Former 53rd man in the NFL, Educator & Coach, RCHS, Father, Husband, wannabe golfer, & shadow of my former athletic self, RE Agent
@LibertyCoreRE
#PRIDE
🦁☘️🦅
Hey
@PhilMickelson
, thanks for inspiring my girls to play golf. This is Cait, she has two 7 irons in the bag. One to hit cute little draws & fades and one to
#HitBombs
! She loves to hit 💣s!
#GolfIsCool
Best part of coaching? Our team is a family!
Hardest part of coaching? Our team is a family...& kids grow up & move on to do great things after HS.
My family & I struggle with that every year. I appreciate how good our guys are with these 2 little girls! 🙏🏼
#SadGirls
#Family
Woke up twice today…once at 4am for my surgery appointment and once after surgery! God is good. Thanks to the Doc Kildow and the nurses at Bellevue Medical Center for taking good care of me. Gonna feel it for a bit, but my new hip is going to feel so good in the long run. 👍🏼🦿😈
When I was in high school I wanted to beat everyone at everything. It wasn’t just football or basketball or track. I wanted to beat you in badminton in PE class. I wanted to beat you playing cards. I wanted To compete every chance I could get, & I wanted to win!
#CompeteEveryday
Man that was a longtime ago! What a great memory! The Alerus Center was rocking!!! Played a little football in my day, but not sure anything tops this on my list of memories!
#GoSioux
#GoHawks
#ProudAlum
It’s been brought to my attention by some of Bellevue’s brightest minds that I may or may not dress like a PowerPoint?!?!? Thoughts?
#NoRespect
#KidsTheseDays
Had a chance to stop by & spend sometime with my dad today. 🙏🏻 I think what makes it the hardest is that I know he’d love spending time with Cait & Kam and know they’d love his silly sense of humor...
Thanks for teaching me how to work hard & play hard pops...Love U! Miss U!
That’s a wrap on my time at Bellevue East! Amazing kids, amazing colleague, a very special place!
Teaching is hard! And when you have a collective group that are willing to fight for kids, that galvanizes you together. Change is hard & leaving East is a whole other level! 1/2
“Jack of all trades…Master of none!”
Well I guess screwed that up!
After an intense 14 months, I can proudly say I’m a Master of Education.
Super thankful to have the support of Kalli while I put my head down and worked toward this goal! Couldn’t have done it with out her!🙏🏻
Young athletes: Want to become better at your “main” sport? Play other sports! Expand your athletic profile! Compete when it doesn’t come easy! There’s no substitution for competition. There will be plenty of time to develop your “main” skills, go out & develop as a competitor!👍🏼
Being a guy who played a little bit, I know the impact that can be made on players & a locker room by fans and social media. Been saying it for years, the biggest problem with NU football are the fans who don’t understand how hard it is to win, how the game has changed, etc.
#GBR
Drilled a house today at
@TPC_Omaha
...I drive up & my heart sinks a little as I see the shattered glass. Called the pro shop & went to the front door at the end of my round...turns out that window was broken 5 days ago...the lesson🤔...do the right thing! Things will work out!🙏🏻
Super excited to say I’m the new Boys Golf Coach at Bellevue East! Excited to have the opportunity to coach & mentor more young people in the Beast Community! Big shoes to fill following
@Chieftainlinks
, but I’m excited for the challenge!
#Fore
#GripItAndRipIt
#Beast
🏌🏽😈⛳️
I don’t think it’s a secret that I coach my players hard. I do have an actual philosophy about that. I think it’s important to value success and failure. Too often as adults we try to protect kids from failure/their short comings. I don’t believe it’s in their best interest. (1)
Congrats to Coach Woodard his win last night & on his amazing coaching career!
When I retired from the NFL, Coach Woodard gave me my 1st opportunity in coaching. My two years at West were invaluable in my development as a coach! Thank you Coach for all you’ve done for so many!
Nice little addition to the trophy case! It fits well right next to my ring & watch. A brick from old Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks.
Tons of great memories training & competing there! Lucky to have a piece of it with me! Thanks, Carp!
#GoSioux
#LGH
@UNDfootball
I’m extremely disappointed I won’t be going to practice today, but I couldn’t be happier to be going home to my family!
@Kallimustard
Thank you for everything you do & sacrifice so that I can Coach these boys! It’s a long season. I’m up late & gone early. Thank you! I love you!
Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the opportunities my HS players have playing AAU. Playing against high level comp & getting some exposure to college coaches is great. But why do they have to play all Spring & July? They are kids right? They are students? Don’t they need rest?🤔
False! He knows about playing...he has proven he knows nothing about coaching.
We all know Frost needs to be better, in a lot of areas, Tommie’s 2 cents is hardly worth that IMO.
Details matter.
