdue) & Tom (High Point) along with thanks for being great teammates, students & leaders at Springfield.

LET’S GO COUGARS!

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:

Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”

Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.

About 1.5% of those get drafted.

Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.

The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”

I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️

[Mike White @mwhiteburgh]

I don't know if this has ever happened. If so, it can't be often.

In game Saturday night, Cole Young (North Allegheny grad) of Mariners and J.J. Wetherholt (Mars) of Cardinals hit home runs. 2 former WPIAL players homering in same game.

And they went to schools 10 miles apart.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“Earning and deserving the confidence that you play with because of the work that you put in and then not being afraid of failure,” Steph Curry

Confidence isn’t something you feel, it’s something you earn with relentless will and practice.

[Will Carr @WillCarr32]

Check out my sophomore year highlights! I averaged 13 points in the central league.

[Will Carr @WillCarr32]

Some clips from the state quarterfinals against Bonner.

[South Carolina Women's Basketball @GamecockWBB]

The mission is unchanged – let's grow our game 🫡

[Dan Wolken @DanWolken]

Michigan’s best players are a guy Mick Cronin buried, a guy who was a bust at North Carolina, a guy who came off the bench at Illinois and a guy who played at freaking UAB.

Get outta here.

[Gerry DeFilippo @Challenger_ST]

Kobe Bryant discusses what he noticed about players who were STRONG

“Mike, Scottie, those guys were lifting, they were strong.

They had 4 or 5 rings by this point…

I need to do THAT.”

If you’re an athlete, getting STRONG & consistent lifting is a must:

[T3 @T3Bracketology]

The final sequence at the Men’s DIII National Title🤯

@UMW_Basketball WINS THE TITLE

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

THE FIRST EVER ONE SHINING MOMENT 🤩

#MarchMadness

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Dan Hurley on the two personas every head coach must master:

The Jockey 🏇, and the Corner Man. 🥊

In practice — you are the jockey. You push. You challenge. You demand more than they think they have. You stretch them past comfort so execution becomes inevitable.

On game night — you become the corner man. You steady. You simplify. You remind them who they are. Confidence replaces correction.

Preparation is where you build them.
Performance is where you believe in them.

[Matt Kramer @coachk6463]

Example of building a "Set Play Family"

[Jacob @Jacobtheclipper]

Man, I just want Pau to go on a podcast and FLAME all these former Kobe teammates.

He’s one of the main guys who can call them all out. Pau was considered a “soft Euro” when he played for the Grizzlies, and everyone said he wasn’t a winner. He came to the Lakers and they went to the Finals his first year. He got bullied by KG and Perkins in the ’08 Finals. The “soft” narrative continued.

That summer, Kobe pushed Pau like he’d never been pushed before: early-morning training, late-night weight-room sessions, endless film sessions. Kobe verbally abused him daily in practice, calling him weak. How did Pau respond? He toughened up and stepped up. One of the greatest Laker playoff runs in ’09, then in ’10. He faced the Celtics again and not only held his own- he was DOMINANT.

Kob was training DAWGS. Some stepped up and became champions. Others, 15 years later, went on a podcast and complained about Kobe’s leadership style✌️