by Ryan Krzykowski | Nov 21, 2016 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
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...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
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...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
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...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Sep 12, 2016 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
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....
by Ryan Krzykowski | Aug 29, 2016 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I’m coaching middle school football again this year, and we’ve added a new component to the weekly schedule. Nothing hugely time consuming, but an exercise designed to get the boys to do some thinking and reflecting. One of our themes for the year is...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Aug 15, 2016 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I had a topic all ready to go for today but there’s been a change of plans. Something has happened that hit me hard and there’s no way I can write about anything else. Late last week I attended the funeral for the ten year old son of a friend of mine. It...
