Neil's Basketball Page! 

Volunteer Asst. Coach Neil Rapp after timeout during Sectional Finals, 1995, at Roberts Stadium (picture by Julie Hart)

Philosophy:

Motion offense, man-to-man pressing defense, discipline, and PRACTICE!

Key factors to winning:

Rebounding, Free Throw Shooting, Defense, Out of Bounds Plays, Developing basketball players, not just athletes!, and most of all..... a point guard!

Career History/Accomplishments

Vincennes, IN YMCA  (1988, 1989) 4th-5th grade league "Celtics"  Undefeated 1988, 1989

Vincennes, IN YMCA  (1988, 1989) 7th-8th grade league "Knicks"  League champs 1988, 1989

Southwestern Indiana All-Stars (1988, 1989, 1990)  Head Coach 7th-8th grade White River Park State Games State qualifier, 1990; winner Vincennes YMCA tournament 1988, runner up in WRPSG regional 1988

Vigo Elementary School (1990)  Head Coach 4th-5th grade  City/League Champs

Vincennes Lincoln H.S. (1986-1990) Student manager, Statistician, Trainer, Volunteer Asst.
          Sectional Champs 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990; Regional Champs 1990

University of Southern Indiana (1990-1993) Student Asst. Men's Basketball Coach
           NCAA Division II tournament qualifier 1993  (National Champs 1995!!!)

Benjamin Bosse High School (1994)  Volunteer Assistant Coach
          Sectional Champs, Frosh SIAC runner-up

Newburgh AAU 13-and-under (1994, 1995)  Head Coach

William Henry Harrison High School (1995-2000)  Volunteer Assistant Coach
         Sectional, Regional Champs, 1995, Frosh SIAC Champs (18-2)
         Sectional, Regional, SIAC Champs 1998-99
         Frosh SIAC Runner-up 1999-2000

Evansville Warrior AAU 13-and under (1996-2000) Head Coach, 1996 Regional Qualifier

Won-Loss Record

• 1987-88 YMCA 4th/5th grade League 10-3
• 1987-88 YMCA 7th/8th grade League 8-4
• 1987-88 YMCA Jr. High Tournament 4-0
• 1987-88 White River Park State Games Jr. High Division 2-1
• 1988-89 YMCA 4th/5th grade League 8-0
• 1988-89 YMCA 7th/8th grade League 6-0
• 1989-90 Vigo Elementary B team 3-5
• 1989-90 White River Park State Games Jr. High Division 3-2
• 1993-94 Newburgh AAU/13 & under 4-4
• 1994-95 Newburgh AAU/13 & under 6-4
• 1995-96 Evansville Warrior AAU/13 & under 9-7
• 1995-96 Harrison Freshman B Team 1-0
• 1996-97 Harrison Freshman B Team 7-1
• 1996-97 Evansville Warrior AAU/13 & Under 4-7
• 1997-98 Evansville Warrior AAU/7th grade 1-9
• 1998-99 Evansville Warrior AAU/7th grade ???
• 1999-2000 Evansville Warrior AAU/7th grade 3-5
  Compiled Head Coaching Record: 76-47 (thru 1997-98)

Why 99.9% Just Won't Do.....

If things were done correctly only 99.9% of the time, we'd have to accept:

1. 50 newborn babies dropped at birth by doctors every day
2. 22,000 checks deducted from the wrong bank accounts each hour
3. 20,000 incorrect drug prescriptions each year
4. 16,000 pieces of mail lost by the U.S. Postal Service every hour
5. 2 unsafe plane landings per day at O'Hare International Airport
6. 1 hour of unsafe drinking water every month
7. 32,000 missed heartbeats per person per year.

Don't accept less than 100% !!!! (Inc. Magazine, April, 1989)

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