J.A.M. Newsletter: 05/31/13

J.A.M. Newsletter: 05/31/13
Dear Coach, Parents, Players Welcome to this final addition of the JAM League spring newsletter. Our next emailed letter will be late June. Our 20th annual spring league was a tremendous success. Look for information regarding great early bird deals for our 2013 21st fall league on our site now. Important information regarding summer camps, basketball clinics, and summer tournament info is all available at www.jamball.com. Our #1 priority for JAM continues helping coaches and parents build confidence in today’s youth. Continue setting goals to make sure plans are in line to improve your game. - Mark Sharpley A Simple Premise There are key choices we make each day that either moves us towards success, or hold us back from it. These choices cause a never-ending flood of Positives and Negatives to flow into daily minute by minute performance. Smart choices cause Positives to drive you up towards success. If you intentionally pursue excellence throughout the day – rather than permitting mediocrity to grab hold and take its toll – you will remain on the road to success. If you do not actively reject mediocrity, you are unwittingly choosing it over excellence – and will be traveling down a road littered with broken dreams and failed expectations. Put simply, you are unwittingly choosing mediocrity over excellence. • Choose to be ENERGETIC — instead of permitting yourself to become drained, run-down and burned-out. • Choose to be PASSIONATE — instead of permitting yourself to become aimless, apathetic and indifferent. • Choose to be ENTHUSIASTIC — instead of permitting yourself to become pessimistic, half-hearted and discouraged. • Choose to be SELF-DIRECTED — instead of permitting yourself to become vague, directionless and uncertain. • Choose to be PREPARED — instead of permitting yourself to become rash, shortsighted and reactive. • Choose to be FOCUSED — instead of permitting yourself to become reactive, scattered and impulsive. • Choose to be SUPPORTIVE — instead of permitting yourself to become arrogant, critical and judgmental. • Choose to be SYSTEMATIC — instead of permitting yourself to become sloppy, haphazard and disorganized. • Choose to be TIMELY — instead of permitting yourself to become late, distracted and preoccupied. • Choose to be PROACTIVE — instead of permitting yourself to become timid, procrastinating and hesitant. With the right tools, clear choices can be made consistently and automatically. No question, it comes down to identifying exactly what's holding us back from being Energetic, Passionate, and Focused. Eliminate the root-cause of mediocrity by choosing to take smarter action. There is always a Clear Choice.
A Word to the Wise
"There are countless ways of attaining greatness. But any road to reaching one’s maximum potential must be built on a solid foundation of respect for individuals, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity. " ~ Buck Rodgers - IBM