The SBA Way Newsletter #2
! Thanks to all who help support SBA athletics. It is truly a blessing to have so many who are willing to help, but also support our programs each and every year. As I was reading the other day I came across some really good books that I thought I would share. Lets have a great week!!
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The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon ! The Carpenter by Jon Gordon! The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh! Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx! Standing Tall: A Memoir if Tragedy and Triumph by Vivian Stringer
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Thank you coaches for preparing our athletes and impacting their lives. You are the ultimate teammate!!
! ! Sincerely, ! ! Caleb Marcum, Director of Athletics! ! !
Season Update
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Volleyball! The Volleyball team was very busy last week. Monday SBA had a 3 team sweep of DI AAA Collierville and then faced Region rival St. Agnes on their court. It was a tough battle for all three teams. The freshman won, JV lost in 3 and the varsity lost to the defending state champs 22-25 and 23-25, while winning the 3rd and 4th sets 25-14 and 25-16. The final set the Eagles came up short on the scoreboard, but certainly not on hustle and effort where they lost 10-15. !
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This past weekend the Freshman won the Houston Invitational and the Varsity came in 2nd in the Gold Division of the River City Classic, going 5-2 for the weekend. SBA has a region match Wednesday with Hutchison and the JV travels to the Brentwood Invitational this weekend in Nashville, TN. !
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Golf! The SBA Golf Team has done a tremendous job under the guidance of Barbara Hervey and Don Sebren. Last week the Eagles traveled to Father Ryan where they finished 3rd in the boys with Cole Peevey who finished second overall along with Nick Giles at third overall. The girls placed fourth with Maribeth Peevey finished second overall. !
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The SBA Lady Eagles will compete in the Regional Tournament on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Windyke Country Club. The girls competing are: Maribeth Peevy, Anikka Ferro and Dominica Angotti!
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The SBA Boys will compete in the Regional Tournament on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Quail Ridge. The boys competing have not been decided.!
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Football! The football team extended their record to 3-0 after defeating the Bolton Wildcats 28-14 Friday night at Bolton High School. Mark Kovacs hit Tyler Currie for a TD reception, while Josh Kleber, Joey Magnifico, and Baylor Bearden rushed for TD’s collectively. The Eagles will take on Horn Lake (3-0) at The Nest Friday night at 7pm. Eagle Lane will open for tailgating at 4pm.!
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Cross Country! Last week, both JV and Varsity ran in the West Tennessee Cross Country League Meet. The boys had a great race collectively with many of them beating their personal best times. Ray Wynne led the team with a 5k time of 16:50. He was followed by the rest of the varsity team including; Jake Coppedge, Jason Cooper, Dale Pitawanakwat, Tommy Merrill, Brad Reber, and Tyler Williams. !
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The girls also had many personal best times and were led by Freshman, Meghan Underwood who ran a 5k time of 20:28. She was followed closely by Catherine May, Jessica Morrison, Maddie Rose, Harley Chapman, Kate Dudek, and Abby Howell who made up the varsity team. !
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The JV will compete Tuesday in the next League Meet at Shelby Farms and the Varsity will travel to Nashville this weekend for the TN Classic. !
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Soccer! The Lady Eagles soccer teams will be playing at Bartlett Tuesday, at University School of Jackson on Thursday, and at Arlington on Saturday. The Lady Eagles are working extremely hard, and continue to improve every day. The lost a close matchup with region rival Briarcrest 2-0 and is building on a great weekend in the Rivals Tourney. ! !
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Talon League INtramurals The Volleyball Talon League kicked off this past Sunday in the SBA gymnasium. The Vollaholics, JW and Fergilicious teams all got off to 1-0 starts this past weekend, while Notorious D.I.G.,Dragons, and Itsbitsy Spikers all battled to losing efforts. Week two will begin on September 21 from 12:30-3:30 in the SBA gym. Come on out and support the Volleyball Talon League!!
GET YOUR
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Beginning September 14 ~Sunday afternoons~ WHERE THE NEST @ SBA
ENTRY DEADLINE September 10
Who will win the inaugural Talon Volleyball League Championship? Get your friends together and join in the fun! See Coach D for details!!
