For the safety of our family.....

Fellas,
I remember the invincible feeling I possessed as a skinny but ripped high school athlete. No I didn't have guns like any of you because I wasn't in Mr. Neese's weight class. But I felt the same notoriety and ego inflating emotions that all of you enjoy because of your hard work and success as athletes. This post is to quickly remind you that you too, Superman, have many kryptonites present in your world. You are celebrated and you are a superhero to many people with young eyes. BUT, you are NOT invincible. In the face of a snort, a hit, a pill, a sip, a shot, a dare, a stupid decision, or a careless act it could all end. If this is harsh; so be it. I care enough to say it to you because you matter to me. Watch the Youtube video without your younger siblings around.

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Workout Times - Week of 8/31-9/6

There is no glory in practice. But without practice, there is no glory.
Fall workouts begin this week. Workouts will be from 6am-7:10am Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning. Division I college coaches have a contact period with perspective athletes from September 9-October 5. (See Calendar) Division II coaches' have a contact period that is from September 7-October 14. (See Calendar) Divison III coaches are allowed to visit throughout the fall.

Make a Positive Impact

Our team accomplished much this summer; however, nothing was as important as making a positive impact on the community. This occurred often but specifically during the Race Across Hendrick’s County in which our players helped contestants shoot a lay-up, free-throw, and three pointer blind folded at William’s Park. Our players made another positive impact helping with “Lunch Bunch” sponsored by the Hendricks County Community Foundation. “Lunch Bunch” distributes over 250 lunches and books each week throughout the summer at the town hall. Our players served, entertained, and befriended many adults and elementary age students at this event. Thank you Marge Rickman, former principal at Eagle Elementary, for recognizing our players for what they are – wonderful young men making a difference. Thank you players for being selfless enough to make this impact. Fans, enjoy Mrs. Rickman’s kind letter about your Bulldogs.

MENTAL EDGE

Hodenfield, Chris. “Mental Edge.” SKY. August 2009: 76-84
http://deltaskymag.delta.com/default.aspx
Given to me by Diane Brown
Notes:
Hemingway called mental toughness “Grace under Pressure”.
Serena Williams
”Williams wins with fight and belief. All you have to do is look at her body language in pressure-packed moments - she always stays very positive.”
“You have to have an insatiable desire to win but also not to lose.”
Tony Hawk
“Enjoy the ride, even when things go less than perfectly.”
Lindsey Vonn
Attempts to sneak out of the hospital with a broken back. Two days later competes with a bruised hip and gets eighth.
Extremely routine. First one up on race day. Six to eight hours in the gym a day in the off season.
Brian Vickers
Meditates daily.
“Genius is 10,000 hours of practice”.
Jim Loehr’s Laws for Mental Toughness
“Concentration is the ability to summon your talent and skill on demand. It is an acquired ability through practice and work.”
“Train the mind to be very focused and present-centered so our are very much in the moment.”

#1 Maintain your Energy
Eat properly for five meals a day. Spikes in sugar will hinder your mental edge.
#2 See Every Situation as an Opportunity
Believing in the possibilities creates different chemicals to be set off in your body.
These chemicals enhance your focus.
#3 Perceive all events and thins with positive connotations.
Problem – Challenge
#4 Pressure is a Privilege
“The emotions of gratitude fun, optimism and hope produce energy that make it easier
to focus and concentrate on what is happening now.”
#5 Find a Higher Purpose
“There has to be a very clear-cut reason that elevates you, inspires you, and really
rallies the human spirit so that you can stay dedicated to the task.”