by Ryan Krzykowski | May 31, 2013 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
Over the past few years, as I have read, studied, and talked to countless parents and coaches, I’ve consistently heard ideas resembling the comments I just read from Mike Woitalla, the Executive Editor of Soccer America Magazine. Mike wrote this as part of an...
by Ryan Krzykowski | May 17, 2013 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
It’s been a while since I’ve done this. About 2-3 times a year I’ll read something that inspires me to post it in this space because the author is making his/her point better than I ever could. So when I saw this article by a former college...
by Ryan Krzykowski | May 2, 2013 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of listening to an outstanding talk given by Dr. Amy Sherman of the Sagamore Institute, a think tank based in Indianapolis. Dr. Sherman was discussing people and organizations, and the impact they ought to have on their...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Apr 19, 2013 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
It’s been quite a week and it’s hard to put thoughts together. We lost a legend on April 12th. Maybe you’ve never heard of Frosty Westering, but he is an American hero. For me personally, if there’s a transformational coaching family tree,...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Apr 5, 2013 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I heard a radio host this morning talking about the Final Four and asking the question, “why does it seem like nobody’s talking about the Final Four this week?” He went on, “all the biggest stories in sports this week have to do with coaches...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Mar 22, 2013 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
One of the toughest, and most intense aspects of postseason play is the finality of it all when we come out on the losing end. We usually aren’t ready for our season, or even our career as a player to be over. And then it’s over. Boy, is it over....
