by Ryan Krzykowski | Nov 6, 2023 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Know Who They Are by Ryan Krzykowski In the summer of 2020 I had a conversation with my 7-year old niece, and she told me about her favorite kind of ice cream. I filed away the knowledge, and a few months later I showed up at their house with a tub of that special...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Oct 23, 2023 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Still Pounding by Ryan Krzykowski A couple weeks ago I wrote about the football season I’m helping coach, about how even though the wins haven’t been coming we continue to “pound the rock”. We keep doing what champions do, believing that when...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Oct 9, 2023 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Pound the Rock by Ryan Krzykowski I’ve coached a handful of different sports at a variety of levels since coming to Kansas City in 2008, but this fall I’ve joined a high school football staff for the first time in many years. It’s a new staff with a...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Sep 25, 2023 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Seeds and Controllables by Ryan Krzykowski We say it all the time — “control the controllables”. It’s good advice, as there are plenty of things we have no control over. The weather, officiating, opponents’ preparation, and more, fall...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Sep 11, 2023 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
Disciplined Communication by Ryan Krzykowski Joe Ehrmann writes, “If I was going to demand discipline from my athletes — in their practices, games and behavior — I had to demand it of myself. As a coach, I had to discipline each word, gesture,...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
We Can Do Better by Ryan Krzykowski It’s been an unbelievable last week. At least an unprecedented week from my perspective. While I’ve coached a variety of different sports with children of all ages, I am officially on a high school football coaching...
