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Last month, JCCC women\u2019s basketball head coach Ben Conrad was recognized as the 2024-25 NJCAA Division ll Women\u2019s Basketball coach of the year. This is a well-deserved and hard-earned reward, as he touched 500 total wins at JCCC this season, and led the Cavs to a jaw-dropping 34-1 overall record. His leadership and determination have earned him multiple commendations over the years, and we can confidently call him one of the most successful coaches in NJCAA history. So, what does an award like this really mean, and what has Conrad done to create a winning culture at JCCC?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to get the right kids that will buy in to the Johnson Way, kids that want to be a part of something special, something bigger than all of us as individuals,\u201d Conrad said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From what I\u2019ve gathered after a semester of working with student athletes and coaches at JCCC, the \u201cJohnson Way\u201d means dedicating yourself as a student athlete to work harder than you ever thought you could work before, striving to be the best version of yourself that you can possibly be. This consists of being a team player, looking out for your teammates, and holding onto your competitive spirit throughout your ups and downs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAny kid going to college to play any sport has to be okay with struggling for a while and having to experience some failure as they adjust to the next level,\u201d Conrad said. \u201cIt\u2019s such a huge part of the growth process. Some people let it defeat them. I think that ability to use that failure is a huge separator for who makes it and who doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Coach Conrad harnesses and embodies these traits, instilling them into each and every player that steps onto his court. So, after winning a National Championship title (again), where do his goals lie now?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy goals don\u2019t change. First and foremost, we wanna continue to help these kids reach their goals, help develop them as adults and help add value to them as student athletes,\u201d Conrad said. \u201dThen we wanna max out with whatever talent we happen to have each year and represent this great college at a high level, hopefully that means winning, a lot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Conrad\u2019s latest accommodations are more than just simple rewards. They are reflections of his winner\u2019s mindset; the relentless pursuit of growth and triumph, and his undoubted trust in the process. With a new title under his belt and an outstanding sophomore class ready for the next season, there\u2019s no doubt Conrad will continue to stamp JCCC\u2019s name on the map\u2013one championship at a time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Last month, JCCC women\u2019s basketball head coach Ben Conrad was recognised as the 2024-25 NJCAA Division ll Women\u2019s Basketball coach of the year. This is a well-deserved and hard-earned reward, as he touched 500 total wins at JCCC this season, and led the Cavs to a jaw-dropping 34-1 overall record. His leadership and determination have earned him multiple commendations over the years, and we can confidently call him one of the most successful coaches in NJCAA history. So, what does an award like this really mean, and what has Conrad done to create a winning culture at JCCC?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1008,"featured_media":2052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[76],"ppma_author":[126],"class_list":["post-2014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-ben-conrad"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Seth Lampton","author_link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/author\/slampto1\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_5698.jpg","coauthors":[{"link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/author\/slampto1\/","display_name":"Seth Lampton"}],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Sports<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Sports<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Ben Conrad<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Ben Conrad<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 1 year ago","modified":"Updated 1 year ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on May 8, 2025","modified":"Updated on May 8, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on May 8, 2025 11:05 am","modified":"Updated on May 8, 2025 11:05 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":126,"user_id":1008,"is_guest":0,"slug":"slampto1","display_name":"Seth Lampton","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f2e586f19d0db2ca6e0f54eba249df3470c40ec567565bda6e765754ffc14994?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"Seth","last_name":"Lampton","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_5698.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2014"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2053,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014\/revisions\/2053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2014"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=2014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}