Bob Burkman’s Prayer
Heavenly Father, this weekly meeting brings joy and humor to us all. We look forward to a certain degree of foolishness to bring a lighthearted moment into what may be a stressful day.
Some of us, however, are dealing with health problems which preclude attendance. Please speed the healing of those of our members that need a dose of our Optimism. Give them strength and help them return to us.
Remind us daily that our thoughts, cards, emails, visits, and prayers will speed their recovery.
Brighten their days now and bring them back to us soon so they may cheer us up with their smiles and laughter.
In your name we pray Amen.
Announcements
- Early Bird registration ends on February 1, 2024, for the Ohio District Conference on February 9, and 10, 2024. You can sign up online using the Member Calendar. Remember that CNO will pay for your fees. Be sure to choose payment type of “Third Party” and Roland will send your payment in for you.
Players Box, Krista Horsmon
Stan Fronzaglia introduced Krista Horsmon, the Director of Southbrook Church’s Players Box and she has been involved since its inception. Krista is a former collegiate All-American athlete, 16-year Division 1 and 2 college volleyball coach and a mother of a D1 college athlete. Krista is a certified mental training coach and Krista has worked with the University of Dayton Volleyball team as a performance coach as well as the Men’s Golf team. She has made it her mission to help students and parents deal with the pressures of today’s world.
Krista is speaking today as part of our club’s Youth Mental Health Initiative. Stan works at Players Box as a student table discussion leader.
About Players Box
Players Box is a non-religious program run by Southbrook Church. The goal of Players Box is to free students to love academics, arts and athletics. Players Box is for children and young adults from third grade through college and their parents. They now have some adult programs.
The program is designed to help students and parents learn to function under pressure in the areas of Arts, Academics and Athletics.
The children and parents go to separate classes for 90 minutes a week for six weeks.
Participants learn their personality types, learning styles and get tools to help handle stress.
Players Box is built around four foundational performance principles: Every student performer possesses a Personality Type, Learning Style, Ability Level and Yes! Factor. Together they create the performer’s P.L.A.Y. profile.
- P – PERSONALITY TYPE affects PRESSURE: How does the performer relate to pressure?
- L – LEARNING STYLE affects PRACTICE: How does the performer process information?
- A – ABILITY LEVEL affects PURPOSE: Why is the performer participating in a particular art/sport/subject?
- Y – YES! FACTOR affects POSITIVITY: What is the performer’s attitude toward self?
Presentation
Players Box provides tools that help not just with sports, but also the arts. Everyone experiences pressure which can be positive or negative. They group kids with others that have the same activity. It might be sports, AP classes, music, or the arts. Coping with pressure is a very common problem and young people need tools to deal with pressures from many directions. They work to fill students’ toolboxes with tools that will prevent them from sliding off the emotional cliff.
They have participants have face to face conversations with each other and an adult coach without their devices which Krista says might be the greatest gift. Coaches for the program go through a training process.
There will be three sessions of 5-day long summer camps held this year. Kids will play games, compete and learn some of the skills from Players Box.
Players Box is currently in the design stages of a 4-million-dollar facility with indoor and outdoor gyms and several outdoor fields.
Example Tools
Krista explained one of the tools they teach. When you feel like you don’t want to do something, tell yourself, “I love this moment!” This helps when you are under pressure, like if you are serving for match point in volleyball, throwing last second basketball free throws for the win, or when you are about to give a presentation to one hundred people and public speaking makes you very nervous. Anything you generally are freaked out about, just say to yourself, “I love this moment!”
They have several visualization exercises. Your brain sets barriers for you, which is by design to keep you safe. Visualizing yourself going further and faster will help you go further and faster.
Slides and Video
The slide deck has more information than is listed in this article.
You can view the slide deck of the presentation here.
There is a video on the home page of their website.
How You Can Help
Players Box is looking for coaches. Krista asked that we spread the word of what they do to help students and parents.
How Did Players Box Start
Playerbox.org was born out of Charlie McMahan’s experiences and belief that everyone, regardless of their pursuits in arts, academics, athletics, or life in general, experiences pressure. Recognizing the importance of fostering open communication between parents and their children, the platform aims to encourage kids to play freely while providing parents with valuable conversation points. The underlying mission is to empower children with tools to navigate and cope with real-life situations. This vision is realized through the implementation of the P.L.A.Y. curriculum, creating a holistic approach to support children in their personal and social development.
Thank You
Thank you, Krista Horsmon, for educating us about how Players Box helps students and parents.
Welcome Guests
| Guest | Guest Of |
| Krista Horsmon | Speaker |
| Mike Newkirk | Fred Polizzi |
| Spencer Miller | Chris McAlpine |
| Tom Sowder | Scott Sowder |
New Member Readings and Inductions
| Name | Sponsor | 1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction |
| Bridgit Herzog | Mike Bevis | 2nd Reading |
| Jeff Mogg | Mike Bevis | 3rd Reading |
| Scott Sowder | Gary Smiga | Induction |
Happy Bucks
| Member | Reason |
| Myron Rheaume | Appreciates the hundreds of best wishes and Happy Birthday notes he received for turning 80. |
| Myron Rheaume | Happy to see Carolyn Taylor at today’s meeting. |
| Kristen Marks | $5 for having a 10-year-old. He was happy he gets to sit in the special seat at the front of the class for his birthday. |
| Carol Smerz | Happy to see Carolyn Taylor at today’s meeting. |
| Jean Pummill | Has sold over 15,000 items on her eBay business. |
| Mike Creech | Bob Myers was able to run up to the front of the room. |
| Joan Cordonnier | Myron Rheaume’s 80th birthday. |
| Joan Cordonnier | Happy to see Carolyn Taylor at today’s meeting. |
| Bob Myers | His son’s wife had a baby over the weekend. Everyone is doing well. |
Sergeants at Arms
| Member | Infraction |
| Stan Fronzaglia | Asked today’s speaker a question without getting the microphone first. |
| Ron Tinnerman | He said the reason he had not been back for a while was because he was waiting for a decent president. He is fined for dissing previous presidents. |
| Paul Boeckman | The sergeant said you are fined, “Just because.” |
| Scott Sowder | Asked his father (his guest today) to borrow some money to buy some 50/50 tickets. |
| Joan Cordonnier | Buy back the bell she lost. |
Membership Anniversaries
| Member | Joined | Years |
| John Thompson | January 23, 2018 | 6 |
| Kristen Marks | January 23, 2020 | 4 |
| Debbie Parks | January 23, 2020 | 4 |
| Julie Shisler | January 23, 2020 | 4 |
| Steve Pitrof | January 24, 2022 | 2 |
| Vickie Pitrof | January 24, 2022 | 2 |
| Greg Wasmund | January 25, 2007 | 17 |
| Chris McAlpine | January 27, 2009 | 15 |
| Glen Brendel | January 27, 2023 | 1 |
| Cadance Lowell | January 27, 2023 | 1 |
| Kathy Rearick | January 27, 2023 | 1 |
| Ron Rearick | January 27, 2023 | 1 |
Birthdays
| Dr. Dan Passidomo | January 26 |
| Lyla Ward | January 26 |
| Gary Hansen | January 28 |
| Clint Freese | January 29 |
| Scott Langer | January 29 |
CNO Donations – Since 2013
Click here to see a summary of donations the club has made since 2013
Thank You Notes Received this week
A copy of Thank You Notes the club received this week are here