In 2019, I became the Head Coach at Long Island University. Today, April 23, marks the 2 year anniversary of becoming a SHARK.
What better way to celebrate, then to share a few thoughts on how this Women’s Basketball program became Family! In 2 years, we have followed the motto, Rise over Run. We made it a point that together, we will rise in the face of adversity, and have perseverance through anything, never run or walk away from challenges. Together we will face them, knowing that we are family.
Family sticks together. This is our culture. This is Us! A couple thoughts that are worth sharing in our efforts to become a great teammate and show continuous improvements are...... Practice Keys! In order to become more productive in games, we keep individual stats on categories during practice:
Turnovers, Offensive Rebounds, Steals, Missed Boxouts, Missed layups & High Fives
This will allow players to be aware of their production daily. Promotes focus on intensity, attention to detail, and how well we become good teammates. Players can really notice their improvement from day to day with this skill. They are able to monitor their own progression. Even though as a Head Coach, I can not be in drills..... guess what category I try to win????
You’ve got it! “HIGH FIVES!!”
Motivational Quotes!
I want to share some quotes that our team has used over the past 2 year’s:
“The most important thing in the world is Family and Love.” - John Wooden
“I am as strong, as the woman next to me.” (How strong can we become for one another?!)
Ending quote that really motivated our team and strengthened our bond:
“When you stay positive, positive things will happen.”
-Coach Rene
How great is that? Take a second to just let that sink in..... when you stay positive, you are seeing “Good” everywhere. You are cheering for one another and giving to the team.You are over looking the mistakes of your teammates, you are pushing through adversity, you are giving to the person next to you, persevering through all obstacles that come your way.... POSITIVITY can be one amazing contagious cloud! It’s only right for positive things to follow!!
I hope that some of my thoughts on this 2 year anniversary of being the Head Coach at Long Island University encourages you to keep going, stay strong, and keep going!
You got this!
We got this!
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