by Ryan Krzykowski | Apr 12, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Honest Talk About Early Specialization by Ryan Krzykowski I think my favorite type of person is one who can admit to not knowing everything. For much of my life I had an obsession with being right. In more recent years, I’ve learned it’s almost always...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Family by Ryan Krzykowski We see it all the time — teams wearing t-shirts or warmup gear that announce to the world that this is more than a team, it’s a FAMILY. We see teams break the huddle with, “Family on 3. 1, 2, 3…Family!” The...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Up In a Tree by Ryan Krzykowski When I was a little kid who loved sports, the Bad News Bears franchise was a big deal. We had three movies in the 70’s, and a couple seasons of a TV series (Nickelodeon showed reruns of it in the mid-80’s). While I...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Kingdoms and Kings by Ryan Krzykowski We talk all the time around here about meaning and purpose. We end every blog post and podcast with the tagline, “Keep coaching with purpose”. Something inside us understands that what we do matters, and that’s...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
The Journey by Ryan Krzykowski On Sunday the KC Chiefs played in Super Bowl LV, and this post appeared on our site the next day. Knowing that was the timeline, I was intentional about wanting to write this post prior to game day. I didn’t want the outcome of...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Find the Joy by Ryan Krzykowski Last month I wrote in this space about updating my Coaching Purpose Statement for the first time in its 9-year history. It feels a little bit like trading in a car that I loved for a newer model — the old one was great for a long...