Sean Kelly

I had a conversation with a Power 4 college coach who’s been doing this for 25+ years. We were talking about the mentality of high school players during the recruiting process. Here’s what he told me: “What these kids don’t realize is… I don’t care how many followers you have. I don’t care how many home runs you hit in travel ball. I don’t care how many offers you have. I don’t care about your ranking. I don’t care how hard you can hit a ball. I don’t care about your metrics. The only thing I care about is this: Are you going to produce in between those white lines when we play this season?” Then he said something else that hit: “They’ve been so protected that the first time they fail, they quit… or they transfer.” And here’s the part that matters. The biggest development mistake I see? Players don’t plan for failure. They plan for success. They visualize success. They expect success. But they don’t prepare for 0-4. They don’t prepare for getting booed. They don’t prepare for sitting the bench. They don’t prepare for struggling for 3 weeks. So when it happens — and it will — they panic. Instead of executing a pre-made plan, they try to create one while emotional. That never works. Failure is coming. The question is: Did you already decide how you’re going to handle it?

Parkrose on parade with a championship celebration that was twice as nice for the Broncos community. “Even the years that we were losing, Parkrose stayed up in high spirits and still encouraged the players to go out and play.”

Behind every state championship banner is a group of kids who learned that mediocrity doesn’t cut it, accountability is earned, and success is shared. Winning is just the byproduct.

Your best player isn’t the one who scores the most points. Your best player is the one who: - Shows up early. - Pushes everyone to work harder. - Leads when things go wrong. Because talent wins games, but leadership builds legacies.

Working on staying through the ball and hitting it the other way

Working quick movements. Speeding up the game so that the game slows down.