by Ryan Krzykowski | Jun 8, 2012 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
This post may or may not end up having much to do with coaching sports, but I can’t write about anything else today. This won’t come as a great shock to you, but our world is broken. It’s gone horribly wrong. We all know that and experience the...
by Ryan Krzykowski | May 25, 2012 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I’ve had a chance to listen to former NBA player Wayne Simien tell the story of being a part of the league championship team in Miami during his rookie season in 2006. After the initial celebrations and parade through the city, the team gathered in front of an...
by Ryan Krzykowski | May 11, 2012 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
Last time we talked about the value of coaches talking with their players, and listening to them in an effort to build rapport and a relationship. Today we’re looking at listening from another angle. Some people may be skeptical or find this amusing. Some...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Apr 27, 2012 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
Try this. Ask someone what a coach does. Ask them who a coach is. You’ll get words like teacher, instructor, motivator, mentor, guide, and words like that. No doubt these are all true. And yet, the best coaches are great communicators, and great...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Apr 13, 2012 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
Who’s the best coach you know of? John Wooden? Vince Lombardi? Phil Jackson? Pat Summitt? All great choices to be sure. But what about Jesus? In Romans 12:1, Paul writes that followers of Jesus ought to offer their bodies as living sacrifices to God, and goes on...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Mar 30, 2012 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
A few months back I told the story in this blog post of how I earned the nickname “Selfish” as a young coach. Even now, almost 12 years later, the story fills me with mixed emotions. It was kind of funny (especially when Coach Sawchuk would call me...
