Count On It

Count On It by Ryan Krzykowski   “What gets measured, gets done.”  I don’t remember the first time I heard that expression, but each time I do it seems more and more true.  At least in my life it goes right next to other expressions/sayings such as...

Family

Family by Ryan Krzykowski Last week something pretty bad happened, and in one way at least, it revealed something pretty good.  Something that provided a reminder of the power of sports and the strong, family-type relationships that often result when we do sports...

Hurt

Hurt by Ryan Krzykowski We have mentioned InSideOut Coaching by Joe Ehrmann often over the past five years.  In chapter 8, titled “Contact, Communicate, Connect”, Joe begins by telling the story of Coach Tom Pecore.  Coach Pecore served at a high school...

Goals

Goals by Ryan Krzykowski A short and sweet post for today.  This time of year I am helping coach the 3rd grade baseball team that I wrote about in the last CFC blog post.  I definitely don’t do everything right or have all the answers, but once in a while I see...

Entering the Second Dimension

In his outstanding book 3D Coaching, Dr. Jeff Duke writes about the importance of coaches reaching athletes at a level beyond what he describes as the first dimension.  The first dimension consists of the “nuts and bolts” of the game.  Technique,...