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...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Aug 14, 2023 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
The Dash by Ryan Krzykowski It was probably 1998, maybe 1999, and I was a very young Coach at a conference or clinic. I don’t remember who the speaker was, maybe Ken Smith (he was always a hoot). Whoever it was referenced a poem by Linda Ellis called...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog 1, Ryan Krzykowski
What’s In a Name? by Ryan Krzykowski One of the best people I’ve ever known is a pastor in his 40s. More than once I’ve heard him tell a story from when he was in high school. Looking for independence and unsure of what he believed, my friend...