The Chiefs line up offsides with 54 secs left. That penalty negates what is most likely the game winning interception (Pats has all 3 timeouts).
I’m sure they were just trying to make a play.
Lesson...do the little things, because there are no little things!
2 weeks after being “disrespected” by NU when the Huskers offered CU to join them at midfield for a pre-game prayer, Buff players walk all over the O in Autzen. One player even kicks up some turf while he’s at it.
As your coach I will do anything & everything I can to help you be successful & reach your goals. I’ll make sacrifices for you. That’s my job.
But, until you’re willing to do anything/everything to be successful, it isn’t going to matter. Your hard work & sacrifice are required!
Amen! Biggest problem I see in youth & HS sports today. We have to play basketball year round. We have to play 3 seasons of baseball. We have to lift for football all winter. Makes no sense to me. 🤷🏻♂️
Super humbled to head up
@BeastMBB
! Great kids & coaches & it’s a blessing to have them in my families life!
Had the boys over for the
#SuperBowl
& we had great time! Guys are so good w/my girls! Man, the W’s & L’s will fade, but these times will last forever!
#BeastFam
#HUNT
Kam and I spent this weekend in Denver. We even found our way up to Breckenridge for the afternoon. I did an Alumni Event and we saw the Broncos beat the Packers. Wouldn’t trade these trips for anything!
#GoBroncos
#FatherDaughterTrip
🧡💙
Got to spend 4 1/2 hours on a world class golf course with one of my best friends today. So thankful for it.
I think about the life my father lived at 45 years old. It was a good one, but man he worked hard & he had none of the opportunities I’ve been blessed with.
#Thankful
#TheLastDance
ending with Pearl Jam’s “Present Tense” was phenomenal.
Some of the most impactful & inspirational lyrics I’ve ever come across.
I’ve listened to that song 1000’s of times & hadn’t thought of it in some time, but man the words still ring so true! Very cool!
On this day, Dec. 21st, 1891, the game of Basketball was born. The game has changed my life forever! 🏀🙏🏼
On this day, Dec. 21st, 2009, my daughters Cait & Kam were born!🎈They have filled my life with joy & taught me so much about being a good man & father! 💕👨👩👧👧🙏🏼
#ItsABigDay
What do you do after a disappointing loss? Go home and be a dad, because it’s important! Love my fam. Ton of support w/hoops & ready with open arms when I get home. Tonight I performed my first Ollie (in my living room) in...oh, 28 years!
#StillGotIt
😬
Taking some time at home to “teach” the girls a thing or two about “real” video games! Their minds are blown to say the least...”You only get 3 lives?” “You lose your coins at game over?” Yes...yes you do. Suck it up! 😬
@Kallimustard
So, looking for other classics? Thoughts?
Youth Sports Thought of the Day: Can we get rid of the stigma of “A & B” Teams? To me, placing young players on the appropriate level where the can be challenged, but have success, is so much more important. Let kids love the game & get better. Parents,don’t worry about labels 1/
I’m just a little disappointed that Charles hesitated so long to figure it out. We played against each other in 2006 while he was with the Packers and I KNOW I had to be a huge focus on the scouting report. 🫤🤷🏻♂️
The least “Noonball” thing we’ve ever seen from the guy me and my buddies affectionately call “Noonball!” Noonball with the 🔨!
@gonks16
#RDJ
@ryanhawkins8
Fun fact: The last time the
@Browns
went to the playoffs it was 2002, my first year in the league. I was on the practice squad.
We headed to Pittsburgh for the wildcard round, but practice squad guys didn’t travel. So I secured 2 tickets, rented a car, and drove to Pittsburgh 1/2
Derrin is a top notch coach who has gone above and beyond what that position asks of a head coach. He’s coached his teams to wins they should not have accomplished and he should be proud of what they accomplished at UNO.
Omaha has parted with Derrin Hansen as the Mavs MBB coach. Lots of thoughts that I will share in due time. We’ve become close friends, sharing the highs and lows of life and hoops. As my grandpa used to say “he’s good people.” Huge impact on people and a program. Thank you, DH.
There’s an epidemic of “quitting” going on w/today’s young people. Don’t get me wrong, I understand to that it’s human nature. Self preservation...right? This is hard, this doesn’t feel good...I should stop. But it’s just too easy for them to give up! And it’s so bad for them!(1)
Double cut Saturday! I even edged the street side of the lawn. Nothing says you’re the best mom on the planet like a well manicured lawn, right
@Kallimustard
? 😬 😘
#HappyMothersDay
New low in my athletic life...I’m sore from using the snow blower...you read that right. I didn’t shovel...I walked behind the snow blower. 🤦🏻♂️
#FatherTimeStopsForNoOne
Seven years ago! This team went 0-23. They were YOUNG!
