Husband to a Beautiful Wife & a Believer/Follower of Jesus Christ. Head Girls Basketball Coach @DustersGBB, Head Girls Soccer Coach, Holdrege HS.
Holdrege, NE
Joined October 2011
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Big shout out to the parents whose kids don’t get much playing time or spend most of the game on the bench. You still come to every game, cheer for the team, and support every player, even when your own child might not get any minutes. You’re teaching your kids what it means to show up, be part of a team, and put 'we' before 'me.' It takes real dedication and selflessness to be there all the time, and your example is helping your kids become strong and caring people. Thanks for showing what true team spirit looks like! Especially the parents from RMHS!
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This is my proposal for C1 state tourney.
-Top 32 teams make playoffs via NSAA PP
-No Reseed, play it out
-Single Elimination, have to win to get to state tourney
- Decreases student classroom time missed
-Should decrease costs for NSAA for extra games for officials
#nebpreps
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Scottie Scheffler just gave one of the best (and deepest) press conference answers ever heard.
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What a great day at the @NEGBBSHOWCASE Top 10 Camp. We ended the day 3-1 and earned a spot in the Gold Bracket. Looking forward to getting better tomorrow!
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Follow along Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday for the Nebraska Top Ten Camp in Kearney at the Kearney Sportsplex. Open to the public. Schedule/Results here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
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🚨 Scholarship Alert🚨
#GBR x #WhatsNExt
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Congratulations to Emily Stutzman on being selected 2nd Team All-Conference in the SWC! @HoldregeDusters
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Congratulations to @KeeleyVaughn8 on being selected 3rd Team All-Conference in the SWC! @HoldregeDusters
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How mentally tough are you? Getting better at basketball is boring. You have to do the same thing every day until it becomes a habit and happens naturally. It is a lifestyle, not a choice…for years.
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He's leading the state in scoring and he's our December Male Athlete of the Month!
Congratulations to Garret Johnson of Holdrege!
Profile and nomination form: central.newschannelnebraska.…
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It's been a record setting week for the program! Your 2024-25 girls basketball team now holds the record for most made 3s in a game (16). Great team win today!
Holdrege - 23-25-21-10 - 79
Valentine - 4 - 10 - 4 - 9 - 26
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Congratulations to Keeley on breaking the Career 3-Point record in our win over Phillipsburg on Tuesday night!! All those long nights in the gym have paid off. We are so proud of you! 136 and counting! @HoldregeDusters
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🏀 INTERVIEW: "I think soccer and basketball are kind of similar games. The spacing is similar. I think playing both just makes me better at each of them."
#Huskers ⚽️ commit Karli Williams of Gretna East
#nebpreps/@karliiwilliamss/@GretnaEastGBB
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Congratulations to Todd McQuistan, Holdrege - 2024 NCA - Hudl Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year!
@Hudl @HoldregeDusters
Derek Runcie retweeted
My quick thoughts:
1. Coaches (school and club) and parents have got to partner better to make healthy kids a priority. Multi-sport for muli-muscle development should be pushed for as long as possible. There seems to be a lot more college athletes who were muli-sport kids than focused on one sport.
2. Volleyball clubs have to find a way to work better with other sports. And not make kids feel (or be told) they can't play with school teams at camps, weights, open gyms during the summer months! It could be those others sports too, but we sure seem to see a lot of a push for volleyball only.
3. More emphasis in youth sports (especially basketball it seems) on fundamental and skill development.
4a. A lot less focus on playing games. Wins will come too. Put teams in the appropriate division with their skill level and a winners mentality will develop.
4b. When youth teams are playing 3-4 times as many games as they have practices in a season...and more than the high schools and colleges are playing...we have issues. No matter the sport.
Derek Runcie retweeted
Y’al think I’m crazy when I say children need to shoot with smaller balls, maybe you’ll listen to Ray Allen talk about his 12-year-old son’s shooting…
Via @OldManAndThree
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If your 14 YO multi-sport athlete isn’t willing to eat breakfast daily, make his or her own snacks, put their phone down an hour before bed they really don't care about being great.
Seriously, if a 14 YO who has a tablet, spends > 4 hours/day social media, is enrolled in specialized training/multiple sports that you spend thousands of dollars on annually should absolutely be able to structure a routine!
Summer is coming to a close. It's not the time to goof off. Now is the time to dial in your nutrition, sleep, hydration, and habits.
Don’t claim you want to be great, set PRs this fall, and be a starter yet have a work ethic consistent with riding the bench.
Some extra tough love from me this morning.. there’s a lot of hard working athletes out there hungry to get better and will easily outperform those who slept in, stayed up late, skipped breakfast, and cared more about social media than they do playing time.
You reap what you sow. If you want to be a first string starter your habits should reflect that. Control your controllables.
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Nothing better than your teammates coming out to support you in your first All-Star Game of the summer. Great game Avery! #Family
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So proud of the work our team has done in the classroom so far this year! Our team’s accumulative GPA was a 3.82. Every year they keep raising the bar. Great job girls! @HoldregeDusters
