I don’t know what day of the quarantine it is, but I do know we’re to that point where we need to be very intentional. During our long basketball season fatigue often rears its ugly head at the end of January and beginning of February. The excitement has faded, holidays passed, sickness abounds, roles figured out, etc. All of these reasons and more can make cowards of us all. UNLESS we make a conscious decision to be stronger together: Not to take the easy way out. Not to mak

Titan alum Zach Bussard, a sophomore forward at Dordt College, scored a career high 25 points vs Hastings College on February 10, 2018. If you know Zach like we do, you know that he earned every point and some. This young man is intentional. He does the work. Intentional practice is above the line behavior. Simply stated it is reps with a purpose, high focus and maximum effort. Autopilot practice is the opposite: mindless reps, low focus and minimum effort. (Credit this to Ti

February is upon us! It's hard to believe we are on the downhill stretch of the season. I am sure you have experienced a roller coaster of events all season long. This past week we have talked a lot about Effort (aka Industriousness or Grit) to our team. Certainly a skill to have when the going gets tough. Basketball is the longest NSAA sport season; not to mention encompassing two major holidays, change of semester and the cold/flu bug. Let me share my "pump story" I often t