Mike Deitrick

Some scenes from the beginning of spring practice on Whittier field as Bowdoin prepares for a strong season this fall. Along with a few players and coaches spotlights! #GoUBears #BowdoinFootball 🐻‍❄️

We are in an era of “pedagogical clutter.” There’s a surplus of methods, practices, and acronyms to learn—and administrations are in a hurry to implement them.  Teachers are constantly cramming new info, and retaining little.  Let’s slow down, simplify, and focus.

During one of the worst losing streaks of my career, our team president walked into my office. Keli McGregor. One of the best men I've ever known. He could have come to vent. To question my decisions. To ask hard questions. Instead, he said: "Cut to the chase, Clint. What's next?" I looked him in the eye and gave him two words: "Shower well." The Colorado Rockies were struggling badly that year. Pregame preparation was solid. Scout meetings, early work, attention to detail. All of it was there. But at game time, the tires were flat. I told Keli: the game did everything it could to us today. We just couldn't meet its demands. Now it was time to reset. "Shower well" means exactly this: • Watch the frustration circle down the drain • Shampoo, rinse, repeat and get the grime of today completely off your mind • Walk out clean, go home, and actually rest Leave it at the ballpark. The game is over. There's nothing left to solve tonight. Keli nodded. Asked if he could share it with the whole organization. I said sure. And then it hit me. This isn't just for baseball. Bad day at the office. Grumpy boss. Missed deadline. Traffic on the way home. You can carry all of that through your front door. Or you can shower well. I've never seen a single problem get better because someone dragged it home with them. The reset is a discipline. Same as preparation. Same as showing up. Either we win. Or we learn. The only real loss? When you don't take a single thing out of a hard day. So tonight, whatever kind of day it was, shower well. Tomorrow is a new at-bat. What does your reset look like? I'd love to hear it.

Roger Wood’s newest version of Here We Go Steelers!! #steelers

Winner Takes All! - Saturday, 5PM. #CBB #GoUBears

FINAL. Polar Bears WIN! #GoUBears

Players of the Week vs Wesleyan. #GoUBears

FINAL. Polar Bears Win! #GoUBears

From the Running Back room to Medical School, congrats Class of '24 Alumni Andre & Eli on begining your next journey. #GoUBears

🚨Our 2025 Season Schedule! #GoUBears

Tomorrow.

Happy “21 Play, 94-yd Drive from Army” to all who celebrate 🇺🇸

HUGE OL commit for the PBears today ‼️‼️

Looking forward to seeing some #WPIAL and PA guys at @MiamiOHFootball this weekend‼️ If you’re planning on being there, make sure to reach out and let me know so we can connect at camp 🐻‍❄️

Can't wait to get out to California to see some guys compete at @EliteFBClinics West Coast Elite Camp this weekend!

Congratulations to Class of '24 running back Eli D'Herete on his acceptance to the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina!

Tomorrow our coaches will be at Boston College & Marist for their football camps! If you are at Boston College look for: @CoachBJHammer @mdeitrick44 @CoachMacBC If you are at Marist look for: @CoachHarkness

@carl_trey @_Coach_Rad @ericam7933 The Thunderdome lives on

@mdeitrick44 Congrats coach! @_Coach_Rad …. @ericam7933 and I still have a year of eligibility left if you’re looking for culture guys 👀👀

BIG TIME addition to the Polar Bears!! 💪🏻

We are headed to Arizona! Look out for @CoachBJHammer, @mdeitrick44 and @CoachHarkness at the Lake Forest Mega Camp and the showcases listed! #GoUBears