This Spring, it has been very rewarding to see the work that Todd Team Coaching has done showing up in concentration. I'm referring to the work we've done with intercollegiate golf on the west coast. More specifically, women’s golf coaches and their teams. For example, the leader of the pack is Nancy McDaniel, Head Coach, [...]
I have never thought of myself being resistant to change. However, I must consider it given my reaction to the current view I have to the games of March Madness, 2013. As they have done before in other sports, the media has changed the face of collegiate basketball. And, not for the better. It is [...]
I know it is the time of year for conjecture about the “Road to the Final Four” and who should be on it. However, at some point, maybe we need to “chill” and see how the current system plays out. After all, changing just to be changing doesn’t work and never did. I am definitely [...]
My ode to Bill Raftery ... I have been fortunate in my lifetime to have met some really great people. Back in my other life as a college basketball coach, I had the good fortune to be introduced to Bill Raftery, who at the time was the Head Basketball Coach at Seton Hall University. I [...]
It was September, 1960 and we had just finished our second practice of the day at the St. Louis Hawks training camp in steamy St. Louis. Lenny Wilkins (first round draft choice) and I (3rd round draft choice) were rookies that year. We were headed out to get something to eat. As we prepared [...]
We are into the wonderful holiday season. But, is it really wonderful? Actually, I should have written this at Halloween if I paid attention to the retailers' efforts. The problem with the holidays is that there is something at work that may have us question whether it is a great time and worthy of a [...]
From an early age, things happen to us that can have a traumatic effect. We make decisions about ourselves so early in our lives that we don’t even remember them. If we don’t remember them, what’s the problem? The problem is that we continue to react to things in a particular way which become our [...]
You have heard many times in your life that human beings are “creatures of habit.” That is probably about as far as you have taken it. I think sometimes it is code for “I don’t want to change, so don’t ask.” We are many times more attracted to thoughts and conversations about “bad” habits. Also, [...]
One thing I am continually noticing as I work through my daily routine, is a concern about the long-term effect of living in a techno-world. I know technology is here to stay, including all future iterations. I also know that there isnt anyone who knows how it will effect the human beings on this planet. [...]
Your whole life someone has been telling you to keep your œeye on the ball. This is the mantra for consistent performance. Consider that maybe keeping your eye on the ball is insufficient to accomplish your intentions. Michael Lewis, in his best-seller, œMoneyballmakes this point”keep only the statistics that have an influence on winning. Baseball [...]