The Need 4 Universal Family Unity Is Prevalent Across All Racial Lines

Hoop Hunter's What if's?

1. What if we were all united universally as a family?

2. What if all those who have been displaced by the hurricane had family members who came to Texas, picked them up and took them back home with them to live?

3. What if every single person donated personal items needed and some level of financial aid to the Red Cross now?

4. What if professional sports organizations who have the resources (which came by the hands of their fans and tv contracts) reached out to help those in need in an enormous way?

5. What if bus lines, trains and airlines transported families to their loved one's in other cities & states at no charge so that they could be in an healthier & more calming environment with their loved ones?

6. What if you were in the shoes of those impacted and displaced by the hurricane? What would you want others to do for you?

7. What if God allowed something like this to happen (to wake up America) and to get all of his children to come together in love and to show the world that life isn't about black & white but about his desire that we live in unity.

We, (all God's children) have the capacity to do anything we want if we choose to be uncomfortable, show compassion and unconditional love for those who have greater needs than ourselves.

I'm reminded of the Golden Rule:
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Let Disapointments Become The Life of You

Don't Let Being Told That You Didn't Make The Team Become the "End of You" but Rather, "The Life of You."

Parents, if you have a child who participates in any type of organized sports and/or educational tryouts and they aren't selected or perhaps they don't make the team of their choice, it's okay to be disappointed but please, please & pretty please don't get mad and spit venom on the coaches/teachers about the process by saying, "it's not fair." But let the experience be a positive and teachable moment that helps them in other areas of life.

And remember, sometimes in life no matter how much we prepare for something, the answer is, "not this time" or "not right now." Getting mad and starting a public petition against the process doesn't help the situation and neither does it teach your child how to deal with disappointments in a manner that reveals good character.

Question:
Does God give you what you want and ask for all the time although you've been obedient? And when he say's no or not right now, do you go and change your religion?

Just saying!

Hoop Hunter

Parent Don't Do's!

Top 5 Things Parents Shouldn't Do to Better Help Their Childs Chances of Making a Middle & High School Sports and/or Educational Team.

1. Don't run for school board or school board president just to give your child a better chance at making a team.
2. Don't offer to become the team's "spirit" mom or dad.
3. Don't offer to become the team's booster club president and/or member.
4. Don't offer to buy team uniforms and/or offer to give financial support to the coaches outside of official school business (this type of thing is totally unethical).
5. Don't try to become buddy's with the coaches just to win favor and support for your child to make the team and play, not cool.

*Don't offer to let the coaches go fishing & use your cabin on your private property out in the country, that's called bribing the coaches?

Hoop Hunter

Best vs Worst

"The best in you usually comes after the worst in you"

Hoop Hunter

Basketball Players Should Know Their Roles

Players who sit the bench must work harder and smarter in practice with consistency while also accepting the immediate role that they've been given before a coach will give them meaningful playing time.

Sports Training Is Key 2 Consistent Growth

~The Best Never Rest~

Player Development Training is worth it if you're willing to put in the work towards going the extra mile so that you can build confidence, perform at your peak potential and separate yourself from your competition.

Don't wait until tryouts to get your game tuned up!

Sign up today for private and/or small group training, www.hoophunter.com

"Teenagers who indulge in drugs & alcohol often cause lots of unnecessary family problems"

Dear Mom and Dad,

Do you have a teenager and/or young adult who is dealing with alcohol, drugs, disrespectful to house rules and parents, rude & confrontational, anti-social, hangs out with unhealthy friends and who are consistently making poor choices that could someday lead them down a path of destruction?

Guess what, you're not alone. Each year thousand of families just like you go through lots of teenage and young adult rebellion that ultimately puts lots of strain on the family unit and causes unnecessary pain.

"Most families try to deny that there's a problem and are willing to go out into the community using fake-happy smiles as if all is well, but it's not!"

~Teenagers & Young Adults Go Through Stupidville~

My first advice is to ask that you give your child and all his/her stuff (goofiness) to the lord in prayer. Secondly, don't think it's your fault. It's happening next door and across the street as well. Thirdly, reach out to someone who you know, trust & believe will keep your family's business private. If it calls for it, don't be embarrassed to seek a higher level of intervention (counseling and/or police department who will work with you on behalf of saving your child). But whatever you do, don't allow your child's negative behavior to continue inside the house and ultimately break up the family.

Depending on the magnitude of the situation, I'm here to help and don't mind speaking with your child and the family if I can be of help.

Your pain is everyone's pain. Don't give it. Satan wants to break up the family. And we can't allow that to happen!