Specialization

If you have read much of what gets written on the CFC blog, you won’t be surprised to learn that our strong position is thatfar too often, sports programs for children are designed to meet the needs of adults at the expense of the very children they are supposed...

A Day Off

Summer is many things and for our family, it’s workout season.  Two of my sons are middle school age, and have been going to speed/agility training four days a week, along with workouts conducted by their Coaches for the upcoming football season.  Along with...

Watch Your Mouth

Last weekend I had the privilege of watching one of my sons play in a baseball tournament.  It was a semifinal game at 8 AM…a little early for a game perhaps, but a beautiful day for baseball.  I was enjoying a really good morning, visiting with a good friend...

Burnout

This week’s post comes from a good friend and Board member of CFC — Alec Lemmon, Director of Coaching for Toca FC.  Alec writes an impactful post on the idea of burnout.  In his post, Alec presents a powerful contrast between burnout and love, and he gives...

Anger Redefined

What makes you angry?  Having your instructions ignored?  Bad drivers?  Maybe waiting in a line that moves too slowly?  Most of us probably have been bothered by all of these from time to time.  But most of us probably also understand that in the scheme of things,...