All State Teams are released a day early.
You can find all four classes here:
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This is not an easy task. Many Nominations. There are more teams in Class 1A and 2A, so their teams are larger.
Updated ICA Polls. We will be doing weekly updates throughout the season until regionals. Remember this is not exact science and it is tough when weather does not cooperate. Some really good teams have some small sample size.
Ben McCollum shares what it feels like to be around first-place people and a first-place culture.
"I went to Northwest Missouri State, and my first practice with Steve Tapmeyer - best coach I've ever been around - I sat there and I'm like, 'This is what first place feels like. This is what a first-place culture feels like. This is what first-place people feel like.'"
That was the wake-up call. He realized what first-place people have:
"They've got an extreme work ethic. They've got an edge to 'em that other people don't - a competitive spirit."
Then he quoted John Thompson:
"You can tame a fool a lot quicker than you can resurrect a corpse...We want guys with a little edge to 'em."
You can coach skills, but you can't coach competitive spirit. You don't want to consistently coach their effort and attitude.
The last thing they look for: Energy givers.
"Over the years, we found that guys that are moody don't make it in our program."
"If you're moody, if you have low energy, if you suck the life out of the building - you don't make it."
Talent isn't enough. Your energy matters. Your attitude matters.
Successful people have a competitive edge, they bring energy, and they look to consistently get better.
They raise the standard through what they do.
(🎥 Watts Happening Podcast)
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Diving into all of the advanced data captured at last week's Peoria Preseason ID.👇
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Boys shoot 311 and narrowly beat a very good Delevan team 312, to win the 16 team Tri Valley regional. It’s this groups third regional in a row! Amazing.
Brycen 74
Sam 78
Tate 78
Jordan 81
Lucas 90
Bryce 92
Good look at RHP Aiden Banister (Mahomet-Seymour, 2027) from his start.
FB: 78-81 mph (T83); arm-side run
CB: 64-66; 12/6 bite
CH: 74-76: plays with depth
Athletic arm at 5-foot-11, 155-pounds with room for added strength.
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SS Maxton Boddy (Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, 2027) launches a ball onto the left field warning track to drive a run.
Athletic 5-foot-8, 145-pound frame.
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