Thursday, October 27, 2011

15 Minute Weak Hand Development Series for Basketball


Awesome video! A big thanks to Stronger Team Dot Com for making this available to so many players and coaches everywhere!!!

Monday, July 11, 2011

2011 South Titan Basketball Camp


Random highlights from 2011 South Titan Basketball Camps. A Special thanks to Jase Hueser for making this video!

2011 Contest Winners

Papillion-LaVista South High School completed its final week of basketball camp last month. More than 200 campers in grades 3-12 participated under the supervision of Titan coaches: Joel Hueser, Jim Simpson, Joseph Cooley, Bubba Penas, Jerrid Johansen and Scott Morris; with special guest appearances from Grace University Coach Willie Williams, former Nebraska Basketball standout Brian Conklin; and current collegiate players Jalen Hueser (Midland) and Ryan Rolfzen (Wayne).

The following are a list of contest winners:

Division Contest Name
D-I Hotshot Michael Herrmann (162)
D-II Hotshot Mason Becker (133)
9th Grade Hotshot Aaron Rothermund (147)
8th Grade Hotshot Joshua Manchigiah (111)
7th Grade Hotshot Ryan Daugherty (95)
6th Grade Hotshot Tyler Nelson (133)
D-I Dribble Tag Nathan Huyser
D-II Dribble Tag Jacob Noffke
9th Grade Dribble Tag Zach Severson
8th Grade Dribble Tag Jimmy Nekola
7th Grade Dribble Tag Noah Barr
6th Grade Dribble Tag Caleb Feekin
D-I 1-on-1 Michael Herrmann
D-II 1-on-1 Nathan Nordbrock
9th Grade 1-on-1 Miles Whitlow
8th Grade 1-on-1 Joshua Manchigiah
7th Grade 1-on-1 Abram Ehrhorn
6th Grade 1-on-1 Caleb Feekin
High School Freethrow Lexi Williams
Middle School Freethrow Damien Burger
D-I Hotshot Isiah Martin (149)
D-II Hotshot Billy Greco (125)
9th Grade Hotshot Cole Wellman (119)
5th Grade Hotshot Mitchell Blum
4th Grade Hotshot Lucas Peterson
3rd Grade Hotshot Mason Burger
5th Grade Dribble Tag John Tencer
4th Grade Dribble Tag Jacob Williams
3rd Grade Dribble Tag Jack McKittrick
D-I 1-on-1 Nate Stoner
9th Grade 1-on-1 Cole Wellman
High School Freethrow Aaron Rothermund
Elementary Freethrow Hayden Bahl

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Uncommon Men


This can NOT be a team of common men because common men go nowhere. YOU have to be uncommon!
~Coach Herb Brooks

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

No Pain, No Gain!

Thanks to Bob Starkey via Mike Neighbors for passing this Zig Ziglar writing on to me:

It’s the one thing every one of us is familiar with, the one thing we’re able to accomplish, and even the one thing we have done our whole life. Yet, when it comes to winning, many of us lose so much because of this one key ingredient. Amazingly, you’re doing it right now, but are you doing it to win?

If you study winners, over-achievers, the movers, the shakers, the top percentage in any class - regardless of gender, race, age, or religion, you will find a constant thread that’s so common it’s almost scary. And here’s where the really scary part comes in. The ones who are not part of the overachievers group are actually partaking in this common thread even more, yet they’re not reaping the benefits. Now that’s insulting, unfair, and downright cruel. But it’s all by choice, our choice!

The ingredient I’m speaking of is Managed Pain. Huh? Yes, let me explain. We’ve all heard “No Pain, No Gain,” but it’s interesting to note when you study the core differences between winning and losing you will not discover a lack of talent, knowledge, brilliance, hard work, or raw skill. What you will find is those who consistently win have learned how to manage the pain they face on the way.

I’m referring to pain as anything that’s not pleasurable, such as; inconvenience, change, effort, sweat, boredom, confusion, loneliness, fear, etc. Winners realize pain for the proper purpose is productive. You see, all of us will go through a lot of pain in life. Winners spend more of their time going through pain that aligns with their goals, their vision, or their purpose. Amazingly, those who aren’t winning are also dealing with pain and to make it really bad, the pain they’re in is often not for a proper purpose! Why is this? Lots of reasons: not knowing our purpose, not having written goals or visions, afraid, no system in place, or we simply give up on our inner capabilities. Regardless of why, those who miss out on the winning certainly don’t miss out on the pain. What a letdown. If we’re going to go through pain anyway, shouldn’t it be planned, managed, and on purpose as much as possible?

I spent many years running from pain. To put it simply, I’m a pleasure junky. But the more I ran from pain, the more pain I went through because there’s pain on all roads, even the detours. I’ve finally learned that pain is a major part of winning. It’s the pain from losing that makes the pleasure from winning so wonderful. Think about this: thirst is what makes water so valuable. Being cold is the only way we can ever appreciate and enjoy being warm, or vice versa.

Did you know when you grasp the idea that pain is part of the process you can instantly win more out of life than you’ve ever imagined? Your new perception will tell you recessions, layoffs, or other unforeseen adversities are part of the process. Instead of getting a bad attitude and immediately running from it you will stop, analyze the situation, check it against your goals or visions for life, and if it lines up you will go through the pain instead of take a detour!

Friday, February 4, 2011

The Association: Boston Celtics Part 1 (1 of 4)


Over the course of the next week or so we (T-BALL) will watch The Association: Boston Celtics. This is part 1 of 4. Enjoy...

Thursday, February 3, 2011

The Road Ahead

Sometimes I think the fates must grin as we denounce them and insist,
The only reason we can’t win is the fates themselves have missed.
Yet, there lives on the ancient claim - we win or lose within ourselves,
The shining trophies on our shelves can never win tomorrow’s game.

So you and I know deeper down there is a chance to win the crown,
But when we fail to give our best, we simply haven’t met the test
Of giving all and saving none until the game is really won.
Of showing what is meant by grit, of fighting on when others quit,

Of playing through not letting up, it’s bearing down that wins the cup.
Of taking it and taking more until we gain the winning score,
Of dreaming there’s a goal ahead, of hoping when our dreams are dead,
Of praying when our hopes have fled. Yet, losing, not afraid to fall,

If bravely we have given all, for who can ask more of a man
than giving all, it seems to me, is not so far from - Victory.
And so the fates are seldom wrong, no matter how they twist and wind,

It’s you and I who make our fates, we open up or close the gates,
On the Road Ahead or the Road Behind.

*According to Coach John Wooden, this poem was written by George Moriarty, a former major baseball umpire.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011

What Will Matter


Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear. So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It won’t matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end. It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured? What will matter is not what you bought but what you built, not what you got but what you gave. What will matter is not your success but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught. What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage, or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when your gone. What will matter are not your memories but the memories that live in those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what. Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident. It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters.

By Michael Josephson