"Bad players want to be left alone. Good players want to be coached. Great players want to be told the truth!” ~ Doc Rivers

"Today's society wants to skip the process. And I hate that" - Tom Izzo

Winning isn’t the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you’ve done is the point. The game is never over. The secret of the game is in doing your best. To persist & endure. ~Pat Head Summitt

Congratulations to Dragons volleyball standout Khania Clark on signing her letter of intent to play lacrosse at Drury College in Springfield.

Mature athletes think: Teach me Show me Challenge me Hold me accountable It’s about the team I crave improvement I will earn it Immature athletes think: You can’t teach me I know everything You owe me Make it easy for me It’s all about me I don’t need to get better I deserve it

Congratulations to Coach Horn and Lindee on the birth of their new son Kinnon!

Excuses are the downfall of so many people with bright futures. You think you know what you want & have a detailed plan to get there, but then you start making excuses/accepting excuses. And that’s where things take a downward turn. Excuses don’t produce results. Only mediocrity!

Always true with every part of life. Definitely true in high school sports.

"Humble enough to prepare, confident enough to perform." - Tom Coughlin

Toughness is making the daily choice to consistently do what’s hard over doing what’s easy. But there’s really no easy path. It takes what it takes. If you choose to do what’s easy, your only chance for success is just to hope that your opponent is lazier & softer than you are!

Practice is: Getting out of your comfort zone Adversity Discomfort Preparation Asking questions Learning all you can Failure Challenges Practice isn’t: Just showing up Waiting for the whistle Complaining Asking why me Being too cool to work Thinking “I’ll do it when it matters”

Ways Players Get Noticed: Lead your team Be a great teammate Play hard & with energy Play with purpose Be coachable Be a teacher Be a good student Have great body language Show what you can do Talk, talk, talk Show up early & stay late Ask great questions Make simple plays Win!

You can choose how to spend your summer. You can choose to chill or you can choose to work & improve, but when the popcorn is popping & those seats are filled, we will know what you did all summer by what you do next season. The part timers get exposed under the bright lights!!

Off season is the best season for great players! Period. Fall in love with building great habits that you need to have to be successful. Greatness is a lifestyle, not an event or a game. Fall in love with the process that excellence requires & let the results be what they may!

PLAYERS: Nobody is entitled to playing time. It is earned during your training and practice sessions. Those sessions start now.

It’s never easy. It’s not always fun. Sometimes you’ll question why you are doing it. Sometimes you’ll wonder if it’s worth it, but if you keep overcoming, keep showing up & keep working, it will all be worth it. Greatness isn’t easy, but then again, nothing worth having ever is!

It’s ok to make mistakes. It’s inevitable & it’s how we get better & learn. If you’re not getting out of your comfort zone & making mistakes during your training/workout, then you need to change your workout. When we compete, we make mistakes. It’s not fun, but it’s necessary.

Greatness isn’t common, mediocrity is. Excellence isn’t common, complacency is. Be uncommon.

Mentally tough players have a quick mistake-recovery time. They immediately move on to the next play. They don’t let one mistake turn into two or have poor body language on the next play. They learn from it then they make up for it.

Congratulations to Mid-Buchanan Girls Soccer on your win today! Great job! On to the Final Four.