Mike Hilmer
@HilmerMike
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Superintendent at Bellevue Community School District and Former Boys Basketball Coach at North Linn. Christian. Love spending time with family and true friends!
Bellevue, Iowa
Joined April 2015
Thank you to head North Linn softball coach Chad Spore for taking some time on Super Bowl Sunday to work with the 8U Bellevue softball girls, parents, and coaches. We learned a lot about softball and had a lot of fun too.
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Our initial #iahsbkb rankings of the 2025-26 season are in! The #1 teams from this first edition: 4⃣🅰️Waukee Northwest 3⃣🅰️Ballard 2⃣🅰️Unity Christian 1⃣🅰️St. Edmond 🏀 https://t.co/P7wHBETsup
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The best players are coachable. The best coaches are coachable. Successful people learn, grow, develop, and move forward.
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How to Force 20+ Turnovers a Game — The Pressure Defense Formula How did a high school coach’s defensive system help build a college basketball powerhouse? In this video, you’ll see how Nova Southeastern Men’s Basketball used the principles of Coach Mike Hilmer’s Relentless
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Peacocks win 78-69 and as great teams do they pick up all the trash on the bench from all of the games today!
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These Upper Iowa boys are working the run and jump press to perfection. So fun to watch!
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The best players don’t wait for the coach to tell them what to do. They communicate. They lead by example. They make their teammates better.
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The best coaches don’t just develop players—they develop *people*. - Hard work beats talent. - Discipline beats shortcuts. - Character beats selfishness.
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The best players aren’t just skilled—they’re relentless. Here’s the truth: Talent will get you noticed, but *effort* will keep you on the floor.
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An important message for parents. Negativity at home always finds its way to the locker room. Parents have the power to help build a positive culture…or poison it.
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Rules are about compliance. Standards are about commitment. Rules tell you what’s allowed. Standards remind you what you’ll never allow. Rules shape behavior. Standards shape character.
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So proud of these girls. Second tournament ever that they have played in today and they won all three games! So much improvement since our first tournament! Today was a lot of fun!
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Thank you to the students that stopped by to wish us a happy homecoming. Although we loved the beautiful confetti, we loved the Mountain Dew even more. Great group of kids, thanks for stopping to wish us a happy homecoming!
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Teaching is not a job for those who don’t love kids. Administration is not a job for those who don’t love teachers. And you can’t fake it.
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Underrated coaching truth: The best coaches aren’t obsessed with talent. They’re obsessed with effort. With attitude. With toughness. That’s what wins when it gets hard.
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First day of school our second year at Bellevue. Jori gets to go to a brand new school building. Very exciting and looking forward to a great year!
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Had a great time with this group of guys from the 2022 state championship basketball team in the Dells this weekend! This has become an annual trip that is a lot of fun! Have A LOT of sleep to catch up on! 😂
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