Congrats to our Burghardts Sporting Goods Athletes of the Month for November 2023, Maddy Eberhardt and Melvin Finkley. These two wonderful student athletes set a good example for others and exhibit the greatest all around attributes of our Core Values: Relationships, Communication, Growth, Love & Biblical Truth and our
#PillarsofAthletics: Faith, Excellence, Commitment and Character.
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Head Coach, Tony Romnano said, "Melvin is a senior captain and has done an amazing job not only preparing himself for the season but helping his teammates be successful also. He shows respect to his teammates and his opponents. He puts in extra work every day after practice and does all this while maintaining a 3.9 in season GPA."
Head Coach, Corey Scheel said, "As a first-year varsity player, Maddy has made an impact immediately with her hard work in practice and in games and to getting better each day. Maddy continues to grow as a player and young woman with her positive attitude and enthusiasm on and off the court. Maddy is extremely coachable and has a willingness to learn that shines so bright. Her confidence in herself has been a pleasure to see grow and it has only helped her be more successful this season. Maddy is a great teammate and strives to make others better and she shows respect for teammates and coaches."
Martin Luther High School recognizes an Athlete of the Month each month of the school year. Using the selection criteria below, the coaching staff of each varsity sport being played during any given month will nominate one individual in a sport being played that month. The ML Admin team will select a winner from the pool of nominees based on the selection criteria below in addition to performance statistics from competitions during that month.
Athlete of the Month selection will be based on the following criteria based of our core values:
- Relationships
- Commitment (toward practices, games and continued improvement)
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Focus and Discipline
- Accountability for oneself and others
- Growth
- Positive attitude and enthusiasm for their sport both on and off the field/court
- Work Ethic
- Willingness to learn (coachability)
- Perseverance (overcoming challenges)
- Love
- Sportsmanship (respect coaches, officials, opponents, teammates)
- Honesty (playing by rules, character)
- Biblical Truth
- Community service and involvement
- Demonstrates their faith on a consistent basis.
It should be noted that the Athlete of the Month may not merely be the “star” player, but rather a team member who sets a good example for others and exhibits the greatest all around attributes of our core values.