by Ryan Krzykowski | Dec 3, 2018 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
A Big Night for CFC by Ryan Krzykowski A City Transformed — that was the theme of the evening as friends and supporters of Community for Coaches gathered at The Venue in Leawood for CFC’s 4th Annual Fall Benefit Dinner/Auction. Guests were treated to...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Nov 12, 2018 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Movie Clip Monday by Ryan Krzykowski “Look up, Brock. You’re in the end zone.” I’ll be using that line with students often over the next few months, as last week we watched the “Death Crawl” scene from the 2006 film Facing the...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Oct 29, 2018 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Please Make it Stop by Ryan Krzykowski I wrote on this topic not long ago, but last weekend it happened again. We were watching 10-12 year old boys play football, and the officials threw flags on successive plays. Were the penalties deserved? Probably, but who...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Oct 15, 2018 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Play Ball by Ryan Krzykowski If you read this blog with any regularity, you know that we often reference Joe Ehrmann’s masterpiece, InSideOut Coaching. It’s a primary text in the Coaching With Purpose series of lessons, and on the short list of best...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Oct 1, 2018 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Three Weeks to Change the World by Ryan Krzykowski Over the past three seasons, 2015-17, I was blessed with the opportunity to coach football at Mission Trail Middle School. This fall, for a variety of reasons, I decided to step away from that role. Probably the...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Sep 3, 2018 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Us vs. Us? by Ryan Krzykowski What would it look like to go into a game or match with the mentality that my opponent is not my enemy, but rather my partner? I think about all the games I have played or coached over the years, bringing the attitude that I hate those...
