If I were a 2027 High School Recruitβ¦
AAU season means limited practices. Sometimes just 1β2 per week. Thatβs not enough to stay in a shooting rhythm.
Youβve got to get extra work in on your own.
Early in the week: high volume shooting. Less contact, lock in on form, build consistency, get reps.
Later in the week: game speed, game like intensity. Create shots off movement, simulate real situations, and build a scoring routine from all spots.
Chase efficiency. Move around the floor. Train with purpose.
A special shoutout to our student-run Wolfpack Livestream crew for taking the show on the road tonight β over 2,400 viewers tuned in! Your dedication and school spirit make a real difference.
Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching
Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season.
Geno didnβt mince words:
βListen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then youβve lost your way, buddy! Whereβs the joy in the things that youβve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be.
Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isnβt as good as last yearβs, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?β
Thatβs the tension every coach feels: Transactional vs. Transformational.
Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. Itβs about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results donβt come, your purpose crumbles with them.
Transformational coaching is different. Itβs about people. Itβs about growth. Itβs about building something that lasts whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not.
And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching. Left on our own, itβs easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it. A trusted mentor can pull us back to center, and remind us why we started coaching in the first place.
To build relationships.
To develop players as people.
To make teams the best they can be.
Wins matter. But theyβre not the why. The why is impact. The why is growth. The why is leaving your players better than you found them.
The process is the prize.
Stay grounded. Stay on the path. Always remember your why.
Ted Scott releases his pre-Ryder Cup Sunday Sermon
π£οΈ βCriticism is the result of success, not failures. It can be avoided by saying, doing, and being nothing.β
π₯ Video via IG: @jtedscott
We are on the road to Spencer tonight for our last non-district game. Spencer has a burger tailgate starting at 5pm! Let's PACK the Spencer stands tonight! #WolfpackEdge@TheWCWolfpack@wolfpack_wc
Be intentional, glorify God in everything! Thank you Dr. Trevor Wolterstorff for telling your story on @TheWCWolfpack impact in your life. Enjoy golfing everyone! @RidgeGolfClub#WolfpackEdge
π Friday, August 8
β° 11:00 AM
π Ridge Golf Course
π₯ͺ Box Lunch Included (Caseyβs Bakery)
Dr. Trevor Wolterstorff (2009) will share insights from his journey since graduation and will offer practical takeaways for a shared vision of the Wolfpack Edge!