Eight of the best college baseball teams are closing in on one of the best yearly sporting events in college sports--the College World Series. This premier event in Omaha, Nebraska is a great show lasting for 8 or 9 days. Billionaire Warren Buffet loves it and we know how smart he is. I do, however, [...]
The LPGA landed in Phoenix, Arizona a few weeks ago and I was able to spend a day; with my first client, LPGA Hall of Famer, Carol Mann. Carol was the ninth player ever inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame. The tournament was honoring the legend’s of women’s golf and she had accepted the invitation. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
For over 40 years I have been a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). And, as a member I have regularly attended its national convention. This event is always held at the site of the Final Four. Back in the day, the site for this event was rotated from an East Coast [...]
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 [...]
I have written several blogs over time about our largest group of athletes, ages 6-12. Given I do a lot of work with the products of that group of young people (college athletes) I keep seeing the same practices that dont work. First, the number one reason kids play is to have fun. If this [...]
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 [...]
My primary operating principle is that œRelationship is the Key to Everything. If this is true, the what is it we are doing or not doing that keeps us very average in playing the relationship game? Be clear, I am not just talking about romantic relationships, although they are certainly included. I am talking about [...]