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Long Island, NY
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Strong Island! Preston Edmead has been the best at every level and now you all will find out in the ACC 🔥
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Great teams have great bench players.
They are always engaged, bring energy, and are willing to play any role needed of them.
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Jay Wright’s Coaching Philosophy is Built on One Thing:
ATTITUDE.
9 Jay Wright lessons on what actually builds championship teams.
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The press isn't the problem. Your hurry is.
The ball drops through the net and somebody grabs it and throws it in before anyone has reached a spot. The receiver catches it on the baseline with his back to the basket, and he's trapped. The spacing is gone because nobody had time to build it.
You didn't get pressed. You helped.
The fix is almost too simple: Don't pick up the ball until the count starts. Use those seconds. Get your players to their spots, remind them who goes where, and then inbound.
Yes, the defense gets set up. So do you. And only one of you used the time on purpose.
Against pressure, the first pass isn't the fast one. It's the prepared one.
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My dad had a line he repeated my whole childhood: "You should never be outworked or out-prepared."
There will always be people smarter than you and more talented than you.
But you control the effort and the prep.
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From midseason questions about his play to widespread belief that he wouldn’t return to St. John’s, Ian Jackson has answered it all with patience and maturity. He embraced an unfamiliar role last season, never wavered in his commitment, and continued to grow both on and off the court.
Now, the soon-to-be St. John’s captain enters his junior season with a renewed level of confidence and preparation—and looks poised for a breakout year.
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Talent is what you're born with. Skill is what you acquire through practice. Even if you lack natural talent, you can still succeed as an athlete by mastering your skills!
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Talent can get you into the room. Your ability to adapt, recover, and keep improving determines how long you stay there.
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As far as 138-pound wrestlers go, there's not a better one in the country than Shoreham’s Gavin Mangano.
Read more here: nwsdy.li/3U27eIU
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Our school custodians work hard to keep our schools clean, safe, and welcoming every single day.
Their dedication is why our hallways and classrooms gleam, and our equipment remains in good repair.
Join us in thanking and celebrating them on #CustodianAppreciationDay!
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Just had a student-athlete receive his second college scholarship offer.
Our head coach spoke with the college coach, and these were the questions they asked:
• How is his home life?
• How are his academics?
• How is he in the weight room?
• Is he coachable?
• Does he pick up on concepts?
• Are his parents a problem?
• Is he a complainer?
• Does he run track?
• What is his legitimate size?
Not one question about his stats.
Not a single one.
College coaches are evaluating the whole person.
Character. Family. Academics. Work ethic. Coachability. Football IQ. Physical development. Attitude.
The scoreboard matters. The film matters. The production matters.
But when a college coach is deciding whether they want to invest in a young man for the next four years, who he is matters just as much as what he does on Friday night.
That’s why we talk so much about building the person, not just the player.
The game may get you noticed. Your character determines what happens next.
@CoachJonWheeler
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"Everybody's sore. Everybody's tired. Everybody has an excuse. Don't be everybody." @LewisCaralla
Different requires discipline.
Different requires sacrifice.
Different requires effort.
Being everybody requires nothing. Being different requires everything.
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Glens Falls has won a key vote putting it in the driver's seat to host the NYSPHSAA boys basketball tournament in 2028-30. tinyurl.com/3ye5a2fv
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To succeed as an athlete, you need to take ownership of your thoughts and emotions. Don’t just rely on others to give you motivation and confidence. Learn how to create your own positive mindset!
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NYSPHSAA CLASS A
NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Glens Falls 77 Mount Sinai 57 FINAL
Good game through three quarters but then the dam burst