Blog Posts  

A coach I have learned a great deal from. A coach who's opinion I valued said, Pat Summitt is the best collegiate basketball coach he knew. In today's blog I want to share some of the coaching wisdom of Pat Summitt. I find her knowledge and coaching philosopy to be enlightening: Pat Summitt Quotes: "There is no such thing as self respect without respect for others. "Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you're never wrong? "Value those

Unfortunately, I had a number of bad habits. One of which was an ability to deliver a less than necessary comment that may very well have hurt someone on the floor. Some comments were cutting and I am ashamed to admit some comments were meant to place me in a favorable light while potentially hurting someone else. Whipping boy/girl used to be a term to describe someone who was often the subject of verbal criticism. I have a number of regrets as a coach. I never tried to pl

One of the people I enjoy listening to is the former Head Football Coach at the University of Alabama Nick Saban. Recently, I heard him talk about wether you have a team of show dogs or hunting dogs. He then went on to define what he meant by show dogs and hunting dogs. As usual, Coach Saban demonstrates why he was such an effective communicator. According to Coach Saban some players are "show dogs" which he used as an analogy for players who only played hard if he was bei

I have been blessed to have become a Grandpa, or as my two youngest grandchildren call me "Papa.'' Along with the title comes certain expectations. I now have a tent swing, a candy dispensor, and a play store in our basement. Papa now has a portable basketball goal in his garage that can be adjusted to different heights. Another aspect of being a Grand parent is attending your grandchildren's events. I have now seen soccer, T-ball, and basketball games. Viewing these e

I will share how we approached our summer period in this blog. We usually ran our local camp the first or second week after school was...

"And you think you've had a bad hair day!"

One of my favorite meaningful phrases I took from Lou Holtz the famous college football coach. I heard him say one time that, "When all...

Many years ago I attended a coaching clinic at which Bob Knight the legendary. college coach spoke. One of the quotes he made I will...

"There's blocking out & then there's lock out!"

Current teenage culture seems to be (and I may be mistaken) of consisting of small groups of cliques. When you talk to your team about...

Even after being out of coaching for awhile, my memories at times haunt me. I honestly don't remember all the "magic" moments but I do...

The above title was a sign posted in our athletic office when I was coaching. Most relevant signs have a degree of humor attached. I am...

Hard to believe the opening is actually that big!

"Looks to me like threes a crowd."

March is my favorite time of the year. The high school season is winding down. By now some of you are deep into the playoffs or,...

Not all lessons learned in coaching are enjoyable to remember. I was taught a very valuable coaching lesson that came at a very...

There is goal tending and then again there is goal tending!

"Wait your turn!

When you watch high school or college basketball, try to take a game or even part of a game, and concentrate on the defensive end of the...

If you are a coach, parent, or both, you may have reached the point in your understanding that there may very well be many benefits to...

We all have handicaps. Some are more obvious than others.