Why do we practice?
I coach both baseball and basketball. As a coach I consider practice to be critical to the success of my teams and athletes. This is true for all age groups and even...
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Consider the Source
Consider the Source The sports coaching field is filled with information, especially with the internet, social media, and pdf’s. It can be overwhelming and impossible to keep up with. When I...
Found Time
As a teacher and coach I’m obsessed with time, it defines my professional life. This week on Thursday and Friday something unusual happened, we got inches of rain. Like it rained nonstop...
Vampires
I wanted to take this post and talk about something that’s really important for a coach and a teacher, time and energy vampires. For those of you not familiar with these, time...
Coaching Has to Adapt to the Athlete
I got an interesting email a few days ago about an athlete with Down Syndrome, competing at a pretty high level in sport, that wasn’t responding well to the coach’s approach. This...