Sophomore James Twins doing twin type things by being named MVP of the same tournament and leading their teams to tournament championships on both the Men’s & Women’s brackets !!!!
Proud of all their hard work, growth, & leadership…they also both recorded 3.6 GPA this semester.
Great night at the twins sports banquet…blessed to call them both MVP - thanks to all the coaches that believe in them and invest their time everyday !!!!
@maci_james2027@ljames_14
Amazing first year…now back to work all summer to build on the foundation set. #luke_18_27
@CoachDoty looking out for the night owls…it takes all kinds and no one way to success. It’s always about the work & just because you get up early doesn’t mean you work harder than someone who stays up late doing the same thing.
Lastly, how many games are being played at 6am🤷♂️
We don’t do mandatory workouts before school as we feel sleep is too important for recovery.
If morning workouts start at 6:00 AM athletes wake up around 5:15 AM, give or take. We want them to have the realistic opportunity to get eight hours of sleep each night. For a 6:00 AM workout this means they would have to be asleep by 9:15 PM. This simply doesn’t happen for many young people.
For those who are disciplined and wired for the morning they can elect to have individual workouts before school and we will have a coach there working with them. In my 12 years as a head college coach I would estimate that 1 in every 5 players I’ve coached was naturally wired for mornings.
We get more done working out in the afternoon/early evening, without compromising on sleep, skipping breakfast, or having tired student-athletes in the classroom throughout the day.
According to the Sleep Foundation, a great number of concerns can arise when athletes do not receive adequate sleep:
*Inhibited ability. In a study of male team-sport athletes who were sleep-deprived, average and total sprint times decreased.
*Decreased accuracy. After sleep deprivation, male and female tennis players had decreased serve accuracy
of up to 53% when compared to performance after normal sleep.
*Quicker exhaustion. In a study of male runners and volleyball players, both groups of athletes exhausted faster after sleep deprivation.
*Decreased reaction time. A lack of sleep adversely affected reaction time in a studied group of male collegiate athletes.
*Difficulty learning and decision making. Executive functions are impacted by a lack of sleep. Choices such as passing the ball or taking it to the basket yourself can be more difficult or made too late.
*Risk for injury. Research of middle and high school athletes revealed that a chronic lack of sleep is associated with increased rates of injury.
*Risk for illness or immunosuppression. Poor sleep habits are associated with lower resistance to illness such as the common cold.
God calls us to have mercy as He does- a commitment to love one another regardless of our circumstance
“But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.””
Matthew 9:13 NIV
Greatness is created during the week…Excellence seen on Saturday & Sunday is built within your daily habits and attention to detail !!!!
Practice must be hard, intense, physical & demanding…so when those lights are the brightest, you are prepared to execute & succeed.
🔥 Reynolds Field is the place to be on Saturdays 🔥
#UNWNation showed up and @unwfb showed out at the home opener last Saturday 👀
The Eagles take on #7 Wisconsin-River Falls at Reynolds Field this Saturday 🗓️ #UNWNation lets pack it out ‼️
🦅 #CompeteWithPurpose
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”
Romans 12:2 NLT https://t.co/kZ4yYcRYuZ
In our 2023 debut of Football Across Minnesota, @chipscoggins introduces us to @coachboom26, who took a wild road to a coaching job at @NorthwesternMN. Also, telling games ahead for the #Vikings and #Gophers plus a QB who threw eight TD passes Saturday: https://t.co/Y6DeZq3Hoq
🏈 @unwfb's Offensive Coordinator @coachboom26 was featured in an article written by @chipscoggins for the @StribSports 🔥
The link to the Star Tribune's online version of the article can be found below 🔽
🦅 #CompeteWithPurpose
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We are thrilled to announce that we've been honored as one of America's Best Colleges by Money! Amongst an analysis of 700 four-year colleges, the award was given based on the quality of education, affordability, and outcomes.
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10 days until UNW Athletics giving day. (You can even give now if you want😀) Click the link, make sure to choose FOOTBALL in the dropdown menu. https://t.co/w35rJCanV2 🦅🏈
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@spurs have been fortunate to have a true @d3hoops coach.
Beautiful moment for our level yesterday with Coach Pop and @AmherstCollege Coach David Hixon. #d3hoops