Tip of the Week

The Code says, “I will display caring and honorable behavior off the field and be a positive influence in my community and world.” This year was the 50th Anniversary of Arthur Ashe’s winning of the inaugural U. S. Open Men’s Tennis Championship, and at the same time being the first African-American to win a Grand…

Everyone in America knows that Colin Kaepernick “took a knee” two years ago to bring attention to racial injustice in our country.  Peaceful, non-violent protest was the driving force of the civil rights movement and it’s hard to imagine a more peaceful protest.  However, everyone also knows that many took offense at his doing that,…

John McCain is being remembered this week for many reasons.  How do you think his life reflected the Code?  He certainly gave his best effort, played by the rules, was a positive influence on others, and conducted himself with honor.  He put team goals ahead of personal goals; while a prisoner of war he was…

One of the challenging aspects of any team sport is developing the team as a unit that cares about each other and is committed to each other.  A team becomes a “team” as the result of the efforts of the coaches, captains and leadership of the team.  We believe that one of the best ways…

Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer is being investigated because one of his assistant coaches apparently was abusive to his wife.  The question is whether Urban knew about it, because if he did, he was obligated by the university to take some sort of action.  We do not know what the facts are but this…

Painted on the wall in large letters in the L L Bean store in Freeport, Maine, is the following: Sell good merchandise at a reasonable profit, treat your customers like human beings and they will always come back for more.    – Leon Leonwood Bean The message is a simple one:  Be fair and be kind. …

Watching the World Cup games reminded us again of “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat,” and of why we play any game.  We do it for fun; games should be fun.  We also play games because we enjoy the reward and satisfaction of getting better as we practice and play.   It’s exciting…

“I will place team goals ahead of personal goals.” It’s hard to remember when the entire world has been more riveted to an event  than the rescue of the Thai boys soccer team stranded in the cave.  It took the effort of over 1,000 people to save what seemed to be a doomed effort, especially…

Christiano Ronaldo, generally regarded as the greatest soccer player in the world, saw his team, Portugal, fall behind at the 62nd minute when Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani scored his second goal of the game.  Then, less than ten minutes later, Cavani was injured and was trying to limp off the field.  While play continued, Ronaldo went…

As the World Cup unfolds soccer fans are thrilled with the games, with great plays, great mistakes, and unexpected outcomes.  Soccer is perhaps the best example of any sport in which one great player is not enough to win.  It takes a group of players totally willing and committed to putting team goals ahead of…