by Ryan Krzykowski | Feb 3, 2012 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I referenced Joe Ehrmann’s Inside Out Coaching last month and I’m going to do it again here. It’s a great book and Joe provides so many fantastic ideas that are both philosophical and practical in nature. Inside Out Coaching will help any coach,...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Jan 20, 2012 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
Trust. It’s a big deal in life. In many ways our society is built upon trust. I have to trust the other drivers on the road. I have to trust the person who prepares my food. I have to trust the teachers who work with my children. On our teams, trust is no less...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Jan 6, 2012 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I’ve read a couple things lately that, as they often do, have got me thinking. The first comes from a book I’m reading called Sticky Faith by Dr. Kara Powell, Brad Griffin and Dr. Cheryl Crawford. It’s a book about helping young people develop a...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Dec 16, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
This is going to be short and sweet. How do you view those you coach against? Are they friends, rivals, colleagues, adversaries, or some combination of the above? Does it depend on who they are or where they work? Obviously, we are going to get along with some people...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Dec 2, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I hate it when people tell me “You have to see this movie!” or “You have got to start watching this tv show”, or “You absolutely must read this book”. I guess I have a rebellious side that doesn’t care for being told what to...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Nov 18, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I’ll spare you the gory details, but in 2000, as a 24-year old third year assistant high school coach, all the players on our varsity team were going to be let out of school early for a special team-building activity on a gameday. The only problem was that there...
