St. Luke's GBB

St. Luke's Girls Basketball 🏀 Members of @NEPSAC Class B and the FAA. FAA Champs ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20, '22, '23.

2022-23 NEPSAC Class B Champions

[St. Luke's GBB @SLSGirlsHoop]

Let’s go Em !

[Hammer41 @Hammer4112]

2 Minutes…
2 Points…
1 Rebound

Another Lakers road win…
Priceless!

That’s you @EmmaSollenne

@HurstWBB
@dmelious
@SLSGirlsHoop

#RollLakers ☘️

[SteveSchafer50 @schafer50]

Players think scoring a ton is how you get noticed by college coaches. FALSE! Coaches want toughness, effort, defense, high 🏀 IQ, coachability, and great teammates. Showcase that and coaches will notice. @nresultsrecruit

[St. Luke's GBB @SLSGirlsHoop]

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[Kendra Foy @foy_kendra]

BUILDING!
Season avg: 19.4 PPG | 7.4 RPG | 4.0 APG | 2.8 SPG

[Tom Crean @TomCrean]

Players
If you’re playing winning Basketball , it’s not YOUR shot. It’s OUR shot.

[Amber Mathurin ™️ @ambermathurin]

My daughter played 2 mins vs USC…

She ran at 6am that morning
She shot over 500 3’s the day before
She did PT after and ice bathed
After the game, she got in the sauna and ran 2 miles to offset lack of game run.

Staying ready is a mindset.
It’s not for the weak minded.
It’s for the dedicated who see a bigger future ahead and the few that believe they can do the job when called upon.

This girl will see the fruits of her labor! No doubt!

#StayLockedIn #EarnIt #WinTodaysBattle

[Aaron Kallhoff @CoachAKallhoff]

“Noah didn’t stop building the ark to explain himself to every doubter.”

He just simply kept building!

People are going to doubt, question, and not believe in your ARK (program/brand) that you’re building, but don’t you stop: KEEP BUILDING!!!

[St. Luke's GBB @SLSGirlsHoop]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Foy Factor @MissNuff718]

A hustle hard 73-70 win for St. Luke’s over Wilbraham Munson Academy. Kendra Foy contributed 27 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. And just passed 1K high school points.

[St. Luke's GBB @SLSGirlsHoop]

- Big Congratulations to our 27’ |G| Kendra Foy on getting her 1000th point today 1,011 points total and counting … We are so proud of you K5 … Keep working !!! #BuiltToWin #OwnTheProcess #StayReady #WeWill ⚡️ ⁦@foy_kendra⁩ ⁩ ⁦@nehoopjournal⁩ ⁦@NERRHoops⁩

[Kendra Foy @foy_kendra]

The work continues…even more motivated by the Ls

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

If your coach holds you accountable, you are VERY fortunate. A lot of coaches accept their players doing whatever they want, whenever they want with no consequences. Discipline/responsibility/accountability are life prep! If your coach cares that much, you’re lucky so respect it!

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Sometimes it’s not the player. It’s not the coach. It’s not their peers. The problem is the pressure they’re getting from parents. Don’t criticize. Don’t berate, belittle or embarrass them. What they need from you the most is support. Just be there. The rest takes care of itself.

[St. Luke's GBB @SLSGirlsHoop]

- Good Dub last night vs a scrappy GCDS team … way to work ladies.. One game at a time #BuiltToWin #OwnTheProcess #StayReady #WeWill ⚡️

[Chris Wright @CoachCWRIGHT]

Basketball is the best game in the world because you get what you earn!

Being bigger, faster, and stronger doesn’t win games. Talent is less than half of the equation. The toughest team always wins. The most connected, the most disciplined, and the team with the most grit cuts down nets in March.

[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

A high school basketball team with five great athletes isn't the same as a *team* of five great teammates.
Athletes chase stats.
Teammates chase wins.

[St. Luke's GBB @SLSGirlsHoop]

👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

[Ashley Wenskoski @AshleyWenskTV]

"I don't coach girls. I don't know how to do that. I want to push you to a place of uncomfortability, like a woman."

Syracuse's Felisha Legette-Jack on her team's response tonight after a 20-point loss earlier in the week

"I'm not here to be friends with 17 to 23 year old's. I'm here to push you towards your dreams so you can find your wings and fly."

[Dennis Marshall @mar5hallhoops]

Yall need to wake up. While most of you are working on “your bag”…other players are taking over the game with elite basic skills. You refuse to listen when it’s right in front of you. Cooper Flagg is another one coming.

[St. Luke's GBB @SLSGirlsHoop]

👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

[Kendra Foy @foy_kendra]

Thank you @ethman43 for the mention. The flu had me down bad during the Nickerson Tournament. I’ll be back to form soon!

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Why Coaching Is Harder Than People Think (A Holiday Reminder)…

Because coaching isn’t just about plays, drills, or game nights.

It’s about people.

It’s about walking into practice every day and managing emotions you didn’t create but are responsible for.

Your own.
Your players.
Your assistants.
Parents.
Administrators.
Fans.

It’s about teaching kids who are all at different stages.

Different maturity levels.
Different confidence levels.
Different home situations.

And somehow holding them to the same standards while still meeting them where they are.

It’s about decisions that look simple from the stands but feel heavy from the sideline.

Who plays.
When.
Why.
How you communicate it.

And how that decision might land on a 16-year-old who ties their identity to minutes.

It’s about losing sleep over kids who won’t buy in.

Over conversations you need to have.

Over mistakes you replay in your head long after everyone else moved on.

It’s about being judged by people who see the outcome, not the process.

The scoreboard, not the hours.

The result, not the relationships.

And yet, you show up again.

You plan. You teach. You model. You care.

As the season slows and the holidays arrive, this is the reminder:

What you do matters.

Even when it goes unseen.
Even when it feels heavy.
Even when it’s hard.

Coaching is about influence. And influence lasts longer than any season.

That’s why coaching is harder than people think. And also why it matters so much.

As the year winds down, I hope you find a little rest, a little perspective, and a lot of pride in the work you’re doing.

🎄Happy Holidays, Coach.

[St. Luke's GBB @SLSGirlsHoop]

This weekend we are at Nobles for The Nickerson … Let’s work ladies ⚡️

[NEPSGBCA @NEPSGBCA]

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