Coach John Keltner

12/04/2023

CHAMPIONSHIP CULTURES
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12/01/2023

Big win for varsity in round 1 of the Gold Dust Tournament as they advance to the winner’s bracket!

04/21/2023

Congratulations to our very own varsity head coach, Coach Williams, for being named teacher of the year by

SVC conference coach of the year and now teacher of the year! Our program is so lucky to have him!

Shoutout to our head coach for our girls basketball program and Kim Ross on their teacher of the year and classified of the year award! Exciting news for our students and staff!

04/11/2023

Pre-game visualization is so important. Here is one we have used over the last couple of years...

03/10/2023

Love this!

02/26/2023

I was speaking to a friend today about his sons playing time at the end of games and I thought this conversation might be helpful for other parents and players to hear in considering how to handle this situation...

ME: "Has he talked to his Coach about how he can help by being in at the end of games?"

MY FRIEND: (Paraphrasing here) "No, and I am not sure it would help."

ME: "Understood, but for him, it is an opportunity to learn the life skill of having a tough conversation and promoting himself because he believes in his ability to help the team.

Does he (your player) believe he can help the team win? If so, why?

What statistics or results prove it?

Can he articulate it to the Coach?

Is he open to hearing the Coaches feedback during the conversation? And willing to take that feedback and do what is asked of him?"

Communication, no matter how tough the situation, is a Free Throw of Life.

11/17/2022

Did a clinic tonight for coaches in the Folsom Youth Basketball Association. Great group. Great discussion.

10/22/2022

Visited a couple of camps today. So great to see the dedication and value these coaches are bringing to the players in our community…

10/07/2022

One season, I had a team that just couldn't shoot it very well. We had one really good shooter, and everybody else wasn't very skilled at shooting. We played very hard, and we were aggressive on defense, but shooting was not a strength of ours.

I spent the first few practices complaining about our ability, or lack thereof, to shoot the ball. During one of my complaining sessions, my dad asked me, "What are you doing to teach them how to shoot?"

That question changed my career as a coach and as a teacher. From then on, I stopped being a victim of my personnel, and I took ownership over what I taught them and their skill and ability.

All it took was a mindset shift and good guidance from dad.

Instead of saying my team can't do this _______________," ask yourself three questions:

1 - Why can't they?
2 - How can I teach this?
3 - What am I allowing them to do?

Don't be a victim of your personnel.

If your team can't shoot, teach them how.
If your team can't dribble, teach them.
If your team can't play defense, teach them.
If your team has bad footwork, teach them.

Instead of saying, "We can't do this ___," teach them how. Coaches are teachers, and teachers have to teach them the skills, on and off the court, that they need to be successful on our teams and in life.

Take ownership over your ability to teach, inspire, motivate, and grow your athletes.

https://acoachsdiary.blogspot.com/search/label/Above%20the%20Line

10/02/2022

We are big Ted Lasso fans and could not agree more with this idea. Your athletes have to know you are in it for them!

07/24/2022

07/13/2022

Wow! I really like this one!