Alright… I’m back. The past 10-weeks have been a whirlwind tour that’s taken me all over the US with Point Guard College. In one stretch, we went from Denton, TX, to Providence, RI; only to jump right into back-to-back sessions in Thousand Oaks, California. With each day being 18-20-hours, followed by a cross country jaunt …
Back from a very good week directing at Point Guard College in Denton, TX. There were a total of 121 athletes who worked with our team of basketball coaches. We made some good modifications to the format and delivery and I was pleased with the progress made in how things are being taught at PGC. …
I was just asked yesterday to give some thought to the notion of mental toughness. That is, what is it and how do I define it? Beyond that, how do you develop it? Here are some of my thoughts on how I have defined mental toughness to this point. Much of this is an accumulation …
I love cooking shows. And… I think that much about coaching can be related to being a top chef. For years, a program called Iron Chef was my late night TV fix. (I’m talking the original Asian version with English voice over. The sensationalized US version just isn’t the same). During college, at 12:30am that …
A favourite book of mine is The Art of Possibility, by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander. It’s a great read for anyone. I have referenced ideas from it quite frequently wearing my coaching hat, but have also done the same during corporate speaking engagements. With all credit going to Ben and Roz… The following thoughts …
I just returned from Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada), directing our Point Guard Academy (now Point Guard College) and the Canadian girls U15 and U17 Nationals. Both were a lot of fun to participate in and I learned a lot along the way. Being at Nationals gave me an opportunity to see the calibre of young female …