Joshua Drake

Elementary Principal at Silver Lake Public Schools. Husband, father, and educator.

[Joshua Drake @sl_mrdrake]

@HailVarsity Vandy, Illinois, Troy (who woulda thought #3 for this), MSU, and it’s great to not consider beating the blue team the highlight of the season

[Nebraska Men's Basketball @HuskerMBB]

The man at the helm. ✊

[Nebraska Men's Basketball @HuskerMBB]

How sweet it is.

[Matt Schick @ESPN_Schick]

One of the best videos you’ll see tonight.

This team (and fanbase) loves Kent Pavelka.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Billy Donovan shares the mindset that separates good teams from great ones.

"When you miss a shot and it impacts you in a negative way and it takes you 2 or 3 plays to get over that - you're not wrapped up in really competing for the team."

One mistake isn't the problem. Letting one mistake become five is.

Choose to respond, not react.

"There's a selflessness that takes place. The guy standing next to you has got to be so important to you. You have to have such respect for him."

It's not about you - it's about the team and the people next to you.

"I'm letting the team down 'cause I turned the ball over. I'm letting the team down because I missed a shot. I'm letting the team down 'cause I blew a defensive assignment...No - you're letting the team down when it parlays into 4 or 5 possessions after that."

The mistake doesn't define you. Your response does.

Accept it. Acknowledge it. Refocus.

"You've got to pick yourself up off the mat because it's a game that's imperfect. There's gonna be mistakes that happen all throughout 48 minutes."

That's the reality. Mistakes are inevitable. What matters is how quickly you reset for your team.

How quickly can you bounce back?

The goal is to master your next-play speed.
(🎥 NBA Entertainment)

[Joshua Drake @sl_mrdrake]

@dannykanell Our school schedules it as a day off or in-service day each year.

[Joshua Drake @sl_mrdrake]

Wow!

[Austin Jacobsen @Austin2Jacobsen]

👀 pretty cool stuff from Kearney.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Show up.
Effort never betrays you.

[Nebraska Huskers @Huskers]

Oh hey Herb 👋

[Joshua Drake @sl_mrdrake]

@SuitUpVarsity Does anyone else play the “how many of these games could still be played today” game each week when reading through these?

[NE Coaches Assoc. @NebraskaCoach]

Congratulations @SilverLakeNE 2025 Currency Class D2 Boys State Basketball Sportsmanship Award recipient.
@Nsiaaa1Nsiaaa @nsaahome

[ESPN Tri-Cities @ESPN_TriCities]

Wednesday on the 'Doug and Daddy Show' Girls State BB with coaches Jeff Thober of Shelton, Cody Whipkey of Wilcox/Hildreth and Kate Sinsel of Silver Lake. UNK softball coach Katie Ackerman @UNKSoftball and Tri-City Storm @TriCityStorm coach Marco Trevino. Join us at 11!

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

Great teams don’t defend the past—they attack the future! Stop defending your status. Start attacking new opportunities. Innovation leads to success. Play offense. Win more.

RT if your team is ready to attack new opportunities! 🔥

[Mike Lucas @Lucas4westside]

Those that know me well realize how much I love Denzel. He’s my man! He shares some great insight down below. “You see and hear what you look and listen for” is another way I’ve heard this expressed over the years.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Why do some sports parents sit alone?

- No Drama
- No Complaining
- They do not like Hearing Ignorance.
- No Badmouthing Coaches & Officials.
- They often just want to relax & Enjoy the Game!

Be a part of the solution.

Not the problem.

[Joshua Drake @sl_mrdrake]

Love this.

[Tony Chapman @tony_chapman76]

“Everyone is jealous of what you’ve got. No one is jealous about how you got it.”

[Joshua Drake @sl_mrdrake]

@yomerritt @PFTCornhusker @dawsonxmerritt @CJones428

[Nebraska Men's Basketball @HuskerMBB]

CU tomorrow