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...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Nov 4, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
Clearly not all coaches are equally proficient. As with any other profession, some are better than others. The 10th best tennis player in the world is not as good as the 4th best, and so on. You get the idea. On the other hand, here’s something I just...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Oct 21, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I’ve been watching a lot of youth sports this fall. Our 11-year old son is playing tackle football and our 7-year old just finished up with fall baseball. There are a lot of committed, wonderful, generous people coaching in these youth leagues. I also see a good...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Oct 7, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
A good friend of mine is an men’s basketball assistant at a college here in Kansas City. Martin sent me a link to an online interview he gave recently. I love listening to great Coaches talk about what they do, so the whole video was interesting to me. And the...
