Tip of the Week

What’s different about the Little League World Series? So many people become hooked on it every year, but why is that? Discuss that with your team, and see what answers they come up with. We think that one reason is because the players are kids, and it’s all about fun. Yes, there is competition and…

Everyone has been shocked to learn that Robin Williams took his own life. Most of us did not know that he suffered from depression, a serious illness. Many of his friends are probably thinking that they should have “done something.” What does the Code have to say about this? The Code says, “I will be…

The NCAA is constantly discussing ways of paying or not paying its athletes. It will apparently vote to allow the five wealthiest conferences “autonomy” in determining their rules. The reason for this is that the NCAA has lost sight of the purpose of college: to get an education. It began sliding down this slippery slope…

Ray Rice dragged his unconscious girlfriend from an elevator after having knocked her out, resulting in a charge not of assault, but of aggravated assault. Ray said, “Failure is not getting knocked down, failure is not getting back up.” In other words, he did not fail because he was learning from his mistake and trying…

The question of whether the Washington Redskins should change their name has been simmering again in recent months. Supporters of the Redskin name like it and mean no disrespect by it; to them it simply means a “fierce competitiveness” which honors the Native American. The larger question is not how “I” feel about it –…

Even most Yankee fans will have to think a while before they can remember who was the shortstop before Derek Jeter. Jeter has been the face of the New York Yankees for as long as we can remember. The Yankees are a franchise that is disliked by many fans for the reasons we all know…

July 4th is the day we celebrate the Declaration of Independence and our birth as a nation. We were founded on the principle of Freedom – that each person is created free and equal before the law, that no one group has privileges that others do not have, and that no person or group can…

Many young athletes may not know Tony Gwynn, but it is important to remember him. Why? Because he was a great baseball player, but more importantly, because he was a great person. He went to college in San Diego, then played his entire career for the San Diego Padres. He was a great symbol, like…

The World Cup is another one of the great international sporting events. Like the Olympics, soccer is a sport which reaches across borders and can bridge differences of race, politics and other differences because it is one activity that is universally loved and shared. The Code says, “I will display caring and honorable behavior off…

The National Spelling Bee is a competition, but not a sport. New Yorker Sriram Hathwar, 14, and Texan Ansun Sujoe, 13, just tied for the title by spelling words we can’t pronounce, and have no clue as to their meaning. We wondered, how does this relate to the Code? There is nothing more central to…