July - 2017

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Big Lesson In A Hug & A Photo

Do you know why I love this picture so much? Not just because it's a great father-daughter photo, though I do love that about it. We've...

A New Chapter

Last night I made official a decision that I have been wrestling with for several weeks. For the sake of consistency in communication, I...

More Myths... Misunderstood Rules

This is sort of like Part 2 to my previous post, "Use Two Hands" and Other Myths, in which I challenged some of the common things we've...

"Use Two Hands" and Other Myths

Do you ever pause to consider, WHY do we teach some of the things we teach? When we ask this question, we may find that there isn't...

A Culture of Mistake Avoidance

We've probably all heard, or said, the phrase: "Don't play to 'not make a mistake'. Play to win!" We say that phrase because we know what...

Building Blocks of Great Teams

Which is better... To be great? Or, to be part of something much greater than anything you can achieve by yourself? Which gives you more...

Different Perspective – An Experiment

Here is a little experiment for you to try. The next time you are on vacation or visiting a city in which you know few, if any, people,...

Interacting With Umpires and Officials

This can be relevant for any sport's officials, but since my primary area of experience is baseball, I will be writing about umpires....

What Really Matters?

Today I tweeted this question: Just thought I'd elaborate a little bit. When I look back at my own experience and many car rides home...

I Love Watching You Play

Every dad is a coach to his kids. Whether you wear the official hat or not, and whether you stand in the coach's box or not, we all have...

COACHING LIFE

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