You’ve Got a Home Here

You’ve Got a Home Here

You’ve Got a Home Here by Ryan Krzykowski Last week we tried something and it seemed to work pretty well.  The high school football program I work with is going into its 10th season of existence.  The school opened in 2017 and we decided to put together a...
Availability

Availability

Availability by Ryan Krzykowski It’s often credited to hall of fame football coach Bill Parcells, but the quote about the “best ability” being “availability”, it’s everywhere.  And whether or not Coach Parcells came up with the idea...
Winds of Change

Winds of Change

Winds of Change by Ryan Krzykowski Full disclosure — I’m not really into change.  People talk about how they enjoy living in a place where the seasons change.  I don’t care about that at all.  People tend to enjoy variety when it comes to food,...
Captains

Captains

Captain by Ryan Krzykowski Summer provides a new rhythm for many coaches — one that often includes team building, training new leaders, and digging into new books.  Our buddy John O’Sullivan, author of must-reads like Changing the Game and Every Moment...
Sunset

Sunset

Sunset by Ryan Krzykowski Back in December I wrote about the end of a nearly 22-year run, from when I’d first coached my oldest son in early 2004 to wrapping up my youngest son’s HS football season.  As that same youngest son heads toward graduation, the...
What a Celebration

What a Celebration

What a Celebration by Ryan Krzykowski Sunday April 26 — a date that was circled on the CFC calendar for quite a while.  It was the evening of the 2026 Sharon Thompson Metro KC Coach of the Year awards celebration.  Alec and I put a good amount of energy into the...