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Deric Link
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Deric Link
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Just a sinner saved by grace! John 10:10 Husband | Father | HS AD/Head basketball coach at Sparta High School #HoldFastStayTrue
Katılım Ağustos 2011
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The difference between…
Bad players
Average players
Good players
GREAT players
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Forgot to mention a director of basketball operations guy, event coordinators, tournament directors, counselors, uber drivers, health and fitness coach’s, mediators, you name it….we DO IT!
S/O to all the high school coaches changing lives!
Carl Reed Jr.@CoachReedLive
High school coaches are expected to be champions, recruiting consultants, film scouts, & relationship managers — on top of teaching 6 classes a day. For pennies on the dollar. Some good ones are walking away. That’s a problem nobody’s talking about.
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This is not just a baseball issue, this is an every sport issue!
Steve Springer@qualityatbats
When did we turned BB into a 3hr timeout-nobodys in trouble parents u don’t want your kid playing with tension anxiety and pressure U want calmness toughness and focus having fun-U dont want them quitting at 13 bc of the pressure put on them from the one who loves them the most-U
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A Coach Cignetti jewel: “Good players want coached. Great players you can’t coach them enough, they want more, more, more.
Inconsistent players want to be coached on their terms.” …(and always have a response or excuse)
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Here is the struggle… was there anyone in class 3 who could make it a respectable game vs principia?
It’s an unfair fight!
MSHSAA@MSHSAAOrg
Final results for the Boys Class 3 Championship game between Principia and Miller Career Academy! Congratulations to all the participating athletes!
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We spend a lot of time talking about coaching, training & talent. But the most important factor in a young person’s development is still parenting
In sports
In school
In life
Parents set the habits, standards & mindset that everything else builds on
Long before a coach arrives
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The Lady Trojans are district champs! Way to hustle ladies!
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MBCA stands with MSHSAA.
Please see the attached statement from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association.
drive.google.com/file/d/1cQwcqm…
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Seth’s sister’s POV 📹
Seth isn’t the only shooter in the family.
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This is a great time to announce 2028 Abel Hume on our 16u squad! @AbelHume_
He scored 49 points in a win tonight. We're stoked to have him joining the program and show why he's one of the best in Missouri!
Ozarks Sports Zone@OzarksOzone
VIDEO: Sparta sophomore Abel Hume scored a career-high 49 points Friday night. Making 15 of 20 free throw attempts in just the fourth quarter. He paced the Trojans past a gritty Mansfield team, 86-74. ozarkssportszone.com/2026/02/06/vid…
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In the absence of effort, nothing else matters.
How do you create an environment where a player can fall in love with the work?
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As we move into conference/district play, if you are too cool to take a charge, bump cutters, get through screens, dive on the floor for a loose ball & compete with physicality then you should probably help your team by sitting on the bench where it’s nice & safe. Compete or sit!
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Happy birthday little man!! Cannot believe Wyatt is 5! I love getting to watch this boy grow up loving sports, his family, and living for Jesus!
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Pat Kelsey on recruiting
“A leopard doesn’t change its spots…it’s hard to bring a selfish guy in and think you’re gonna change him from being selfish”
(Via @TheFieldOf68 🎥)
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It’s not about YOU.
It’s about the guy next to you.
You rely on him.
You fight for him.
You sacrifice for the team.
Because the TEAM wins championships — not individuals.
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PLAYERS: When you become a "whatever the team needs" type player then you become a great teammate and your team's culture is strengthened. Great teams have great teammates.
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