Q&A with Sky View High senior basketball player Josh Myers
SMITHFIELD, Utah — Josh Myers, a senior at Sky View High School, plays for their boy’s basketball team. Read below to learn more about him and his athletic career!
What are your personal goals within your sport/athletic dreams?
Josh Myers: Finish out my high school season strong and to win a State Championship!
What is your biggest challenge in your sport, and what do you do to manage this challenge?
Myers: My biggest challenge with basketball and sports in general came 3 years ago during my freshman year. I had just finished football season and was starting basketball when I found out I had a stress fracture in my back and was out the whole season. I had to stop all sports for six months, then spend several months in physical therapy. My doctor said the risk of recurrence was high, so I had to choose only one sport to focus on, to give it rest between seasons. I had always planned to play three sports in high school– basketball, football, and baseball. Giving up the other sports was difficult, but I chose to focus on basketball and am so glad I did. I’ve had to manage that for the last 3 years and really keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t come back.
What was the best advice you were ever given?
Myers: Work hard and give 100% to everything you do.
What do you love about your sport?
Myers: I like the overall feel and flow that the game has. I also really like the friendships and brotherhoods that are made through basketball.
Do you have a pregame ritual you follow?
Myers: Yes, before games I listen to music, and I go through a stretching routine.
What do you like to do outside of your sport?
Myers: I like to spend time with friends and family, work, hunt, dirt bike and be outdoors.
What has being a member of a team taught you?
Myers: The main thing that being part of a team has taught me is accountability and responsibility. Everyone has a different job, and you have to learn how to be accountable and responsible for your specific role and help your teammates do the same.
What is the best piece of advice you received from a coach or mentor?
Myers: My dad always told me that there are a lot of things outside of your control in a game, but that you can always control your effort and your hustle.
Describe a mistake you made while competing and how you overcame it.
Myers: This year in one of our games I was struggling on offense and had turned the ball over 2 times in a row. I was letting it get in my head and mess me up. Our coach called a timeout and addressed the team, and I was still freaking out just a little but one of our assistant coaches came over and told me to have short term memory and to forget about it. After that, I was able to focus more on offense and do my job.
What are your plans after you graduate?
Myers: After I graduate high school I’m planning on sticking around home this summer, working on my grandpa’s farm, and hanging out with my friends. Then in the fall I plan on leaving on an LDS mission. Then coming back home and attending college.
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