Tom Riley

"If you don't want problems, don't recruit them. I don't recruit entitlement kids. There is no way that I recruit a kid unless I know that he will buy into the way we do things." Great teams don’t have passengers. This isn’t a ride, it’s a responsibility.

As an athlete, your biggest problem in games isn't making mistakes. It's your negative response to making mistakes. Once you learn to stay positive and resilient, you'll perform much better in games.

Platteview escapes Ashland-Greenwood 58-57. The Trojans move to 10-3 on the season. #nebpreps | @Platteview_BBB

No One Fights Alone @Trojans_of_PHS @PlatteviewGBB @Platteview_BBB

@HoffmansHoops @EMknightsHOOPS Atta boy Aidan!

HHA Aidan Schmidt @EMknightsHOOPS

Final from Platteview Platteview 65 Beatrice 45 Riley 20 pts 7 rebounds Adams 12 pts 5 assists Steele 12 pts Zebert 10 rebounds Trofholz 9 pts 6 rebounds Ekue 8 pts 6 rebounds

Champions!

Final from Gross Catholic in OT Platteview 62 Boys Town 56 Adams 15 pts Steele 14 pts Trofholz 13 pts Riley 11 pts 14 rebounds Zebert 9 pts 13 rebounds

Trofholz and Riley sink a couple of BIG free throws down the stretch. Platteview will win in overtime 62-56.

"You have a choice to make when you're not playing. Either you're invested and a great teammate, or your not" - Brad Stevens

Parents: Teach kids that their relationship with their coach is THEIR relationship. They have to take the initiative to work out issues instead of depending on you to do it. Don’t intervene on their behalf unless it’s absolutely necessary. That kind of independence is invaluable!

At sum point as a parent dont u have 2 look at ur son and say “you made a commitment to this school, ur getting paid good money to do it,ur not gonna be out there chasing an extra 50k yr after yr”. there’s some life long lessons in there that’ll go further than 50k I think. #GBR

If you are coaching high school athletes. Teach this.

What Do Coaches Love in a Player? Here are 11 things: 1. Hustle like every play counts 2. Stay late and put in the extra work 3. Always bring 100% effort 4. Be fully committed—mentally and physically 5. Be coachable and open to feedback 6. Show up early, ready to go 7. Lead by example, even when no one’s watching 8. Lift your teammates up with encouragement 9. Bring positive energy to the team every day 10. Be the kind of teammate everyone wants beside them 11.Keep an optimistic attitude, no matter the challenge Coaches love players who make winning a habit - on and off the court!

Lou Holtz said, "Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period." Discipline means holding yourself accountable. • It means prioritizing. • It means doing the work. • It means making tough choices. 6 Facts about Building Discipline👇

“You can always hear a good team. The bad teams… you never hear. They don’t ever talk.” - Kelvin Sampson (Via @PGCbasketball 🎥)

~ via @LewisCaralla

I’ve coached high school football for 30 years and have had ZERO parent drama…and I mean zero. How?? I established a simple rule day 1 of my coaching career. DURING the season, I will not talk to parents about their son’s playing time, position or the plays that are called. AFTER or BEFORE the season I’m happy to sit down and talk football. It’s the athletes job to talk to his coach about those things. Ask questions, gain an understanding. Learn how to communicate! If you can build trust with your athletes, create space for parent conversations outside the season, the stress and pressure of the season won’t be ruined by some parent who thinks they know better than you.