Why Ownership Matters for Student-Athletes
"Do every job you're in like you're going to do it for the rest of your life, and demonstrate that ownership of it." - Mary Barra, first female CEO of…
Day of Dreams – August 8, 1988
"It's a beautiful day for a ball game. Let's play two. -Ernie Banks, "Mr. Cub" It was about 7:00 a.m.—at least that’s how I remember it—in August of 1988, when…
RIP Ryno
"The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played."…
Look in the Mirror – Would You Recruit You?
“If you’re going to dream it, you better work on it.” - Steph Curry Let’s have an honest moment. Take a minute and walk to a mirror. What do you…
Who Takes Care of the Coaches?
"The wins and losses are the easy part. It’s everything else we’re not trained for that keeps us up at night."— Anonymous high school coach (frequently cited in coaching surveys…
The College Recruit Test
Do You Really Have What It Takes to Play at the Next Level? The numbers don’t lie. Sometimes they move in decimals, but for most of the last 30+ years,…
“Who Cares” and Why That’s a Beautiful Thing.
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.” - John Wooden A few days ago, I reposted something I…
When Do I Start My Recruitment?
"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." --Pablo Picasso Drumroll, please… the answer is NOT your child’s senior year. Twenty-five years ago, college recruiting…
Thank You, Coach
"A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are." - Ara Parseghian I was 14 years old in the summer of 1989…
