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The Myth Of Conventional Wisdom In Sports

“Conventional wisdom” doesn’t work and it never did. It is always a limitation, prevents creative thinking and is , in general, a formula for mediocrity. In the sports world, the media are the biggest purveyors. It seems safe. So what. Life is inherently risky. No one knows what is going to happen. No risk, no [...]

By |2014-08-11T05:46:45+00:00August 11th, 2014|Coach's Blog|0 Comments

Are We Nuts?

My morning sports section in the newspaper (yes, I still read the paper) did a recap of the winter Olympics in Sochi. One writer spoke of and listed “successes and failures.” There are no failures in the Olympics. The successes are being there and competing. There are gold, silver and bronze winners and everyone else. [...]

By |2014-02-23T13:31:09+00:00February 23rd, 2014|Coach's Blog|0 Comments

The Interest In Self-Interest

How do we get full engagement from people on our teams, in our projects and in our lives? What determines the quality of their performance? What has us able to be consistent with any group given the divergent points of view we are working with? I am not thinking about agreement … too limiting and [...]

By |2017-12-23T21:45:44+00:00December 18th, 2013|Coach's Blog|0 Comments

Their Outcome Or Yours? Adults & Youth Sports

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 [...]

By |2013-09-30T17:01:15+00:00September 30th, 2013|Coach's Blog|2 Comments

Feet of Clay

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 [...]

By |2013-08-05T13:32:16+00:00August 5th, 2013|Coach's Blog|0 Comments

The Myth of Control

You and I have heard people say many times, “he or she is a “control freak.” Consider that everyone is putting energy into attempting to control something. The question is “Do we actually control anything?” The closest I see we come to controlling anything is with our own actions. How are you doing with that? [...]

By |2013-06-17T06:25:34+00:00June 17th, 2013|Coach's Blog|0 Comments

FOOLING WITH THE FUTURE

People are always talking about, worrying about or attempting to figure out the future. So much so that they lose track of what is happening right now. Since no one is ever going to be in the future, what is all this fuss about the future? Or, maybe the fuss is justified? It is fairly [...]

By |2017-12-23T21:45:49+00:00March 26th, 2012|Coach's Blog|0 Comments

Visiting The TEDx Conference Again

The last couple of blog posts Ive written have been about my opportunity to talk at the TEDx Youth Conference at Cal. State, Monterey Bay. The conference was sponsored by the Stevenson School. One of the great things about the TEDx conference was getting to listen to the wide variety of speakers that ranged from [...]

By |2017-12-23T21:45:50+00:00January 19th, 2012|Coach's Blog|0 Comments

The Dance

I am sure that you have heard someone say that œlife is a dance.  What did they really mean?  Or, was it just something that sounded good and, maybe, even a little mysterious.  Country singer John Michael Montgomery says it this way;  œLifes a dance, you learn as you go.  Sometimes you lead, sometimes you [...]

By |2017-12-23T21:45:57+00:00May 13th, 2010|Coach's Blog|0 Comments

It's That Time

Youngsters all over the world (yes, I said world) are breaking out bats, balls and gloves for the youth baseball season.  Whether its for T-ball, Little League,  Pony League or Bobby Soxers you will be hearing the sound of bat on ball and the œHey batter, batter chant from countless young voices. Baseball and its [...]

By |2017-12-23T21:45:57+00:00April 16th, 2010|Coach's Blog|0 Comments
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