Win With Class, Lose With Grace

This is the time of year when all over the country, a select few high school football programs are fortunate enough to advance deep into their state playoffs.  As the weeks go by, the pressure mounts.  The thrill of advancing increases with every game, as does the...

Thankful

I’ve been writing these blog posts every two weeks for more than a few years now.  Every year at this time I fight the internal battle, asking myself if I should write something about gratitude as we approach Thanksgiving Day.  Sometimes I give in and  write the...

Memories

Last week our middle school football season came to an end.  Working with 7th grade students and knowing that I would be coaching the same group next year as 8th graders,  I set as my primary goal for the season that each player would want to come back and play again...

“Locker Room Banter”

Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past 72 hours, you’ve heard the phrase “locker room banter” about 1000 times.  The phrase is part of a statement that ends with the words, “I apologize if anyone was offended”.  At the risk of...

Patience and Understanding

I coach to help young people develop a love for sports and for others.  There’s a little bit more to my personal Coaching Purpose Statement, but that’s the most relevant part to this post.  Teaching a love for sports and love for others is my goal....