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Upcoming HBCA Events
In the coming weeks we will be sharing more information about the upcoming HBCA Fall Clinic at Bloomington South HS on Friday/Saturday, October 5th and 6th at Bloomington South High School. Make sure you follow us on the website and social media concerning updates on the clinic which will include high school and college boys/girls coaches as well as coordinating with IU practice on Saturday.
Drill of the Week from Dr. Dish
TMS Skill Builder System
This week’s video shows you an in-depth look at how Dr. Dish is maximizing your abilities to customize workouts for your team; track shooting workouts; and utilize analytics to improve players and your team. #DishLab. CLICK HERE.
A Word from DistinXion
Weekly Devotional
"Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses." Our cloud of witnesses is anyone who knows us. When you put on your uniform, you are representing your team and your values. When you are at tournaments or at school, you have the chance to be a positive light to your great cloud of witnesses. Let God be your motivator and someone you model your life after.“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” - Hebrews 12:1-2
Question 1
What mission has God given you? What gifts has He given you?
Question 2
What is your mission in basketball? What are you using your skills for?
Message from Coach Thompson
Little Reminders
Whether it is personal devotions or emails from All-Pro Dad/Mark Merrill, every great coach is looking for ways to get better on the court, in the classroom, at home with family, or with our faith through personal development. I enjoy opening up my inbox each day and getting those “Little Reminders” from Tony Dungy, Mark Merrill, Dr. David Jeremiah, Mel Robbins, and the host of others. Sometimes it can be overwhelming and you have to decide what types of personal development specifically speak to you. This past week I came across this awesome article from Mark Merrill and I wanted to invite you all to check it out. Mark Merrill’s 10 Ways to Be a Man of Integrity.
Then, there was this little nugget from All-Pro Dad on continuing to be encouraged as a father, even when things don’t seem to be going well with our children and they are going through difficult stretches. All-Pro Dad
Hopefully the Labor Day Weekend has been kind to you and you are well rested as we head into September and the upcoming season. May we all seek to be coaches who exemplify integrity and work to be the best fathers we can be.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 reminds us, “6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”
Message from Jason Brand & Billy Holder, SW Indiana FCA
READY
"With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and stay alert in this, with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints."- Ephesians 6:18
SET
I will never forget watching Reggie Miller score eight points in the last thirty-two seconds of a 1995 Eastern Conference NBA playoff game in Madison Square Garden. Miller’s “never say die” heroics in the closing seconds gave the Indiana Pacers a thrilling two-point victory over the New York Knicks. Throughout his eighteen-year career with the Pacers, Miller was the picture of persistence. He didn’t make every clutch shot he took, but he never stopped shooting them. In an interview following his final NBA game, he summed up his career by saying, “I tried. I showed up for every game and I tried.”
Just as Miller modeled persistence, so do good coaches. Would a good coach ever tell her team to “give up” just because they were down at halftime? Never! She would encourage her players to fight to the end, no matter how inevitable a loss might seem during the game. Athletes and coaches understand, perhaps better than most, the need for persistence when it comes to competition.
Can the same be said of us concerning prayer? Have we talked with God regularly and honestly? Have we persisted in prayer even during times when God seems far off? Jesus said, “Keep searching, and you will find.” We are to continue to come to God with our requests even when it feels like nothing is happening.
I’ve seen popular bracelets with the acronym P.U.S.H. stitched on them: Pray Until Something Happens. It’s a great reminder that we should never give up when it comes to making our requests known to a God who loves us and gave His Son to reconcile us to Himself.
GO
1. What kind of attitude do you have when it comes to persevering prayer?
2. Have you ever given up on praying for something? If so, why? Are you willing to resume that particular prayer and bring it back to the Father?
WORKOUT
Extra Reading: Luke 18:1; Philippians 4:6; Colossians 4:2
OVERTIME
Lord, forgive me for giving up so easily when it comes to prayer. Teach me to persevere in prayer as Your unseen hand works in ways I can’t see or understand. Draw me into Your presence today through Your Holy Spirit. Amen.
Contact Us
Coach Thompson - coachthompson44@gmail.com - @coachthompson44Luke Zeller - lukezeller@distinxion.org - @lukezeller40 and @distinxion
Nick Bartlett - nick@drdishbasketball.com
Dave Hudson - dhudson@fca.org
Jason Brand - jbrand@fca.org
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