b'COLORADO COACH- WINTER 2019-2020 FROM THE SPORT PRESIDENTS[DATE]BOYS BASKETBALLto this will impact your confidence. WillFebruary 1 and ending March 15.President Joe Ortizyou brush it off; knowing that yourePlease nominate a cheerleader or dance better than that and that your nextcoach for the CHSCA Coach of the Coaches,performance will be a good one?OrYear.The two coaches will be will you internalize it and constantlyrecognized at the CHSCA Conference Hope yourreevaluate it to the point of creatingJuly 25. season isself-doubt? The feedback a player gets meeting all thefrom coaches, teammates, family andCongratulations to Angela Porter, expectationsfriends can all play a part in building or losing self-confidence.Smoky Hill High School, Nicolette you have forGriffith, Prospect Ridge Academy, yourPositive reinforcement isnt the onlyChristina Maccarrone, Grandview High team.Good luck as you finish leagueingredient to developingSchool, for being selected to coach the and gear up for the playoffs. Pleaseconfidence.Players also need mentalCHSCA All State Spirit team June 11reach out to me if I can help you intoughness and to readjust their focus.13, CSU Pueblo.Great honor and anyway joseph.ortiz@dcsdk12.org.INo longer should they be focused ongreat experience for these coaches.wanted to share some of my thoughtstheir feelings or their thoughts, but instead on the next play and what weThank you, Angela, Nicolette, Christina on Confidence.See you on theneed to do as a team to win.In myfor agreeing to coach the spirit athletes. courts,Joeexperiences at ThunderRidge our players who have exuded the mostCongratulations to Christina In this coachs corner I wanted to talkconfidence have been our toughestMaccarrone, Grandview High School, about confidence.A players mentalplayers mentally. Their mindset iswho will receive the Tom Southall state of mind will have a big impact onsimple: compete and win. Their mind isAward at the CHSCA Hall of Fame his performance. We want all of ournot cluttered with self-doubt, as there isdinner/awards program for her 23-players to be beaming with self- no time for that.There is only time to confidence, ready and willing to makedo the next thing right.member unified cheerleading team. the next play for our team.We would like our players to have a little swaggerSPIRITCongratulations to Eno Ocansey, to them, knowing that they believe inPresident Virginia LorbeerGreater Far Northeast (Montbello), themselves and their teammates.who will receive the Dick Katte Getting to this point is not always easy.CoachesSoonSportsmanship Award at the CHSCA Building confidence in a player is oftenyou will be havingHall of Fame dinner/awards program. times tricky.As a coach you obviouslyyour tryouts for the have to be constantly evaluating and2020-2021 season. Congratulations to Mandy Martinez, critiquing your players. You also wantBe sure to read pageThunderRidge High School, for being to give your players as much positive41 of the Spiritselected to receive the NFHS/CHSAA reinforcement as you can. You have to also be tough on your players toBulletin for CHSAACheerleading Coach of the Year for develop mental toughness andrecommendations for your tryouts. 2019 - 2020.She will be recognized by competitive fire.How a player reacts toOne question that is always asked isthe executive board at their meeting evaluations and hard coaching can haveabout 8 thgraders trying out.They mayApril 14. an impact on his confidence. Eachattend a spirit pre-clinic and tryout at a individual is different and as a coachhigh school.They cannot practice at aCongratulations to Keri Trimble, you try to meet the needs of every onedesignated spirit teams practice untilMountain Vista Poms, and to her team of your players.who will receive the Swede Johnson May 1.Spirit Award from the Sportswomen of Many other factors can impact confidence.Obviously, a poorSpirit coaches:CHSCA CheerleaderColorado.performance in a practice or game canand Dance Coach of the Year.create self-doubt.Through a course ofNominations for the CHSCA a season every player will go through aCheerleader and Dance Coach of the slump or a mini slump.How you reactyear will be available online beginning'