For me, the context for working with people has been “relationship is the key to everything.” If we know that, why is life so difficult sometimes? Maybe we don’t really appreciate the simplicity of relating and we are making our relationships complex. Could it be that we think we are not going to get what [...]
The issue I have with specialization, and have had for years is this: 1. The participant (athlete) is told that if he/she doesn’t specialize they might not be able to compete at the next level. No one knows that. 2. The athlete is being are being told they need to specialize by a selfish parent [...]
The structure of the NCAA and intercollegiate athletics is under fire and rightfully so. How it has evolved has had many lose sight of the value of the experience for the athlete and those who know the athlete. Yesterday morning the University of California, Berkeley was represented in the women’s singles tennis final by a [...]
Over all my working life I have been a keen observer of human behavior. I have not only been an observer; I have done my best to impact that behavior. To me, above all, it is a commitment to preserving and treating another with dignity.Let’s look at some of the ways we damage or destroy [...]
Sports Illustrated has a site for people to give their opinion about who is the most over-rated in this year’s NFL draft. My question is “Who gives a flying_____?” It’s a bunch of people tweeting who never had the talent to get drafted in anything except, maybe, the Army. My basic comment would be, “Get [...]
About this time every year a media breeze blows in called the NFL Draft. It is a time of conjecture, predictions and best guesses. It keeps the NFL in the limelight in this “off” season. The truth is there is no player who is a “can’t miss.” Someone will be rated lower that proves that [...]
A key to leadership is the transformation that occurs when we see old things in new ways. Linear thinking is toxic to creative thinking. It is figuring out and ordering one’s actions in the swirl of a chaotic world. It is creating one’s own limitations. There are two skills that are a must for effective [...]
In this conversation about college athletes being paid I hope none of you are holding on to the illusion that college athletes are amateurs. Even if they don’t receive cash money, they are organized around a schedule that demands professionalism. In-season training, off-season training that includes some type of summer training or competition or both [...]
In my most recent blog post I talked about the movement by collegiate athletes to get paid for their services. I don’t know the right and wrong or the good and bad of this. However, I am concerned about the process and the ultimate results and effects of this. I know we can’t keep selling [...]
In the world of intercollegiate athletics the current “hot conversation” is should the athletes receive compensation for their participation? It seems their $40,000 a year scholarships aren’t sufficient, so there is a lot of talk about a players union. Given my personal bias regarding unions I will just leave it at that. There will be [...]