Tip of the Week

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…

In case you missed it:  High school pitcher Ty Koehn struck out the final opposing batter Jack Kocon to secure his team the section championship and a spot at the Minnesota state titles.  But that’s not the story.  Here’s the story: after securing the win, Koehn brushed aside his excited catcher and embraced Kocon in…

Hail to the Champions: the Washington Capitals, the Golden State Warriors, Triple Crown Winner Justify, Simona Halep and Rafael Nadal !   Now that’s a week !!!   How many of those championships did you care about or even watch? Some we’re sure (if you’re reading this!) !!  So, here’s the question: what made those teams or…

One of the best moments of any game are those that immediately follow the end, when players who have competed furiously until the end meet their opponents and greet each other often in genuine friendship.   The game may be over and one team is thrilled while the other is often bitterly disappointed, but this does…