What a Year

What a Year

What a Year by Ryan Krzykowski No doubt 2021 looked a little different for all of us, but we continue to be blessed with the opportunity to serve the coaches of Kansas City and beyond.  The two volume workbook series, Coaching With Purpose, is proving to be a...
Leave the Family Better

Leave the Family Better

Leave the Family Better by Ryan Krzykowski “We try to evaluate every class not by wins and losses, but by how they leave the football family better.” I read these words in Andrea Thompson Peed’s profile of Yale head football coach Tony Reno.  As an alum of Yale...
Think Big – One Step at a Time

Think Big – One Step at a Time

Think Big – One Step at a Time by Ryan Krzykowski Life can be a grind.  We tell ourselves that we need to dream, pursue great things, take risks, etc.  It all sounds nice, but in the day to day reality of our existence, we don’t often get to feel like...
Wrestling With Purpose

Wrestling With Purpose

Wrestling With Purpose by Ryan Krzykowski My knowledge of wrestling is minimal.  Long ago, I went to watch my younger brother in a couple of his high school matches, and those didn’t usually go very well.  Even longer ago, I used to watch the WWF Superstars of...
When It’s Over

When It’s Over

When It’s Over by Ryan Krzykowski The 8th grade football season ended on Tuesday October 12.  Our kids, the champions of Olathe’s Western Division, traveled across town to face the first place team in the East.  This opponent was a team we had previously...
Bradley

Bradley

Bradley (not his real name) by Ryan Krzykowski Once in a while these posts kind of write themselves.  This is one of those times. If you’ve been paying attention to my life (quite likely you haven’t, and that’s OK), you might know that I’ve...