Thank you Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, but I have an amazing team around me!!

“You have an obligation to Compete.”

This is what it is all about.

Competition to challenge yourself, to be better, and to strive to win.

And the great challenge in life is to learn to compete with yourself.

Every day.

🎥 The Winning Difference

Collecting Trophies 🏆

#Hawkeyes

🚫 NO-NO 🚫

ICYMI: Jalen Adams threw Iowa's first no-hitter since 2021!

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It doesn’t matter if you started last year or last month! No role is promised. If somebody comes back from the off season & is a better player, a harder worker, more dedicated, they can, will & should take your spot. Playing time is earned every day. Discipline is the separator!

YOU'VE PAID THE PRICE OF SUCCESS WHEN YOU'VE
✅ busted your butt in the offseason
✅ competed in every drill and rep
✅ overturned every stone to improve
✅ laid it all on the line
✅ sacrificed your personal goals for the team
✅ given your all for your teammates
#CultureWins

It's a Hawkeye state. This ranking puts the University of Iowa at #1 for the best student life among all Iowa colleges. spr.ly/6015EoAAD

CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS:
✅ win close games
✅ manufacture wins
✅ win when behind
✅ win when ahead
✅ win ugly
✅ win in dominating fashion
✅ win when no one gives them a chance
✅ win at home
✅ win on the road
✅ win when healthy
✅ win when injured
✅ win no matter what

WANT TO WIN?
Force your opponents out of their strengths.
Force your opponents out of their strategies.
Force your opponents out of their pace/timing.
Force your opponents out of their comfort zone.
Force your opponents out of using their best athletes.
FORCE THEM TO LOSE.

GREAT TEAMMATES
✅ put the team's success above their own
✅ positively push everyone to improve
✅ celebrate successful teammates
✅ support struggling teammates
✅ hold everyone accountable
✅ take pride in playing their role
✅ have everyone's back no matter what
#CultureWins

Talent is over-hyped.

- Are you on time?
- Do you work hard?
- Are you coachable?
- Can you be trusted?
- Do you accept your role?
- Do you help the team win?
- Do you make the right plays?
- Do you bring positive energy?

Talent, without the list above, is no fun for anyone.

Don't just match your opponent's intensity,
exceed it.

Don't just survive and advance,
thrive and dominate.

Don't just do the bare minimum,
be the first one in and the last one out.

Don't just hope you will be successful,
know you will succeed by doing the work.

#CultureWins

Be so TOUGH nothing rattles you.
Be so CONFIDENT you'll face any challenge.
Be so COMPETITIVE you refuse to lose.
Be so ENCOURAGING your teammates respect you.
Be so COACHABLE you're a joy to work with.
Be so RELIABLE we can't keep you off the court/field.
#CultureWins

That rep you want to skip
Your opponent is doing extra.

That detail you want to overlook
Your opponent is perfecting.

That lift you want to shortchange
Your opponent is adding weight.

That weakness you want to ignore
Your opponent is shoring up.

#CultureWins

SPORT IS A GAME OF INCHES 📏
Details matter.
Being locked in matters.
Being crisp matters.
Execution matters.
If you overlook the details,
If you let your mind drift,
If you play sloppy,
If you fail to execute,
you lose inches,
which loses games.
#CultureWins #Inches

The Best Players are Coachable.

Here are 8 Ways to Be Coachable:

1. Be respectful
2. Have gratitude
3. Bring positive energy
4. Listen with your eyes
5. Do what is asked of you
6. Show good body language
7. Be the first one to practice
8. Ask questions to learn more

“The biggest thing is coming in and being intentional about every single thing we do, no matter how long we go on the court. You have to win practice every single day if you want to win on game day,” Caitlin Clark

The winning habits of a relentless competitor embody greatness.

It's a Hawkeye state.

Fact: The University of Iowa has 14 2023-2024 International Fulbright Scholars... that's more than Cornell and MIT.

If you come off the bench you should have very clear objectives:

Bring energy
Excel at your role
Don’t repeat same mistakes
Take advantage of every opportunity
Don’t disrupt the flow
Set aside ego; play for your team
Be ready on the first play
Observe what’s needed & provide it