Coach Cromwell

Husband/Father of 3 boys/PE Teacher/RYZE Athletics Hoops Coach…and always GO BLUE 💛💙

[Anthony Castrovince @castrovince]

The Cleveland franchise is nearing its 10,000th win going back to 1901, and one man has been a part of nearly 25% of them!
https://t.co/P15D8iD4Pn

[Coach Cromwell @CoachCroms]

GO BLUE 💛💙

[uofmcoverage @uofmcoverage]

Big Ten teams with a National Title in both Football and Basketball:

Last 5 years: Michigan
Last 10 years: Michigan
Last 15 years: Michigan
Last 20 years: Michigan
Last 25 years: Michigan
Last 30 years: Michigan

[Fastbreak Hoops @FastbreakHoops5]

Never realized Steph spins the ball into place before every shot.

[Fibonacci 🥷 @Fibonacci69]

Tom Brady explains why the greatest coaches make their players feel completely miserable

"High-performing environments are hard. And they're hard because there's a degree of being uncomfortable every day"

"You were uncomfortable when Alex Ferguson walked in the room because he had a perfection about the way that he expected you to perform"

"Bill Belichick made Monday through Saturday uncomfortable. Every day was hard, so that Sunday everyone won, and we were all happy that we won on Sunday"

"His legendary mantra for 20 years was 'Do your fucking job'"

[Michigan Metal 〽️ @Metaleka_]

Brooks don’t let this play by Aiden Hutchinson distract you.

This was all because of Connor Stallions according to those buckeyes.

[Derek Deprey @derekdeprey]

One day you’ll play your last basketball game.

Not someday. One day.

And the crazy part? You probably won’t know it’s your last one when it happens.

There won’t be a ceremony. There won’t be a warning.

Just a final buzzer. A handshake line. A ride home. And eventually life moves on.

I was reminded of that tonight. Our team didn’t bring great effort or energy at practice.

As a coach, I addressed it, even though it’s easier not to say anything. Because one day you’ll wish you could play one more game. One more practice. One more tournament. One more chance to put on that jersey!! Parents and coaches who played, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

And when that day comes, I don’t think you’ll care that you lost a summer scrimmage by a lot or a little. But you might care that you gave up. That you didn’t communicate. That you didn’t encourage a teammate. That you didn’t bring energy. That you worried more about looking cool than competing hard.

Players, if your coach is asking you to communicate, be loud. Be annoying. Talk more. Bring energy. Look weird. I don’t care.

Cool is not cool. Being engaged is cool. Being a great teammate is cool. Competing is cool.

You won’t remember every score. You won’t remember every win. You won’t remember every loss. But you’ll remember the teammates. You’ll remember the locker room. You’ll remember the bus rides. You’ll remember the battles. And you’ll remember whether you gave this game everything you had!! Because one day the thing that stresses you out might be the very thing you miss the most.

So play hard. Bring energy. Be a great teammate. Enjoy the journey.

Call me annoying. Call me over the top. I really don’t care.

Players, trust me. This time of your life is a gift.

The game doesn’t last forever.

[Deepak Patel @x_deepakpatel]

Kids don't get confident from being told they're great. They get confident from doing hard things and finding out they can.

[Derek Deprey @derekdeprey]

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.

❤️🏀

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

The Best Teammates Never...

1. Quit
2. Blame
3. Complain
4. Bring Drama
5. Point Fingers
6. Show Up Late
7. Make Excuses
8. Make Poor Choices
9. Run From a Challenge
10. Bring Negative Energy
11. Badmouth Teammates

Be a Great Teammate.

[Derek Deprey @derekdeprey]

One day you’re gonna wake up and AAU basketball will be over. No more weekend tournaments, packed gyms, or team hotels. No more “one more game” next weekend.

One day you’ll be out of eligibility for high school basketball. Then college basketball too.

And eventually, the thing that feels like your whole world right now becomes a memory.

So stop playing scared. Shoot your shot. Sprint the floor. Dive on the loose ball. Compete with confidence. Enjoy your teammates. Because one day you’ll wish you could go back and play just one more game with them.

Fear and hesitation have ended way more careers than missed shots ever will.

Just something to think about.

[Chief Scott Hughes @ChiefShughes]

A buddy of mine snapped this picture while I was watching my son play baseball last night. Honestly, it probably captures something I didn’t even realize in the moment.

Like many parents, I sometimes get wrapped up in these games. I think part of it comes from knowing these moments won’t last forever.

Deep down, we know we’re living through moments we’ll someday miss more than we can explain.

These games become more than wins and losses. They become memories.

And while I know there’s still plenty of baseball left, I also know there will come a day when I’d give just about anything to sit in a folding chair one more time and watch my kids play ball again.

[Coach Cromwell @CoachCroms]

GO BLUE 💛💙

[Ohio’s Tate @OhioTate]

I am laughing out loud about the amount of Michigan fans tweeting me about a baseball game. Apparently we played tonight? I judge the rivalry based on football (27-9 in Ann Arbor) but I guess when you can't beat em, you find a random sport to care about.

[Coach Cromwell @CoachCroms]

GO BLUE 💛💙

[Ohio’s Tate @OhioTate]

Bo Schembechler is rolling over in his grave hearing about how Michigan fans are saying it’s okay they lost by 18 at home in football, we beat the rival in Badminton!

[Coach Cromwell @CoachCroms]

Must’ve had their defensive signals coming off the sideline on 1st and 10…
GO BLUE 💛💙

[Boat Shoes Woodson @BoatShoeWoodson]

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[Coach Cromwell @CoachCroms]

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[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Kara Lawson shares a message every competitor needs to hear.

"Don't give me the power to affect your self-esteem, who you are as a person, and how good a practice you can have. Don't ever give someone externally the power to touch you in that way."

Your mindset is yours. Protect it.

"If you give someone externally the power to impact how good a day you're gonna have, what type of attitude you're gonna have, how hard you're gonna work - you're ceding something that's really, really valuable in life."

"You control that. Don't give me that power. Don't let me control whether you're gonna have a good day or not, or whether you feel good about yourself."

You choose how you want to show up.

"No one gets to own you. I don't get to own you. Nobody does. Nobody should."

"Don't give anyone that power. That's important."

Take ownership of yourself, your attitude, your effort, and your confidence.

They all belong to you.
(🎥 @DukeWBB)

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

Eric Church on writing his viral UNC commencement speech:

“Trial and error. Frustration. One night I picked up my guitar just to get away from it… hit all six strings and thought, what if I made the whole speech out of this?”

Then he dropped timeless truth:

Faith. Family. Spouse. Community. Resilience. Individuality.

These aren’t new ideas — they’re the foundation blocks that built strong lives for generations.

But today? Kids are glued to phones, YouTube, and gaming. No filter. So he used the guitar to cut through the noise and actually reach them.

Real. Personal. Rooted.

Exactly why this speech is blowing up.

Country music still delivering the medicine America needs. Respect, Eric

[Dr. Jim Afremow @goldmedalmind]

"When I grew up, I woke up every day and my mom was there. I took it for granted. She's never tired- or she never showed it. Be as tough as your mothers. They show up all the time."
~ Mike Krzyzewski #HappyMothersDay

[SFD Bball @SFDBball]

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms out there! Your support means the world to our team! #FAMILY

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Competitive character is not “wanting to win.”

Everybody wants to win.

It’s whether your habits get sharper when you’re frustrated. Whether you can take hard coaching without making it personal. Whether you stop negotiating with the standard the second it gets uncomfortable.

Pressure doesn’t build character.
It audits it.