TALON VOLLEYBALL CO-ED LEAGUE RULES Each team must have 2 girls or 2 boys on the court at all times with a minimum of 6 players on each team, max of 10. Each team must have a designated coach which may be a student or parent. Matches will be played on Sunday afternoon beginning 9-14-14 and will run through 11-9-14. Each team member must fill out a registration form and turn it in by the deadline. Each coach must fill out a team roster and turn it in by the deadline. Matches will be officiated according to the TSSAA rules by SBA coaches. Team fee $250 – Deadline is September 10, 2014 Game rules and schedules will be passed out September 12. Schedules and results will be posted at www.sbaeagles.org under student life. This site will also have announcements, etc. for each team
Upcoming Schedule September 15-21 Football
Volleyball
Cross Country
@ CBHS - 5:30/7
Golf
Girls Soccer
SFA
Orgill Park - girls 3:30 Mrimichi - boys 3:45
15 - Monday
@ Bartlett - Freshmen 6/7 @ Shelby Farms - 5:30
Colonial - girls 4
Hutchison 4:30/5:30/6:30
TBA - girls Galloway - boys 4
@ Bartlett 5/7
16 - Tuesday
17 - Wednesday
@ USJ 5/7 18 - Thursday
Horn Lake - 7pm
Brentwood Invitational JV
Memphis Catholic JV 5
19 - Friday
Brentwood Invitational JV
Sept 20 - Nashville TBA
20/21 SaturdaySunday
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Sept 21 St Louis 2/3:30
COACHING TID-BITS TALENT IS NEVER ENOUGH – JOHN C. MAXWELL CHAPTER 2 – PASSION ENERGIZES YOUR TALENT
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PASSION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A PLAN. PASSION CREATES FIRE. IT PROVIDES FUEL. I HAVE YET TO MEET A PASSIONATE PERSON WHO LACKED ENERGY
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PASSION CAN ENERGIZE EVERY ASPECT OF A PERSON’S LIFE – INCLUDING HIS TALENT. A PASSIONATE PERSON WITH LIMITED TALENT WILL OUTPERFORM A PASSIVE PERSON WHO POSSESSES GREATER TALENT. PASSIONATE PEOPLE ACT WITH BOUNDLESS ENTHUSIASM, AND THEY JUST KEEP ON GOING! TALENT PLUS PASSION ENERGIZES.
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THE POWER OF PASSION: 1. PASSION IS THE FIRST STEP TO ACHIEVEMENT a. LOVING WHAT YOU DO IS THE KEY THAT OPENS THE DOOR FOR ACHIEVEMENT b. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE IS TO REALLY WANT IT 2. PASSION INCREASES WILLPOWER a. DISCOVER YOUR PASSION i. WHAT DO YOU SING ABOUT? ii. WHAT DO YOU CRY ABOUT? iii. WHAT DO YOU DREAM ABOUT? b. PASSION IS THE FUEL FOR THE WILL c. PASSION TURNS YOUR HAVE-TO’S INTO WANT-TO’S d. THE SECRET TO WILLPOWER IS WHAT SOMEONE ONCE CALLED WANT-POWER. PEOPLE WHO WANT SOMETHING ENOUGH USUALLY FIND THE WILLPOWER TO ACHIEVE IT e. CHAMPIONS BECOME CHAMPIONS FROM WITHIN, NOT FROM WITHOUT 3. PASSION PRODUCES ENERGY a. WITHOUT PASSION, A PART OF US BECOMES DEAD b. IF WE’RE NOT CAREFUL, WE COULD END UP LIKE THE PERSON WHOSE TOMBSTONE READ, “DIED AT 30. BURIED AT 60.” 4. PASSION IS THE FOUNDATION OF EXCELLENCE a. MARTIN LUTHER KING ASSERTED, “IF A MAN HASN’T DISCOVERED SOMETHING THAT HE WILL DIE FOR, HE ISN’T FIT TO LIVE.” 5. PASSION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS 6. PASSION MAKES A PERSON CONTAGIOUS
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IF YOU DON’T POSSESS THE ENERGY THAT YOU DESIRE, THEN YOU NEED TO FIRE UP YOUR PASSION. HERE IS HOW I SUGGEST YOU PROCEED: 1. PRIORITIZE YOUR LIFE ACCORDING TO YOUR PASSION 2. PROTECT YOUR PASSION 3. PURSUE YOUR PASSION WITH EVERYTHING YOU’VE GOT a. YOUR PASSION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE YOU ENERGY FAR BEYOND THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUR TALENT b. IN THE END, YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR YOUR PASSION c. PASSION WILL ENERGIZE YOUR TALENT. IT IS WHAT WILL EMPOWER YOU TO MAKE YOUR MARK
The SBA WAY ! !
When working with student-athletes, a successful coach will work towards building our culture as a program and as a team. The SBA Way is not about what we do, but how we do what we do. As coaches, we want to create a championship environment, and teach our players to lead an entire team. Each player will understand the SBA Way and our athletic culture. Our culture is explained by the acronym SCHAPE:!
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S - Spirited, enthusiastic, excitement - Our environment will be one that is loud, excited, spirited about what we are doing. Our culture will be full of energy and our coaches will demand it. The difference about championship practices is they are full of sound, they are intense, and everyone is involved.! C - Communication enhances every human experience - Our student-athletes will be leaders not only by example but also in their communication with the coach, teammates and parents. Coaches will teach each student-athlete how to communicate by calling names, delivering valid information, having a positive tone and making eye contact. If our communication follows this format, all communication is done directly, face to face, and not behind each other’s back.! H - Hard work - Working hard is very contagious and we will have a relentless persistence to achieve any goal. We will be the hardest working coaching staff and teams in our league.! A - Approach - Our approach to everything is the attitude we choose to bring to something; the path we take to arrive at our destination. Our approach will be made up of three rules: showing up early, learning something and adding value to our culture. Our teams will be mentally tough which will direct our focus to every situation.! P - Precision - Our student-athletes will have a ridiculous attention to detail. They will be taught to have the discipline to do something as well as it can be done, every single time, even if its uncomfortable or inconvenient (even if the coach isn't looking).! E - Enhance - We will contribute to an environment or unselfishly offer a service. SBA student-athletes will also be asked to leave their environment better than they found it by being contributors rather than contaminators. ! !