Beware of great plays. Common sense might seem to tell you that great plays make the difference between a good player and a mediocre player, but most coaches would disagree. More often, they would say, great plays (or the attempts to make great plays) are what make good players mediocre. Many players are mediocre because …
For those who know me, you’d be *really* surprised to hear if I was espousing thoughts on the “game” of golf. (That’s right. I didn’t say sport!) Well, don’t worry. I’m not dropping any nuggets on golf. David Pelz is though. It’s probably more accurate to say that he gives some insightful thoughts to how …
In looking back at the past week, I was reminded of these excerpts from Phil Jackson‘s book, Sacred Hoops: Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one. To do that successfully, they need to trust each other on …
There are quite a few good things being said about Dan Sullivan & Catherine Nomura’s book: The Laws of Lifetime Growth. Admittedly, I have yet to read it yet. But that’s not going to stop me from sharing a few of the nuggets that I stumbled upon: LAW ONE: Always make your future bigger than …
Fail fast. Fail easy. Fail often. Repeat. Then Learn. —’Learning Junkies’ There’s something profound – to me – in the simplicity of that thought. Perhaps, it struck a cord because I’ve been reading a lot about the subject lately. Allow me to expand on the notion of failure with a few additional thoughts… Failure is …
“I learned that it doesn’t matter how you win. You play to the team’s strength, whether it’s offense, defense or special teams. I believe the best way to achieve success in each of these three areas is by attention to detail and a commitment to the fundamentals—doing the ordinary things better than anyone else.” —Tony …
Image from the move ‘The Power of One’ (1992, starring Morgan Freeman, Stephen Dorff). Tells the of a orphaned English boy, Peekay, growing up in South Africa not long after WWII. Racial and political tensions run high as the relationships that form anger the state’s apartheid government. “Coach the head first, the feet second.” Just …
I eagerly and excitedly write this post to you. It feels like an inordinate amount of time has passed since I last wrote. And, in looking back, there has been. For good reason though… I took some time with ‘my better half’ to travel. London with the fam did not disappoint; good times that included …
If A equal success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. – Albert Einstein. “Sport is play. As children we thought of running around and moving as play, and we loved to do it. As adults we call it …
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” —Albert Einstein Think about this quote for a second and ask yourself, does this thought apply to the way you develop an athlete? To borrow a thought from writer/teacher/coach/mentor, Dick DeVenzio, I continually ask athletes, to ask themselves, …