Justin Penner🏈

Living life with Passion! So proud to be a Bobcat!

[Justin Penner🏈 @coachpenner]

"Humble in our aspirations
Gracious in our success
Resilient in our failures"
#egoisthenemy @RyanHoliday

[Drew Bergfeld (RB LB ‘27) @Drew_Bergfeld]

After a great meet up with @RSchlaeg_GM I’m blessed to receive my 2nd D1 offer to @WakeFB!!
#godeacs

[Justin Penner🏈 @coachpenner]

@DrinkallCoach @CoachChapin @PFTCommenter @TheLastFullback @FullbackWatch @TheFullback247 @BringBackTheFB Congrats on the new gig, Coach

[Grant glausser @GGlausser]

After tough conversations with my family. I have decided to leave the university of Iowa and enter the transfer portal with 4 years of eligibility remaining. I thank the UI coaches for the opportunity they gave me. And wish them success in the future!!
My recruitment is 100%open

[FootballScoop @FootballScoop]

Dana Dimel died in his sleep. He was a ball coach. Loved what he did and was greatly respected within the profession. Rest in peace, Dana.

[Drew Burds @drew_burds]

Senior season highlights
1st team all district
https://t.co/nAuHvSdjoI

[Drew Burds @drew_burds]

Weeks 1-7 highlights 0 passes allowed
Avg 6.2 ypc 43.5ToT DB/RB

Check out this highlight! https://t.co/jm6x68r5jh

[Justin Penner🏈 @coachpenner]

@ShaneSparksBTN @IowaStateFair @Hawks_Wrestling Wish they had you over there commentating and interviewing! Nobody better!

[Dome Dynasty @DomeDynasty]

🏈🏈As we Prepare for 2024🏈🏈
Time to Salute the 2023 @IFBCA @domedynasty
Players of the Year!
4A-Grant Glausser
THANKS-
@ItsBingBang
@HyVee
@Iowa_Radiology
@GGlausser
@HawkeyeFootball
@WestDubNation
@coachpenner

[IAwrestle @IAwrestle]

🛑🛑🛑 National Champion 🛑🛑🛑

Congrats Hayden Schwab! 2-1 winner over Pj Terranova (NJ)

#iahswr

[Justin Penner🏈 @coachpenner]

Humility in Leadership...that's D1 @UNI_wrestling HC Schwab serving others (like usual) at a 16u @USAWrestling

[Justin Penner🏈 @coachpenner]

@UnSportsESPN @jalenbrunson1 for face of the league? Show some love!

[Tyler Lown @tlownAD]

Registration is now open for our Western Dubuque Youth Sports Camps. #wdbobcats

[IAwrestle @IAwrestle]

Moments that will last a lifetime

#IAwrestle

[Doug Schwab @schwabwrestling]

I wish all of these competitors would have gotten to feel the energy of Friday night semis with all the classes together, hand down one of the best atmospheres I competed in. Vets>Wells

[Justin Penner🏈 @coachpenner]

@IowaUSAW Registration on track wasn't available this morning. Is it now?

[Justin Penner🏈 @coachpenner]

@IowaUSAW Did I see that Frestyle/Greco State for lower ages will be in Cedar Rapids this summer?

[Brenna Greene @BrennaGreene_]

Bo Nix ended his presser with a monologue about his career.

"I'm gonna miss college football. It was my goal my entire life to be a college QB and to win a national championship... Just a lot of emotions. A lot going on that man you wish you could change... I'm going to be okay. We're all going to be okay. We're going to get up tomorrow and go back to work and see what life provides in the future."

[Wartburg Athletics @WartburgKnights]

Ben Bryant has set the career record for punt return yards with 862 to date! He breaks Ryan Rausch's record set from 1997-2000.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Telling children that they're the best doesn't build self-esteem.

So how do you build self-esteem?

Your worth is not defined by what you achieve or acquire.

It's defined by who you become.
It's defined by how you contribute to others.

Your self-esteem comes from your character, not your achievements or external approval.

Being secure with yourself means having an internal guide of your own competence, character, values, and worth.

4 Ways to Build Children's Self-Esteem
1. Acknowledge Effort, Not Just Results: Focus your praise on the effort and hard work your child puts into their activities rather than solely on the final outcomes. Praise the effort and the action while understanding the emotion. This reinforces the value of determination and perseverance, not being outcome-focused.

2. Avoid Excessive Praise: While praise is important, be mindful not to overdo it. Overpraising can lead to a sense of entitlement or pressure to constantly seek external validation. So make sure not to praise by telling them what they deserve or they are entitled to. Balance your praise to maintain authenticity.

3. Encourage Taking Risks: Allow your children the freedom to take calculated risks and make choices. This fosters independence and self-confidence, as they learn to navigate challenges and consequences. Allowing them to take calculated risks and make choices will lead to realistic challenges or setbacks that will foster growth.

4. Embrace Struggles with a Growth Mindset: Understand that challenges and setbacks are a natural part of learning and growing. Encourage a growth mindset in your child by helping them see struggles as opportunities for improvement and resilience. Embracing struggles with a growth mindset helps you develop resilience and adaptability.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Jerry West said, "You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good."

It means being consistent.
It means being committed.
It means being disciplined.

Anyone can work hard for one day, but are you willing to show up and work every day?

6 Ways to Improve Your Work Ethic:
1. Show up committed every day - Don't just participate, show up, and commit. Have a positive attitude and dedicate yourself to what you are doing. Be focused and present when you perform.

2. Go above and beyond - If they ask for 3 reps, give them 4. When you go above and beyond, you grow and push your own limits. Also, be detail-oriented when you work. Growth happens in the details because it ensures accuracy and quality.

3. Take initiative - Don't wait for instructions, take action and look for improvements. Seek out ways to grow and contribute. You can't just wait for instruction, look for areas and opportunities where you can improve yourself.

4. Prioritize what is important - Remember your WHY and focus on what matters for you. No one can prioritize your life for you, but know that it will take sacrifice and dedication. Hard work doesn't just show up by itself.

5. Be Reliable - Meet deadlines, be on time, and build trust. Be someone that others can count on. Reliability also means that you trust yourself and you know that you can hold yourself accountable.

6. Reflect and look for improvements - Look for ways that you can get better and improve whether it's mindset, performance, or process. You can always improve and innovation happens when you see what's happening, reflect, and find opportunities to create.

“Your ability to discipline yourself to set clear goals, and then to work toward them every day, will do more to guarantee your success than any other single factor.” - Brian Tracy