

Issues That Make You Say: "Hmmm..."
Let me embrace a simple premise for my writing this week: Things that make me scratch my head in our ever-devolving athletic world: How...


An "Evaluation" By Any Other Name.....
At the conclusion of every high school athletic season, coaches are evaluated by their athletes, parents of said athletes, and by their...


The Reality of Golf....High School Version
For those of you who don't know me personally, one of my coaching assignments is as a girl's golf coach for a large high school in the...


A Platform for "Reconstruction"
In the course of my experiences as a coach and consultant, I have watched the relationship dynamic that exists between all constituencies...


The Rationale of "Fun"
In our culture, we see words or phrases that have come along and morphed into cliched representations of a philosophy or of a process....


Fun
In our culture, we see words or phrases that have come along and morphed into cliched representations of a philosophy or of a process....


The Power Found In "Loss"
As long as there has been competition, there have been winners and losers. After all, isn't that the essential by-product of competition?...


Misinterpreting "Struggle"
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was one of this nation's finest motivational speakers. His book: The Power of Positive Thinking was a staple on...


The True "Value" in Sport
Often lost amidst the countless stories of dysfunctional attitudes, words, and actions in the athletic culture, is a very powerful...


Matters of "Principles"
Coaching changes happen every day. In every sport and at every level, coaches are replaced for a variety of reasons - some that make...