But they fought, and they worked, and learned, and they built the foundation that made
@BEASTMBB
competitive again. We all learned a lot. Some great dudes in this pic. Still proud of them today!
#BeastFam
Let’s go!
@MsideMBB
gets the job done, 61-59, and they are moving on to the NAIA Sweet 16! Huge game by Ely Doble and some clutch FT’s late by Joey to seal it. Jack dropped 6 dimes & grabbed 5 boards!
Great work Fellas, fun to watch!
@BEASTMBB
@RCHSBoysBBall
!
Didn’t catch all 6 on camera, but proud of them all none the less! No better way to go out that to see these young men take the next step in their Journey! Love you guys! 💜😈
#BeastFam
Another big day for me at
@ChieftainNation
! Voted by students “Most likely to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse!” Where does one go from here? I’m not sure, but Thank you everyone! 😈🙏🏻 😂
#BeastFam
#DontTryMe
🧟♂️❌🧟♀️
Said farewell to 5 great seniors tonight! It was tough to do. These kids were at East when I started 4 years ago. They really are part of my family. Caitlyn teared up yesterday when she realized they will won’t be playing next season. Kam has to give Austin on last hug! ☺️😕😥
I have a project this summer digitizing old VHS tapes in order to save the deteriorating footage.
Here’s a clip from my “NFL Tryout Video” I sent to every
@NFL
team. It earned me my shot. Crazy to think it led to 6 years & nearly 50 games in the league. Had to share…
#LongTimeAgo
If you work hard and develop your gifts, they will find you. Anyone who tells you different is LYING! Preston played on a 2 win team this year. Can’t help but think if East had 3-4 more kids like him, it would have been 5-6 wins. Congrats, Preston! Way to prove them wrong!
#BEAST
Facebook can pick me out of a photo that I don’t even know I was in or that was posted.
Authorities need to use that same technology to track down, arrest, and prosecute every last person involved in yesterday’s siege of the US Capitol. 🤷🏻♂️
#JustSayingTheyAreAllCriminals
My wife last night as she watched Last Dance w/me... (she had not watched previously 🤦🏻♂️)
(every time Michael Jordan was busting a teammates ass or relentlessly competing...at anything)
“Oh my gosh, he is YOU, YOU are him! (Sounding annoyed)
Thanks, Babe! I’ll take that! 🙌🏼 😏
“Hater” culture really needs to go away. It’s just excuses & insecurities hidden in disrespect. 🧵
“They aren’t that good…”
“He can’t guard me…”
“Those guys are trash…”
Really? They seem to have your attention for a reason. How about give credit where credit is due. 1/3
See a lot of talented Bellevue kids on the floor right now. Would love to coach every last one of them at East next year. Have a great chance to represent Bellevue for all 4 years of your HS career!
#BeastFam
I make $18 a day as the head coach at Meadowdale (anyone who doesn’t think this is a 365 day a year gig just doesn’t get it). 90% of what I do has nothing to do with X&O and I love every minute of it. I help build better humans and that’s my calling.
I always tell my athletes...Think before you hit send. If you have to delete it to try and save face or cover your tracks, you are making a mistake. Just don’t do it in the first place! 🚗
#DigitalCitizenship
#BeKind
Never underestimate the power of passing to an open teammate.
#SharingIsCaring
Imagine the confidence you build in your teammates when you are “The Guy” but you’ll give it up to someone who’s open.
It was a fantastic team trip to Black Hills State for camp. We have some great kids and the time and experiences we shared are why we coach! Fun had, food eaten😳, connections made, and lessons learned. Excited to see what the future holds for this group! 🦁⛰️🏀
#RollPride
Game 1 of year 8 at Bellevue East is tonight!
Just want to give a shout-out to all the players I’ve been blessed to coach along the way and to all the awesome coaches I’ve been able to work alongside!
Let’s get this part started!
#BeastFam
Last game of the year for our 8 yr girls squad! Kam was out while recovering from being sick off/on the last 10 days!?!?😳
We only had 6 girls so Cait played nearly the whole game! And she was awesome (& sweaty)! 😂
She says “Now I know how Austin & Fred feel!”
#BeastFam
😈
I can’t thank
@KelceyKrings
enough for opening his families home to my
@BEASTMBB
team on our way to
@UNImbb
Team Camp. We were HS teammates & have been best friends since we were 13 years old. That’s why we take these trips! To build & strengthen relationships within our team!
Had a blast scouting last night. Our opponent doesn’t stand a chance when I’ve got my lead scout on the job! Thanks Kam for hanging with Dad on New Years Eve!
These little girls are not so little anymore
@Kallimustard
! How are they 10 today?!?! So blessed to be their dad! Happy Birthday ladies! Daddy loves you! ❤️❤️