Be a Pro!

This past weekend our program was very fortunate to host Coach Mike Moreau, the Director of Basketball for IMG Academies in Florida, and a skills trainer for numerous professional players. All told, Coach Moreau spent over eight hours on the court with our Varsity and JV players instructing them on a myriad of topics pertaining to the game as well as to life in general.

I was impressed and inspired with the intensity and focus that Coach Moreau brought to working with our players. Many of the drills he ran the kids through were not entirely new to me, but it was the manner in which the drills were presented and the effort that he was able to solicit from the kids that was so impressive. I definitely gained a clearer sense of the focus and commitment needed to succeed at the highest levels of the game, and I believe our players did as well. Coach Moreau spoke to the kids in detail about how difficult it is to sustain a career at the NBA level. He also talked to the team about what it means to "Be a Pro" - not in the literal idea of getting paid to play basketball, but in the sense of the commitment, character, and work ethic needed to maximize your potential at any level. Coach Moreau's words were made exponentially more powerful in that it was crystal clear that he personally embodies each of the characteristics of professionalism that he preached.