Give yourself goals but remember that the true aim is to enjoy playing.
--Coach K
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Rockers invade NYC Rose Classic
From: Joe Fenelon of NYG Hoops Report & Blue Star Media
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| Rockers invade NYC Rose Classic |
| May 19th, 2013
Not many teams from out to the New York tri-state area come into PS113 in Brooklyn NY, at theNike Rose Classic and leave with a 4-1 record in the high school division. Last weekend thePittsburgh Rockers Organization did just that. The rockers traveled to NY, with only 7 youngladies. The following young ladies are the D1 players on the Rockers Roster. Contact Coach Dorsey for more info on his players at howarddorsey@gmail.com or 412-758-9150.
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
MAKE SURE ALL THE DOGS SEE THE RABBIT
I borrowed this post from one of my favorite blogs: Coach Bob Starkey's Hoop Thoughts Blog, he got it from Lt. General Russel L. Honore's book "Leadership In The New Normal." I hope he doesn't mind but this was too good not to pass along and he also helped the General sell a book!
MAKE SURE ALL THE DOGS SEE THE RABBIT
The following is a great story by Lt. General Russel L. Honore from his book "Leadership In The New Normal." It reminds me of Coach Don Meyer talking about the importance of not just "seeing the picture" but "painting the picture."
When in charge, take charge. When you have the opportunity to make a difference, make a difference. And every now and then, check to make sure you still have followers.
When I was a kid we lived near a plantation. That plantation had a sugarcane field on one side of the road and row of small houses on the other, and every house had a dog. Every now and then a rabbit would break out of the sugarcane field and get spotted by a dog. The dog would take off after it, and as he went down the road, other dogs would join the chase. Pretty soon that lead dog would have seven, eight, ten dogs running and barking behind him. They'd keep running and barking until they passed every house. All the kids in the yards would stand up and watch.
But after about a minute, all but one of the dogs would quit running, leaving only the lead dog chasing the rabbit. You see, the rest of the dogs started running and barking because they saw the lead dog doing it, and if it seemed worth running behind him, they followed. But the couldn't see the rabbit, so they stopped. But the dog that could see the rabbit, he kept running.
You might see the rabbit, but if the people behind you don't, they won't be running for long. They're going to fall off. They're going to be nonbelievers. They're going to become non-performers.
If you're the leader, you have to be sure everyone behind you sees the vision. They have to see where you want to go.
That's why as a leader, your job is to make sure the purpose stays visible, attainable, and worth running toward. If you don't, you followers will stop thinking there's a reason to run.
MAKE SURE ALL THE DOGS SEE THE RABBIT
When in charge, take charge. When you have the opportunity to make a difference, make a difference. And every now and then, check to make sure you still have followers.
When I was a kid we lived near a plantation. That plantation had a sugarcane field on one side of the road and row of small houses on the other, and every house had a dog. Every now and then a rabbit would break out of the sugarcane field and get spotted by a dog. The dog would take off after it, and as he went down the road, other dogs would join the chase. Pretty soon that lead dog would have seven, eight, ten dogs running and barking behind him. They'd keep running and barking until they passed every house. All the kids in the yards would stand up and watch.
But after about a minute, all but one of the dogs would quit running, leaving only the lead dog chasing the rabbit. You see, the rest of the dogs started running and barking because they saw the lead dog doing it, and if it seemed worth running behind him, they followed. But the couldn't see the rabbit, so they stopped. But the dog that could see the rabbit, he kept running.
You might see the rabbit, but if the people behind you don't, they won't be running for long. They're going to fall off. They're going to be nonbelievers. They're going to become non-performers.
If you're the leader, you have to be sure everyone behind you sees the vision. They have to see where you want to go.
That's why as a leader, your job is to make sure the purpose stays visible, attainable, and worth running toward. If you don't, you followers will stop thinking there's a reason to run.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Tip-off: Proud!
Imagine driving down your local highway and when you just merge
into traffic you look up to see, well you! Cool huh, oh you don't know me
either. But that is exactly what happened to Tanisha Wright this week and words
can't describe how proud I am of her! Yup, that is her alright and there are
several scattered throughout the Greater Seattle area!
I have had the pleasure of knowing Tanisha since she was 14 years
old and I was asked to look at an extremely talented, but raw freshman at West
Mifflin. She decided to play for our AAU team and the rest is history. Throughout
the years, I have seen her basketball ups and downs, graduate HS & College,
become a pro athlete, and a smart, successful business woman.”Woman”, when we
first met she was a kid and now she is a grown woman... Insert smile here!
Although we had a great player-coach relationship (even though I had to throw
her out of the gym a couple times), it is the friendship that emerged that I am
most fond of. I’m not a good friend, I never tried hard enough, but this is one
I think I will.
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