Archive for November, 2010

Jeff Starkey has led St Henry High School in Ohio to six state championships and two runner-up finishes. They currently have about 500 boys in grades K-12. St Henry has developed four professional athletes.

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Leadership is accomplished by actions, not sitting back and waiting for things to happen. Leaders have to do it.

We don’t tell our players they have to play the game of their life to win a game.  We just try to be prepared to do our best each and every game. – Coach Starkey  (more…)

Cody Morgan walked-on to Syracuse University in 2009. He didn’t play in one game that year. So far in 2010, he has played in four out of eight.

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

Photo courtesy of Syracuse University Athletics.

“Coach is always sharing that if we do the little things and do the little things right; it will pay off and I believe that.” – Cody Morgan  (more…)

Chris Wilkins has been guiding the Greenbriar High School Baseball team for the past three years, continuing the tradition that has won five Georgia AAA and AAAA state championships since 1997

Monday, November 15th, 2010

“Never take sides against the family.”

…to even win at the smallest details in life like treating your brother and sister right, honoring your mom and dad, we believe the scoreboard takes care of itself when you do these things. (more…)

Ryan Whalen was a recruited walk-on to Stanford University in 2007. In 2010 he was elected the team captain. In June 2011 he was drafted by the Bengals.

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

 

Photo of Ryan Whalen. Courtesy of Don Feria, Stanford Athletics.

I have always been a guy that does extra: catching footballs…, running extra routes…, spending more time in the weight room… coming here was the right thing and I’ve never questioned it, I trusted God with it. (more…)

Leon Beckum walked-on to the Indiana University football team in 2007. In 2009 he earned a scholarship. In 2010 he became the starting linebacker.

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

Leon Beckum - photo courtesy of Indiana University Athletics, Mike Dickbernd

The hardest challenge was proving to myself I was a good football player and could play division one football. (more…)

Mike Hass walked-on to play wide receiver for Oregon State University in 2001 because he had no scholarship offer. In 2005 he won the Fred Biletnikoff Award for the best wide receiver in college football.

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Coach Roger Hughes and Mike Hass warm-up before the September 2nd Sacramento at Omaha game. Picture courtesy of Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL.

“You just have to go out there and play the best you can and let things fall as they will… There are a lot of walk-ons that are better than the guys playing but they just didn’t get the opportunity.” – Mike Hass (more…)