BLOG OCTOBER 01. 2013 I have followed University of Southern California football since the days of Frank Gifford and Lindon Crow. Both of these fine athletes grew up in the San Joaquin Valley of California as did I. They were both key performers for the New York Giants in the classic playoff game between the [...]
I am writing this for all the adults that may be involved in youth sports now and in the near future… I say near future as that period in a child’s life comes and goes very quickly. And, it can be a very important time in the child’s growth and development. It can also be [...]
It is such a killer of teams, individuals and projects of all kinds. The heart of our survival “machinery” is the reaction that stops the action, deters people from playing 100% and mostly leaves a trail of broken relationships, dissatisfied participants and a waste of a great possibility. That reaction is being “right,” which requires [...]
Big expose’ in this week’s Sports Illustrated. Oklahoma State University Football charged with major recruiting violations. And, this is only the beginning. Shock and surprise!!I don’t know what the general public knows. I do not know how the media can be surprised. You may not have known the details, but you knew. Nothing is secret [...]
I have written in the past about one of today’s inductee’s and how much he deserved to be honored. Jerry Tarkanian and I were roommates in college, so I have a special spot in my heart for him. I was his assistant for a year at Riverside City College. We were 37-0 and won the [...]
The latest example of how much people think that what is new to them is actually new is the theme of the latest issue of Sports Illustrated. Besides telling us how the NFL season will go, the topic of conversation is the read offense and the question is, “How do you defend it?” Let’s take [...]
Just came from a movie called, “The Butler.” it is a story about a man who grew up during the fight for equality for the Negro race in this country. He did so from an unusual view of the proceedings. He did so from a view inside the White House as a butler for several [...]
We choose our heroes at an early age and sometimes, as we grow older, we add new members to our list. And, God forbid, some of them get crossed off the list. With the advent of performance enhancing drugs, many heroes have been tarnished. There is more than one reason for feeling the need to [...]
How fast is fast? We could be talking about cars, airplanes, horses or deciding not to eat. I am asking this question looking at the fastest humans in the world in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. The question comes up because the world’s fastest are using performance enhancing drugs. I am blaming all this usage [...]
Sometimes an effective way to look at defining something is to distinguish what it isn’t. Power is not force. Power is not manipulation, even though it can produce results. Power is not gained through fear. Then, what is it? The formula I like is this: [...]