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[Tyler W @mrwillis86]

@MackaymjMichael SGA wasn’t shooting well from the line. ESP thought he’d miss one, they just weren’t sure which one he’d miss. You have to save one T/O in this situation. Just because he had a bad FT shooting game doesn’t mean he’s not going to come in clutch. A 3pt lead is more important here.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Being a Head Coach is HARD Work.

I have talked to MANY coaches over my long career.

Here are 9 Things Coaches Want Parents to Understand.

1: We CARE about your Child
Even if your child doesn’t get much varsity playing time, we care about them. Nothing is ever personal. We love your child. Everyone has a Role. They are all different. But they are all important. Help us celebrate their role.

2: TIME
There are only two people who understand the time commitment of a coach. The Coach and their Spouse. We are always “on,” constantly thinking about our team. We sacrifice our Family time to be with your child. We don’t need a pat on the back. Just respect this fact.

3: We LOVE this job.
But it is a hard job. Please don’t steal our Joy. Our Passion. Our Commitment. We are losing too many coaches. Help Support us.

4: Coaches want to WIN more than you do.
We are very competitive. We put our heart and soul into this job. We are not perfect. Either are you. No one is. Strategy or X’s and O’s matter much less than you think. We are at practice every day. Trust what we see and do.

5: Everything is EARNED.
You get what you earn. Don’t blame the coach. Encourage your child to be committed. It is your child’s job to get in the weight room, shoot in the driveway, go to the gym or field, etc. Encourage them to do this. You get what you earn.

6: Trust the PROCESS
Team Sports are the ultimate lab setting for life. There will be bumps in the road. It is guaranteed. It is part of the process. Accept this fact. Trust the Process. The life lessons learned will last a lifetime.

7: Winning is HARD
Other teams want to win too. Other teams put time in too. Other teams compete too. The season is a grind, and the process is more important than the prize. Learning how to win…and how to lose…is an important part of this process.

8: Your child GETS it.
Your child understands. They are at every practice. They know their strengths. They know their weaknesses. They know their role. Don’t feed their youthful insecurities by questioning the coach. This will hurt their experience and the team.

9: Finally, and Most Importantly, this is your child’s experience, not yours.
This is important. Let them enjoy the experience with your support. Don’t judge them. Don’t be critical. Just be there. Tell them you LOVE watching them play. Be a fan of the TEAM.

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[Tyler W @mrwillis86]

@pulte Blessed people bless people! Good work!

[Tyler W @mrwillis86]

@alexandrabotez @DripdripKing 😂🤣

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Terry Fox was a cancer patient whose leg had been amputated just above his knee because of osteogenic sarcoma. Terry ran 3,339 miles (5,373 km) across Canada in 143 days; this is equivalent to running a full marathon every day.

"Today we got up at 4:00 am. As usual, it was tough. If I died, I would die happy because I was doing what I wanted to do. How many people could say that? I went out and did fifteen push-ups in the road and took off. I want to set an example that will never be forgotten," Terry said.

During his run across Canada, he was forced to stop because the cancer had spread to his lungs. Terry died a month before his 23rd birthday in 1981.

The annual Terry Fox run is a charity run that is held all over the world in his honor. It has raised more than $500 million for cancer research.

[Coach Battenberg @TerryBattenberg]

If I were a young coach, my takes from the NCAA Tournament this year:
~ I need to develop my Bigs
~ I need to find a good pt guard or 2
~ I need to put in a good last sec, full court play
~ I need to develop depth to cover for injuries
~ I need to have a good press break offense

[ESPN @espn]

The moment LeBron made history 🤩

(via @NBA)

[FIBA Basketball @FIBA]

On this day in 1891, Dr. James Naismith invented the game we have fallen in love with 🏀

Happy birthday basketball! ❤️

📸 Colorized by @jecinci

[ESPN @espn]

MESSI AND ARGENTINA ARE WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS 🙌 🏆

[Grande Prairie Public School Division @GPPSD2357]

Congrats to Charles Spencer High School’s senior boys #basketball team for winning the bronze medal at the Hunting Hills Tournament (Red Deer) this past weekend. They beat Hunting Hills in front of a noisy home crowd & finished the weekend by defeating Archbishop McDonald. #gppsd

[Tyler W @mrwillis86]

How is this possible!! Haha

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

Steph Curry made not one, not two, but FIVE STRAIGHT FULL COURT SHOTS!? 🤯

🎥: @ari_fararooy

[Tyler W @mrwillis86]

@CoachHackGO We’re no focusing on the defence in this drill correct?

[Tyler W @mrwillis86]

😳

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

DUNK OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE BY TREVON BRAZILE 😤 @RazorbackMBB

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

DUNK OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE BY TREVON BRAZILE 😤 @RazorbackMBB

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

Kobe on a how a lack of playing time helped him get better:

[Coach Battenberg @TerryBattenberg]

Why do some BB teams seem to run the Fast Break so much better than others? It’s not because they have quicker athletes or better talent. It’s because they are encouraged & trained daily by Coaches to push the pace, make good decisions & consistently attack the basket. (cont)

[Spurs Legacy @spurs_four]

Fans: “Tom Brady is soft he wouldn’t last in the old days!”

Reality: Tom Brady is the ONLY active QB who would’ve (did) lasted the old days lmfao

[Darren Markland @drdagly]

Danielle Smith expressed concerns about how the unvaccinated were treated. I can personally assure her that we treated all of them in the ICU during the delta wave with kindness, dignity and respect, even while some of their families called us murderers and threatened our lives.

[Darren Markland @drdagly]

When you defund mental health services and amplify wealth disparity you end up putting that money into policing. Instead of improving health outcomes you propagate the prison industry. It’s a wealth transfer of the worst possible kind.

[The Coaches' Journal @TheCoachJournal]

Bill Belichick on dependability: