I am very excited to be taking over as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at the University of Nebraska Kearney! The road to defending the MIAA Championship begins now!
@UNKWBB
Now that Dax has had a chance to meet him, we are excited to welcome to the world Cooper Gene Johnson! He arrived yesterday morning at 2:55am weighing 7.3lbs and 19in long! Welcome to the basketball craziness little guy!
There is something special about high school basketball. The community, students, band, your older sibling played in that same uniform, and the hotdogs are always perfect! The raw emotion that playing for your town brings even after a loss is incredible. Hope we never lose it!
July live period has arrived! As a coach who spent 7 summers running a club program and now entering year 8 as a head college coach here is my advice for players as you get ready to play!
@UNKWBB
🧵July Live Period
The last 48 hours have been some of the most exciting and difficult of my life! The relationships in coaching mean more than any game. I am excited for the new challenge at Newman and the incredible opportunity in front of me. Give us a follow
@NewmanJetsWBB
! Go Jets!
The Dax-Man turns 3 today! Even tho we couldn’t celebrate with family they still sent him gifts and made him feel special! We started with a pancake and have a big day (at home) planned! Happy Borthday Dax!
3 years ago we were incredibly fortunate to become the Women’s Basketball coaches at Bethel College!
@Thresher_Sports
It’s been a fun 1st 3 years working with incredible people on our team! Looking forward to what’s ahead as
@ThresherWBB
continues to grow!
#AttackTheDay
It’s officially GO TIME! The Lopers will be out in force this live period looking to fill our last couple spots for 24’s and identifying talented 25’s & 26’s! Catch the blue and gold on your baseline and shoot us a line with your schedule!
#AttackTheDay
Come to the Weins Room (third floor) at Cope Stadium on Thursday at 10 am to meet the new
@UNKWBB
head coach, Drew Johnson!! The introductory press conference will also air live on The MIAA Network
#LopesUp
Hard to put into words the emotion of the last 5 years coming to a close. Nicole and I started this program with the intent of growing opportunities for girls basketball! There is no doubt looking back we were so lucky to work with so many great players and their families!
The last 5 years have truly changed our lives! Thank you to everyone that spent time with us and developed on and off the court. We can never say thank you enough!
#YouGetWhatYouWorkFor
Special night in Thresher Gym! Junior Abby Schmidt (
@abbyann_25
) hit the 1000 rebound mark in our win making her the first player in Bethel College history to go 1000 Points & 1000 Rebounds! What people don’t see is the unbelievable hours she puts in working! Congrats Abby!
When practice is 6-8pm we don’t get to spend much time together in the evenings so this morning we went to breakfast at our favorite spot! Dax loves McD’s pancakes!
Always difficult to accept and digest the final game of the season. I am so proud of this team. So many milestones broken! The fight and toughness of this group is only truly known in the locker room! The future is bright here
@ThresherWBB
!
#AttackTheDay
IT’S 🏀 TIME IN KANSAS!! Good luck to all of you lacing up your shoes and pulling that practice jersey on for the first time. Embrace the opportunity every day!
Day 1 on campus at
@NewmanJets
tomorrow! We are hunting down players and leaving no stone unturned. Do all coaches lay their clothes out for the first day?
#JetPower
Go Jets! ✈️
Today is my AMAZING wife’s birthday! I am so thankful for the adventures we get to share! She is an incredible mom, wife, and coach! Thank you for being such an inspiration to Dax and I!
I am very proud of
@UNKWBB
! We traveled to Minnesota with a big time goal in front of us! Returning home 2-0 with lots of positive and lots to grow from. We are getting TOUGH!
#AttackTheDay
#LopesUp
🤘
One last shoutout tonight. We have a 5 year old at home that eats, sleeps, and breathes Newman basketball. He wanted to help in every aspect this week and he believed “the Jets can win it all!” Not many 5 year olds live like Dax but we love him! Assistant Coach of the Week!
7 YEARS??!! I honestly can’t tell you where all the time has gone or exactly how many houses we have live in, but it has been an adventure! I am thankful for
@nicole_ohlde
consistent nature and faith in all my crazy ideas! Happy Anniversary babe!
We are 24 hours away from Round 1 of the KCAC tournament. I have loved coaching this group because of their toughness! Looking forward to an awesome OPPORTUNITY tomorrow night! See you in Thresher!
#AttackThePlayoffs
I’ve been putting off the tweet! It always hurts when it ends. I am so proud of the fight in this team. We were really really hard to knock down and we fought through the finish! These young women’s are special and I will miss them in the gym tomorrow! Until next time… GO JETS!
Hard to put into words the emotion the last time the horn sounds on a season! What a special ride to the national tournament for this group! The future is bright Thresher fans! We will be back!
Christmas morning was a special time this year. It has been a joy to see Dax learn about the birth of “Baby Jesus”, look forward to Santa, and have real smiles during this holiday season!
God is good! 🙏🏻 Telling players about this place has been SPECIAL the last few days! Lots of calls to make, but we are hunting down future JETS!
#JetPower
@NewmanJetsWBB
I am so thankful to be the coach at Newman! Being out on the road recruiting players with passion, energy, toughness, and heart is incredible! Meeting as a staff today and can’t wait to get you on the phone!
#JetPower
The July recruiting period is one of my favorite times! Hit the road, see different matchups, see new players. Doesn’t feel like 4 years ago Dax hit the road with us! His shoe game has always been on point!
Happy Birthday to my very special wife
@Faith_In_ONE
! You make the world around you a better place every day! I am so thankful to go through life together! Have a wonderful day!
Well, you never like to see a season come to an end. This one was jam packed with highs and lows, adversities and triumphs, but most importantly growth! I am proud of the toughness we showed, especially winning 5 straight and 6 of 8 to end the regular season.
Thankful for the opportunity to spend time with my family around Christmas. Thankful for the amazing people in my life. We have a very happy boy today playing his new drum set!
Inside Access! Coach Nicole (
@nicole_ohlde
) is mic'd up and bringing the energy. Check out what practice looks like and what the Jets have to say about her!
#AttackTheDay
#JetPower
After several days of the live period PASSION is the trait that stands out the most for me. As an athlete at this stage in July your body is tired, your mind is tired, but players who LOVE to COMPETE still stand out! Watching some special future JETS has been incredible!
It has been a great start to the
#OhldeElite
summer coaching our 2020 Pink group. Looking forward to a great July in Indianapolis, Louisville, Wichita, and Washington D.C. Here are a couple of looks into the summer so far!
Biggest Summer Takeaways:
🏀 Kansas Basketball is special! Players compete, coaches are smart, and the results speak for themselves!
🏀 Competing is a skill. In a long July there will be high’s and low’s.
🏀 In a pressure packed July period it was great to see joy from players!
Excited for the opportunity to speak at the
@KSHSAA
Coaching School this year! I will be taking the spot of Tracy Anderson from 10:30-11:20 on July 30th. I will be sharing the best Sets, Drills, and Player Development we use for
@ThresherWBB
.
#AttackTheDay
Wichita LOVES quality basketball! Time and time again - NCAA Womens Sweet 16, NCAA Mens Opening Rounds, & TBT fans show up in huge numbers! This is a BASKETBALL CITY! 9,000 today is special! Excited to have a hand building another 🏀 program for Wichita to love!
@NewmanJetsWBB
STUDENTS! Your support this season has been incredible and we appreciate YOU! As our thank you, we will have 20 large pizzas delivered to the student section tonight in between games. Get LOUD and let’s turn Wichita into a THRESHER home game!
🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕
✈️ Wheels up baby! It’s time to go find some future JETS! We will see you in Orlando, Birmingham, Wichita, Des Moines, and Denver! Come fly with us!
#JetPower
Tough stretch for us over the last week. Hang around with us Thresher fans, we aren’t too far away from putting it together! 1 day at a time!
#AttackTheDay
Stop me if I’ve said this before.... It’s another GREAT day to be a Thresher! Congrats to
@Threshers_FB
on the KCAC CHAMPIONSHIP clinching win today! They do it the right way and have amazing people in their program!
I know I’m biased, but I get to see the smiles and passion everyday! Excited for
@UNKWBB
to get to experience Nicole’s teaching in action!
#AttackTheDay
HEEEEEEE’SSSSSSS BAAAAAACK! I am so excited to continue to work with one of the best basketball minds! He evaluates recruits at a very high level and has helped us win many games with in-game adjustments! The Lopers got even stronger today!
The staff is complete! Please join us in welcoming Assistant Coach Josh Burt (
@Burt2Burt
) to the staff! He has proven himself as an incredible recruiter over the past several years including time in the MIAA! Josh will also work on court with player development and scouting!
We took a quick 3 day vacation as a family this week! We had a blast together and got to do “all the fun stuff” as Dax would say! ⛳️🏌🏼♂️🎢🎡🎠🎟🐟🐠🐡🦸♂️🛍🍰🥩🍕🥞🍳🍩🍨🍦
@nicole_ohlde
As a coach, the world moves fast and we do everything to keep up. This weekend we took some intentional time to relax!
@nicole_ohlde
and Cooper looking at a book while Coop babbles away! This is the good stuff!
Hard to imagine how fragile life can be. Coach Anderson was in our gym for pre-season practices a couple times this year and he has always been such a positive voice in my life!
Hey JET fans! We are very excited to officially welcome Josh Burt (
@Burt2Burt
) to the Newman Women’s Basketball staff! Coach Burt will serve as Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach.
#JetPower