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In an old school model of competition, which so many in sports continue to embrace today, Your opponent is the “enemy.” You want to crush them, to “hate, kill and destroy” [...]

As a kid, tennis was the thread that held my life together It was the one place in my world where I felt valued, Where I could go to feel good about myself, Where I dared to dream…. Where I [...]

There is NOTHING stronger or more powerful than a DREAM Even in darkness, dreams have an infinite capacity to see light They out-live pain They outlast heartbreak They overcome doubt They forget [...]

In Okinawan karate, the student who passes his/her test for Shodan or first degree black belt is considered to be ready to finally begin his training. SHODAN MEANS BEGINNER. It doesn’t matter [...]

One of the most important ingredients of peak athletic performance at ALL levels, across EVERY sport is the one that most often gets lost in today’s intense pressure cooker that is competitive [...]

There’s a myth today in coaching that if you are “too positive,” if you consistently praise your athletes when they do well, then they will become weak, complacent and soft. [...]

The sport is for and about the athletes, NOT the coach’s ego, The coach’s job is to build up, NOT tear down athletes, Mistakes & failures are how athletes learn…. Therefore [...]

One of the biggest coaching mistakes I see, from college all the way down through junior sports, is how the coach responds to an athlete’s mistakes. Coaches who get angry and frustrated [...]

Continuously seek out athletes who are better than you, Celebrate, DON’T fear their skill level, Study their work ethic and how they practice, Closely model yourself after them, View them [...]

He was new to football and big for his age for a 5th grader, Maybe that’s why Coach paired him with a much bigger, stronger, more experienced 7th grader for the first day of tryouts. The [...]