by Ryan Krzykowski | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Legacy by Ryan Krzykowski The week before Christmas, Alec and I had the opportunity to interview Fred Merrell for the CFC podcast. Coach Merrell spent nearly 50 years working with young athletes in a handful of different high schools, mostly in the Kansas City area. ...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Dec 27, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
What a Year by Ryan Krzykowski No doubt 2021 looked a little different for all of us, but we continue to be blessed with the opportunity to serve the coaches of Kansas City and beyond. The two volume workbook series, Coaching With Purpose, is proving to be a...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Dec 13, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Leave the Family Better by Ryan Krzykowski “We try to evaluate every class not by wins and losses, but by how they leave the football family better.” I read these words in Andrea Thompson Peed’s profile of Yale head football coach Tony Reno. As an alum of Yale...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Nov 21, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Think Big – One Step at a Time by Ryan Krzykowski Life can be a grind. We tell ourselves that we need to dream, pursue great things, take risks, etc. It all sounds nice, but in the day to day reality of our existence, we don’t often get to feel like...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Nov 8, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Wrestling With Purpose by Ryan Krzykowski My knowledge of wrestling is minimal. Long ago, I went to watch my younger brother in a couple of his high school matches, and those didn’t usually go very well. Even longer ago, I used to watch the WWF Superstars of...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
When It’s Over by Ryan Krzykowski The 8th grade football season ended on Tuesday October 12. Our kids, the champions of Olathe’s Western Division, traveled across town to face the first place team in the East. This opponent was a team we had previously...
