Two True Stories (next post 9/10)
OK, here are two true stories. Honest and truly, absolutely 100% completely genuine accounts of factual information.The first: earlier today I was checking my Yahoo email and there was a banner ad from a credit card company that read something like "An Easier Way to...
A Clean Slate (next post 8/27)
New beginnings are awesome. For some it's January 1st. Or maybe the onset of spring. Perhaps a new season in life; a marriage, birth or career change for example. That's why I love mid-August. It provides a new beginning for so many of us, especially Coaches and...
Ground Rule Double (next post 8/13)
I heard a guy telling a story recently about playing in a summer league baseball game with some of his high school teammates. It was a night game and the lighting was apparently a little subpar. He was playing left field and a ball was hit deep to left center. It...
The Power of the Whistle (next post 7/23)
I started as an Assistant Coach at a high school when I was barely 22 years old, and served there for 8 years. I never thought much about whistles back then, other than referring to our school's Head Coach as the "Big Whistle". Over the past 6 years, I haven't been on...
A tale of two losers (next post 7/9)
Even if you missed the match and didn't see any of the highlights, chances are you at least heard about the 11 hour first round tennis match that was played over three days at Wimbledon this week. American John Isner and Nicolas Mahut of France began the fifth and...
Plateau (next post 6/25)
High quality athletic training, whether for strength, speed, or endurance is hard work. Of course it is. We all recognize that. It just makes sense. And there comes a point in most workout cycles when we 'plateau'. We stop making gains for a while, and it takes...
Idols (next post 6/11)
I am not a huge fan of TV. Oh, I used to be. Over the past 30 years I have spent countless of hours watching Sesame Street, Leave it to Beaver, Family Ties, Saved by the Bell (seriously), Seinfeld and many, many more programs. Not really the case any more. I'm not...
Yes, Master! (next post 5/28)
Obey. That's a tough word for me. Honestly, it makes me cringe a little when I hear it. I'm all grown up, why should I worry about obeying? Even when I hear parents telling their children to obey, it just hands heavy handed. So when I read 1 John 2:3-6 equating...
Yet to Come (next post 5/14)
The best is yet to come. No matter where you are or what you do, things are not yet as good as they one day will be. I was reminded of that earlier this week as I listened to a good friend of mine speak passionately about recently losing a great friend of his.So if...
Singapore Flyer (next post 4/30)
Our family watches "The Amazing Race" every week. It's the one show we all watch together. If you saw last week's episode, you're familiar with the Singapore Flyer, a gigantic ferris wheel looking structure. It provides a breathtaking view of a beautiful city from...