carrie harmonstidham

🥎 Coach, Private Instructor, Educator, Mom, Coco, Traveler, and sports junkie. ❤️OU sports.

[Boswell Baseball @BaseballBoswell]

Thankful for another year of servant leaders and families to give back to our community for the Holidays! @emsisdathletics @boswellhs @BosSoftball

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

The GRIND requires you to...
G row the standard
R espect the mission
I nvest in each other
N ever quit
D emand accountability

[Jamy Bechler @jamybechler]

PLAYERS: Are you taking short cuts now that could cost your team in the long run? How you do everything is how you do anything. Are you the kind of person your teammates can count on? 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨.

[Mike Peters @CoachPetersPHS]

Coaches
Be tough, demanding, & honest with players and staff. They need to know you genuinely care but also that the expectations are high. The bar never lowers!
#EarnTheRight

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Yes, coaches have favorites.
But not the ones parents think.

It’s not about popularity.
It’s not about politics.

Coaches “favor” players who:

→ Can be trusted
→ Make the right plays
→ Fill a role
→ Help the team win
→ Work hard
→ Are committed
→ Have talent

These are choices every athlete can make.

Want more playing time? Start here.

Be a “favorite” for the right reasons.

[Rob Oviatt @RobOviatt1]

The weight room is biased. It only rewards those that work. And it will see right through someone who isn’t willing to do
it. It’s a truth teller. You can’t fool it.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

What is Tough?

- Competing is tough
- Adversity is tough
- Finishing is tough
- Winning is tough
- Practice is tough
- Starting is tough
- Losing is tough
- LIFE is tough

This is why sports matter.

They develop the toughness needed for life.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Some parents struggle with it.

Their child isn’t getting much playing time. What do they do?

I’ve lived it.

My son was the 9th/10th man on our varsity BB team for two years; he didn’t play in every game.

I could have gotten upset with the coach.

But there was one problem...

I was the coach.

I had coached that group since youth basketball. And in grades 1–8, my philosophy was always the same: every kid plays, every kid gets time.

But high school sports are different. And I was the varsity coach.

Once you get to the varsity level, the focus shifts to competition and winning.

That’s reality.

My son understood that. He embraced his role.

He led, encouraged, practiced hard, and made our team better.

And I was proud, not because he scored points, but because he became a leader and a great teammate.

Skills that have greatly benefited him as he becomes an adult.

So, what can parents do to make peace with their child's playtime?

Here are 3 reminders:

1. Accept the struggle
High school sports are competitive. That’s the point. You compete with others and with yourself.
The joy is in the process, the grind, the growth.
The struggle isn’t the problem; it’s the path.

2. It’s their struggle, not yours
It’s your child’s journey.
Not your minutes. Not your stats. Not your story.
Support. Cheer. Encourage.
But don’t cross the line into control.

3. The struggle is the teacher
Adversity builds strength.
If you remove every obstacle, your child won’t be ready when life gets hard, which it will. Jobs. Relationships. Health. Finances. Loss.

The lessons from sports? They’ll carry over.

Parents, come to peace with playing time.

Not because it’s easy. But because it’s worth it.

And one day, you’ll look back and realize:

The struggle was the blessing.

[Boswell Softball @BosSoftball]

ITS GAME DAY!! Come see BOS face our sister school Chisholm Trail before hitting the road later this week for our last tournament!

🗓️ Tuesday 2/25
📍Boswell High School Softball Field
⏰ JV 5PM & Varsity 7PM
🍔Concessions will be open!🌭
🎟️https://t.co/nYI5OZ17K0

[Holy Bible @Holy__Bible1]

1 Peter 5:7

[Allistair McCaw @AllistairMcCaw]

QOTD:

[Boswell Softball @BosSoftball]

Lady Pioneers win against Chisholm Trail 5-0!!

[Boswell Softball @BosSoftball]

Vote for our own @Addywatson44 !!!!

[carrie harmonstidham @ucograd98]

This here is truth.

[Jamy Bechler @jamybechler]

COST ASSOCIATED WITH LEADERSHIP

"Have to make hard decisions that'll negatively affect people you care about...

Be disliked despite your best attempt to do the best for the most...

Be misunderstood and not always have the opportunity to defend yourself."

~ Kirby Smart

[Boswell Softball @BosSoftball]

Congrats to our Dallas Rutter for signing to play softball at Pratt Community College in Kansas! Proud is an understatement! Also congrats to all of the Boswell Athletes! @boswellhs @emsisdathletics

[Boswell Softball @BosSoftball]

Come out and support all of these amazing athletes and our very own Dallas Rutter!! 💙💛

[Mike Peters @CoachPetersPHS]

💯

[Brant Minor @coachMinor3]

Always have high standards!!!