Dad, Husband, Basketball coach at Madison High School 👷‍♂️, and former Miami RedHawk
Joined November 2012
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Coach Joe Reel retweeted
As an AD, here’s a reminder for parents:
Competition is hard.
Winning is hard.
Losing is hard.
Being coached is hard.
Accountability is hard.
Competitive sports were never meant to be comfortable.
If you don’t want your child to face hard things, don’t sign them up for competitive athletics.
The struggle is the lesson.
The adversity is the teacher.
The hard is the point.
Coach Joe Reel retweeted
6pm Players of the Game! #NJBCA #JerseyLive @EasternBoysBB @Westfieldbball @MattBrogan04 @RBCBoysHoops @Hillbillyhoop @CoachReel33
Coach Joe Reel retweeted
After Jalen Brunson said that "attitude" is the principle that Jay Wright set in him at Villanova, Mike Brown “Man, you can tell Coach Wright has instilled a lot of great qualities in all of these guys. They're selfless. They all have a competitive spirit. They're all about the right stuff, and they're great human beings to be around. So I'm sure it wasn't just Coach Wright who helped raise them, but to be able to play for him and have that continue at the highest level while competing for championships in college definitely made my job easier. When you have guys like that and those guys are the leaders of your team, we were talking about all of them, and then it rubs off on everybody else, and it just makes for a fantastic environment to be a part of.”
Coach Joe Reel retweeted
Unpopular opinion…
AAU doesn’t need to lead to college basketball to be worth it.
For a lot of players today, it’s simply part of becoming competitive enough to play varsity basketball.
Not every player is chasing a Division I scholarship. Some are chasing a varsity roster spot. Some want to make the rotation. Some want to help their high school team win. Some just love the game.
And that’s enough!
I think we’ve become too obsessed with using college basketball as the scoreboard for whether a player’s journey was worth it.
What if they never play another organized game after high school?
If they loved the practices… loved the tournaments… loved the road trips… loved the teammates… loved competing…
Wasn’t that valuable too?
Not every basketball journey has to end with a scholarship to be a success.
Sometimes success is simply getting better, building friendships, making memories, learning life lessons, and squeezing EVERY DROP out of a game you love.
If you’re playing on Court 1 or Court 37, play hard.
The love of the game doesn’t care what division you’re headed to.
❤️🏀
Excited to get started with this young group and usher in a new era of Madison Basketball!!!
Next up for committed Boys’ Jersey Live Session 1 teams are: Lyndhurst, Madison, Manasquan, Mendham, and Middlesex. Friday is at Iron Peak Hillsborough and Saturday/Sunday we are at Montgomery HS in Skillman. #JerseyLive #NJBCA @CoachReel33 @MendhamBB @AndrewBilodea14 @SquanBoysBBall
Coach Joe Reel retweeted
Next up for committed Boys’ Jersey Live Session 1 teams are: Lyndhurst, Madison, Manasquan, Mendham, and Middlesex. Friday is at Iron Peak Hillsborough and Saturday/Sunday we are at Montgomery HS in Skillman. #JerseyLive #NJBCA @CoachReel33 @MendhamBB @AndrewBilodea14 @SquanBoysBBall
Coach Joe Reel retweeted
On behalf of our leadership, we extend our sincere appreciation to the membership of the NJBCA for its support in successfully passing the vote to implement the shot clock.
A special thank you to the Shot Clock Committee:
Liz McKeon – Westfield
Jennifer Derevjanik – Bound Brook
Billy Armstrong – Bergen Catholic
Patrick Brunner – Executive Board Member
Kevin DiVerio – Don Bosco Prep
TJ Jones – Cedar Grove
Steve DiPatri – Wildwood Catholic
With sincere appreciation,
Nicholas Mariniello – NJBCA Boys President / Shot Clock Presenter
Kris Grundy – NJBCA Board Member / Shot Clock Presenter
Bobby Grauso – NJBCA Executive Director
NJBCA Board
@CoachMcKeonWHS @BBAthletics @BCCrusaderHoops @IronmenAthletic @steve_dipatri @MontgomeryBB3 @bigstatesports @Sean_Murphy_NJ @njhoopscene @NJHoopRecruit @JSZ_Sports @JSSInsider @NJLadiesHoops @CJSportsRadio @TinyGreenNBS @PGHNewJersey @PrepHoops_NJ
Great coach. Phenomenal person.
Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation Mike Harrity has announced Brett MacConnell as the next Head Coach of Men’s Basketball
đź“°: dartsports.co/4s2DM08
#GoBigGreen | #TheWoods🌲
ALT DMBB names Brett MacConnell next head coach
Coach Joe Reel retweeted
Meet the @MorrisCountyADs boys #NJHoops coaches' top players dailyrecord.com/story/sports… @Stangs_BBall @MustangsMTHS @ChathamCougars @CoachReel33 @DodgerAthletics @MoCathHoops @wmmathletics @austin7workman @don_theballer @mike_macaniff @_GavinRandall
Coach Joe Reel retweeted
“Don’t focus on the pressure or the fear of losing. Instead, think about how incredible it feels to be in an intense battle playing the game you love. When you embrace the joy of competing, the pressure doesn’t paralyze you; it dials you in even more”
@BallisPsych
Coach Joe Reel retweeted
The best advice I could give - control the controllable
Controllable
•Showing up early/Staying late
•Work Ethic & effort
•Attitude
•Mindset
•Diet (physical & mental)
Uncontrollable
•How much you play
•What others think/say about you
•”Rankings”
•Opinions
Coach Joe Reel retweeted
Some of the best ways to get better at basketball 🏀
•Play different forms of basketball (1v1, 2v2, 3v3, SSG, 5v5)
•Watch A TON of basketball - not just highlights (although that is good too) Watch full games and games of all levels (HS, College, NBA, WNBA, overseas)
"You win with people"- @ryanpedon
24 guys who have won a lot of games in this picture at our 3rd annual Alumni Game.
Spoke with a college coach tonight about @_GavinRandall
-"Makes all the right plays"
-"A winner"
-"Makes his teammates better"
-"Plays so hard."
-"We love him."
Oh... and in the game they saw, Gavin took 1 shot.
Great coaches get it.
Coach Joe Reel retweeted
17U Showcase defeats Marston Elite HGSL 58-54 in game 1 of @TheHoopGroup Summer Warmup. The well-balanced attack was led by '26 @lukeschorr23 who finished w/ 17 pts (4 treys). '26 Gavin Randall chipped in w 13 pts (3 treys) and '26 @kubalomaxxx finished w 7 pts/ 10 reb/ 5 ast.
