Owl Hoops Coaches Corner

This past Sunday was one of the

toughest of my coaching career. We

lost two incredibly gut wrenching

games...one of which on a 35 foot,

fade away jumper with 1.4 seconds

on the clock. The look in some of

our player’s eyes was one that I will

never forget...but greatly wish I

could have protected against... I

hate when they hurt...and they were

hurting.

Human nature had me looking for

sympathy and answers as to why

our kids are time and time again

faced with disappointment and

heartache, even when they work,

prepare and believe as much as any

team I’ve been a part of.

I looked to my wife, then my

dogs, then some mindless NFL

football ….none of them, even

though they all tried, could work me

out of the pity party I was engulfing

myself in. My four year old lab mix

gave me her normal, endless kisses

and sad eyes as she could tell I was

struggling. Jax, my one year old

puppy, attempted to play ball and

wrestle with me...that’s his favorite on

Sundays...and my incredibly support-

ive, loving wife took me to Nashville

where we dove into some Christmas

shopping and mouth watering Piz-

za...all while she should have been

home studying more for her Law

exams …that’s her though...always

putting me first. As much love and

effort that was put into all of those

actions, none of them could help me

shake it….as coach Jameson often

says, “the struggle was real.”

Finally, I went in to take a nap on

my bed (so I didn’t distract Haley with

the tv volume while studying), and

saw the small picture frame that sits

on my dresser from my dad after I

graduated high school in 2003…

”Greatness is not a destination. It is

achieved in the journey, trying to get

there. Don’t ever give up on that

journey.”

Those who have been around me

know I reference this quote from dad

often, but on this day it was as clear

as it had ever been for me….that

game Friday, or the one Saturday,

wasn’t going to define us. Whether we

won on a buzzer beater or lost. It was

simply a test put into our lives to re-

mind us that we never truly “arrive” in

this process...there won’t be some

special day that we recognize as the

culmination of all our hard work...the

joy in life is soaked up and should be

enjoyed DURING the process...not

simply celebrated after…

I’m not normally one for a pity par-

ty...I wasn’t raised that way. However,

I am glad I had this one...it reminded

me how important good people and

tough experiences are for all of us.

Tough times don’t last...tough people

do. That’s what we have on our team

this year...tough kids...they came back

yesterday full of smiles, worked hard

and stayed together...they are achiev-

ing greatness on this journey and for

that I’m thankful and darn proud!

Happy Swishes,

Coach Clough

Tough Times Don’t Last...

December 15, 2015

Volume 3, Issue 7

Dec.

15th

Frosh Home vs. Austin

6:00 pm

Dec.

18th

JV/Varsity @ New Albany

6:00/7:30 pm

Dec.

19th

Triple Header, Home vs.

Jennings County 6/7:30

Dec.

30th

Frosh @ Columbus East

Holiday Tournament

Jan.

2nd

JV/Varsity @ Switzerland

County 6:00/7:30

Jan.

5th

JV/Varsity Home vs.

Edinburgh 6/7:30

Jan.

8th

JV/Varsity @ Charlestown

6:00/7:30

Upcoming Dates

“Champions prepare and prac-

tice as champions long before

they’re recognized as champi-

ons. They create a consistency of

excellence in all their habits.”

—Coach K, Duke

“Rebounding and playing de-

fense are things you can always

do when your shots aren’t fall-

ing. I try to play as hard as I can

every night. You can control

your effort every night.”

—Caleb Swanigan, Purdue

“If I’m not doing it right, I want

coach to tell me so I can fix it.”

—Steph Curry, Warriors

Kyle Clough

Head Men’s Basketball Coach

(812) 522-4462

Cloughk@scsc.k12.in.us

Dear Santa: Seymour Hoops Christmas Wish List

Seymour High School Boys Basketball

For game schedules at all levels K-12, visit:

seymourowlsbasketball.com

Our kids have been hard at work trying to improve their craft on the bas-

ketball court. Luckily we had a little time to get our letters in the mail to

Santa. Here is an exclusive look at our players’ wishes from Santa on

Christmas morning:

Jordan Miller: A kiss under the

mistletoe

Evens Cribs: G Shock Watch Toriek Miller: PlayStation 4

Ryan Wieneke: To pass my

Trigonometry class

Seth Ragon: World Peace Alan Perry: Steph Curry’s Shot

Zach Moore: New Sperry’s Tiller Cummings: A Leg Lamp

(from A Christmas Story)

Dylan Wilson: Money

Tyler Bloom: A girlfriend Eddie Louden: The team to

play better basketball.

Alazae Louden: New video

game for Xbox 360

Seymour High School Boys Basketball

Recreation League = A Slam Dunk

The 2015 Seymour Youth Basketball Recreation League was a tremendous

success. Nearly 100 young men in grades K-6 participated in the league

which focused on fundamentals, skill development, and game play. We are

very proud of all of our players and coaches for their hard work and dedica-

tion.

Our volunteer coaches did an outstanding job and we are extremely grateful

for their service to our youth and the future of Seymour Basketball. Please

join us in thanking our amazing volunteers: Drew Hillian, Nate Tormoehlen,

Brad Henry, PJ Stein, Kyle Coates, Matt Thompson, Jason Senn, JD Rob-

erts, Missy Cox, TJ Black, Josh McClure, Eric Doyle, Mark Handloser, Ja-

son Fee, and Anthony Rork. A special shout out goes to 2015 alumnus, An-

thony Rork for doing a quality job in his new site supervisor role.

A very special thank you also goes out to SCSC School Board Member Jeff

Joray and the Boys & Girls Club of Seymour for their partnership, facility

usage, and general support of our program. We are very pleased to endorse

their upcoming youth basketball season. We would love to see as many (if

not all) of our young players participate and continue to grow their love of

the game by registering for the upcoming season.

“Future is Bright”...Youth Basketball Appreciation Night —December 11, 2015

Who: All Boys and Girls, Grades K-6

(Three Divisions: K/1, 2/3, 4/5/6)

What: Five week intramural basketball league

When: Games will be played during the week

Mon-Thurs. with Sat. mornings possible

Cost: $25 for non-members, $10 members

Sign-Up: Contact Jeff Joray (812) 521-9531

jeffjoray123@gmail.com

Middle Schoolers Earn Hardware

Congrats to our 8th

Grade White team

and 6th grade

Swish team on

your recent cham-

pionships. Keep

Chasing it and

Dreaming Big!

St. John’s Tournament Champions

8th Grade White MYT League Champions

6th Grade Swish

SHS Commons

Chili and Hot Dogs Served

Sat., December 19th

5:00-7:00 pm

Fans are encouraged to wear

ugly Christmas sweaters.

Pre-game Meal

SHS Hoops Pare nt Club Only $5

Soups and Hoops

Parent Club Dinner, Saturday

Expiration

Date: 00/00/00 Beat Jennings Co.