Hurt

Hurt

Hurt by Ryan Krzykowski Injuries are terrible.  Season-ending injuries are absolutely brutal.  If you’ve been coaching for any length of time, you’ve seen them.  Whether it’s an ACL tear, broken bone or whatever else, for my money, serious injuries...
A Great Word

A Great Word

A Great Word by Ryan Krzykowski (featuring Jeff Sopha’s work) A couple months back, I read a post written by Coach Jeff Sopha (and 2026 Sharon Thompson Metro KC Coach of the Year recipient) called “Winning Matters, But Not the Way Most People...
Mediocrity?

Mediocrity?

Mediocrity? by Ryan Krzykowski This was a fun exercise — knowing I was going to write on mediocrity, I asked the search engine which pro sports team is the most mediocre.  The answer was a delight.  Yes, they were awesome in the 90s, but the 90s were a LONG time...
Freedom to Figure It Out

Freedom to Figure It Out

Freedom to Figure It Out by Ryan Krzykowski For years I’ve been telling students in class that math is an excellent tool for building many of the muscles we use over and over.  In our lives, whether we’re talking about a career, family life, other...
Faithful

Faithful

Faithful by Ryan Krzykowski We talk often in the coaching world about process-oriented rather than results-oriented.  There are enough variables out of our control that we can’t always make everything happen just the way we want it to.  For example, I would love...
You’ve Got a Home Here

You’ve Got a Home Here

You’ve Got a Home Here by Ryan Krzykowski Last week we tried something and it seemed to work pretty well.  The high school football program I work with is going into its 10th season of existence.  The school opened in 2017 and we decided to put together a...