What about the cookie crumbling?

Another proverb from Coach Patchett...

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces, is likely the one who dropped it. 

- Lou Holtz.

Never complain, just work harder!

Top Tens: Academic Excellence

We'll start today's Workday Wednesday off with a message from Coach Gilbert:

“Our players and managers are student-athletes. The importance of academics is emphasized daily in our program. Our students know that they are expected to be a class act on and off the field, but especially in the classroom. I demand that each player give his very best to achieve his academic goals.”

With that in mind, today's top ten is for cumulative grade point average.  This is the for the first trimester, and we're extremely proud of our team so far.  We have a team GPA of 3.08, which is great, though there is always room to work harder and achieve higher.  After all, I believe there are other teams with higher GPAs... and we compete in everything we do.

Here's a look at our top ten.  Great job, everyone.  Keep it up during the next two trimesters.  You better believe we'll be watching!

1. Andrew Cull 
2. Jacob Tebbe 
3. Mitch Turley 
4. Johnny Crawford 
5. Joey Freeze 
6. T6- Dani Hartnett 
7. T6- Madi Turley 
8. Normando Gonzalez 
9. Eric Rearden 
10. Jonathan Golliher 

Excellence

From Coach Patchett:

“Excellence is not an act, it is a habit.” 

 -Aristotle

Be great at everything you do!

Top Tens - Athletics

Continuing our Top Ten series for the November testing, we have the athletics portion.  This includes vertical jump, 40 yard dash, and pro agility.  Remember, the theme of Workday Wednesday is based around competition.  We want to compete in everything we do, including out of season workouts.  Look for your name on these lists.  If you don't see it, you've got a goal.

Vertical Jump Height

1. Kory Kostecka - 28.3
2. Stephen Curry - 27.9
3. Nick Henderson - 27.7
4. Adam Horkay - 27.5
5. Bryce Gibson - 27.4
6. Trey Stewart - 27.3
7. Austin Murrell - 26.2
8. T8- Nicholas Woerner - 26.1
9. T8- Normando Gonzalez - 26.1
10. T10- Emmanual Calhoun - 25.8
11. T10- Mitch Turley - 25.8

40 Time

1. Trey Stewart - 4.79
2. Frank Grimes - 4.81
3. Adam Horkay - 4.82
4. Garrett Raleigh - 4.83
5. T5- Emmanual Calhoun - 4.88
6. T5- Bryce Gibson - 4.88
7. Kory Kostecka - 4.91
8. Blake Waters - 4.95
9. Jackson Clifford - 4.98
10. Stephen Curry - 5.01

Pro Agility Time

1. Kory Kostecka - 4.21
2. Adam Horkay - 4.22
3. Emmanual Calhoun - 4.28
4. Stephen Curry - 4.32
5. Blake Waters - 4.33
6. Eric Miner - 4.35
7. Normando Gonzalez - 4.39
8. Jacob Tebbe - 4.40
9. T9- Nicholas Woerner - 4.44
10. T9- Johnny Crawford - 4.44

Go Rocks!

Destiny is Calling

From Coach Patchett...

“Believe deep down in your heart that you are destined to do great things” 

If we do not believe, it will never happen. We are what we think we are.

Strength and Conditioning

I have served as a strength and conditioning coach for the past eleven years, on both the high school and college levels. I spend countless hours studying the body. We accomplished a lot with the teams I've been involved with. That being said, I can't possibly explain how impressed I've been with Coach Hammer's workout. Our players are being trained to be functional athletes, not just lifters. This workout will help all of our players, regardless of their size, position, or other sports.

We have a long way to go physically. We are not nearly strong or fast enough to win the State Championship. However, this I know: We have a tremendous facility for our kids to workout in. We have a dedicated staff, willing to push our guys. We have the best strength coach in the state. Now we just have to see if our players have the commitment, dedication, and desire to put in the effort that its going to take to get there.

-Coach Gilbert

Without hard work...

Hot on the heels of yesterday's top tens, Coach Patchett offers up another proverb:

“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds”

Outwork your opponents everyday!

-Coach Patchett