There is much conjecture these days about the quality and quantity of football bowl games. Sometimes it seems they are running out of names there are so many. Like most things, there are several ways to look at the whole phenomenon. What are some of the perspectives? If I am the coach, of course I [...]
Yesterday morning, the first day of 2011, I was bustling around in my early morning routine so that when 8:00 AM arrived I could be in front of the TV to watch the Rose Parade unfold. This granddaddy of all parades has been required watching since my family got their first set. And, I have [...]
I opened this weeks edition of Sports Illustrated and there was Alan Shipnucks article, œThe Mystery of Erica Blasberg. A tragic story of a talented young lady athlete who committed suicide at age 25. Having worked with hundreds of young athletes, male and female, and their almost love/hate relationship with their sport I am not [...]
We have reached that time of the year that seems to be the only time that really counts in the college football season. At least it seems to be that way for the media. As I commented in a blog at the beginning of the season, the first game of the year between Boise State [...]
Sixty-nine years ago today, my family and I were driving from Visalia to Lindsay (CA) to have Sunday dinner with my Uncle Evan. The radio was on and we were glued to the reports of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The radio was all that anybody had to get those reports and I am not [...]
I have been engaged in the world of coaching for a very long time and have been able to see that coaches have become more aware of the impact that they can have on their athletes. I see it, also, with leaders in the business world. I think that leaders fundamentally care about the people [...]
It seems to me that, over the years, come November, I have cast more votes to cancel someone elses vote than I have to support a candidate of my choosing. In other words, I knew who I didnt want more than who I thought was the best person for the job. The exception was [...]
Two years ago today my life was changed forever. Shelley Lynn Davis (nee Todd), my middle daughter was killed by a hit-and-run driver. He was under the influence of alcohol. It was early AM and she was training for her 9th marathon. About the only time of day you would want to do it in [...]
œGet what, you are asking. My answer is this. Are we ever going to get that we are killing ourselves on a regular basis? Coaches may be guiltier of this than any other group of folks on the planet. If not the planet, in this country. Every week I read about someone who had a [...]
With only a few exceptions, every high school, college and professional football team played this weekend. And, wonder of all wonders, 50% of them lost. This is, of course, something that everyone knows In any competition, there will be a declared winner which makes everyone else involved losers. Are all of those who didnt win [...]