**This was originally posted in March 2014. With some of our winter seasons getting underway today, I thought it would be a good reminder for coaches who are making some changes to scheme or strategy this year. My 5 year old has a “wonderful” little habit when I bring him with to watch games.…
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How Do You Define Success?
Before I start typing about my actual topic, let me clarify one thing: I love winning. I’m not a “purple ribbons for everyone” guy who tries to devalue winning and the importance of winning. I grew up with a twin brother (daily competition!), and I played and coached multiple sports. I played on an 0-10…
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A Coach As A Mentor
When I realized it had been two months since my last post, I committed to getting a new post written immediately…and that was a month ago! Now three months from my last post, it’s time to start typing. Many of you are probably aware of various incidents that have occurred across the US in high school…
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Summer Plan – Part 2
In the past couple days since posting my thoughts about summer camps, I’ve had a handful of emails from coaches and parents sending me their thoughts and asking some questions. Many of the thoughts were related to the kids who WANT to attend a ton of camps in the summer. Many of the questions were related…
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What’s Your Summer Plan?
So I just realized that it’s been a month since I’ve written anything. Between Mother Nature controlling our spring game schedules, hosting a couple post-season tournaments, handling the usual volume of communications, cramming in my grad school work, and trying to keep track of the three little boys in my own house, writing took a…
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