As we enter the Holiday Break and end the first semester of the 2012-13 school year, you can now watch a full video of the "Expect More - The Dunk" experience. Compiled in this movie is the August Pepfest, images from our mission/vision, workout samples, and the December Pepfest. So if you have 15 minutes of free time and want to see how we are moving forward at EVHS...watch this video.
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Well...here are the results!
So for more than a month I have avoided blogging about the topic of my impending Dunk Challenge. As the date drew near and my progress slowed I because a little depressed that my message would be lost once the PepFest came and I would be unable to dunk.
Well today was the day...December 5th! In front of the entire student body I put my best foot forward (literally). The results were....
I ended up grabbing the rim with full authority. This was somthing that I had not done previously during any of my workouts. Without a doubt I was feeling the adrenaline of the moment. Based on my early baseline tests I increased my vertical from 16" to 24" which represents 8inches of improvement!
The best part was the fact that I could not handle the ball and truly dunk did not matter. My hope was that I was able to deliver a message that I set the bar high...really high. I fell just short of my goal but still improved by 50% over what I could do before.
What are the takeaways? With hard work and dedication you can achieve great things. You cannot high jump over a low bar. Having the support of your friends, family, and colleagues is incredibly valuable. Jumping 8" higher is a demonstration that you can improve at anything you set your mind to...including doing better at school.
Below is a video of the attempt with a slow-mo replay. A huge and sincere thank you to the entire EVHS community for your support. THIS IS NOT OVER. I will continue to train the DUNK will happen.
Well today was the day...December 5th! In front of the entire student body I put my best foot forward (literally). The results were....
The best part was the fact that I could not handle the ball and truly dunk did not matter. My hope was that I was able to deliver a message that I set the bar high...really high. I fell just short of my goal but still improved by 50% over what I could do before.
What are the takeaways? With hard work and dedication you can achieve great things. You cannot high jump over a low bar. Having the support of your friends, family, and colleagues is incredibly valuable. Jumping 8" higher is a demonstration that you can improve at anything you set your mind to...including doing better at school.
Below is a video of the attempt with a slow-mo replay. A huge and sincere thank you to the entire EVHS community for your support. THIS IS NOT OVER. I will continue to train the DUNK will happen.
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