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New Year’s is always the time for resolutions.  The problem, as we all know, is that most of the resolutions die before the month is out.  The Code says “I will develop my skills to the best of my ability…”   Nothing is more important to our development as athletes and as people than the constant…

This year it seems that there have been a number of college football games decided on fantastic finishes, often even the last play.  It reminds us of ABC’s Wide World of Sports with its iconic introduction showing: “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”  In the past month there have been a lot…

The idea was born at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.   After spending millions on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, how about “Giving Tuesday” in which instead of spending on ourselves, we would give money to our favorite charities?  A great idea, and one which has exploded in two years into the national…

Mark Messier, a hockey Hall of Famer who captained the New York Rangers to the 1994 Stanley Cup title has joined with Olympic figure skating champion Sarah Hughes to create and develop the Kingsbridge National Ice Center in the Bronx, NY.  The center which will feature nine year-round indoor rinks is being created in an…

It is hard to imagine the force of Typhoon Haiyan, except to know that it was about twice as powerful as Katrina.  The images from the Philippines and those from the Midwest’s tornadoes show total destruction.  It is hard to imagine the sense of loss of those who survived.  It is easier for us to…

Incognito means “not known” – but everyone now knows Ritchie Incognito’s hate filled messages to teammate Jonathan Martin.  The Code says, “I will respect the dignity of every human being and will not be abusive or dehumanizing of another…”  The simple truth is that we all know we are to respect others – so why…

Bree McMahon is the college soccer player who lost one leg and almost another in a freak accident at a fundraising event in high school.  Despite her injury, Brevard College decided to honor her scholarship, assuming she’d never play.  Bree has astounded everyone with her work ethic and is now playing goalie on the college…

Members of the Ole Miss football team disrupted a play this past week by laughing at the actors and cat-calling inappropriate remarks and slurs as the play went on.  The play, entitled The Laramie Project, deals with the story of a gay man, Matthew Shephard, who was murdered in Wyoming.  Many people around the country…

Matt Labrum, the head football coach at Union High in Roosevelt, Utah, suspended the whole team.  He did it because of the lack of discipline on the field, the poor behavior by his players off the field and in the classroom, and the failure of leadership expected of his captains.  The players are in the…

France is in the headlines because the Senate there passed a bill forbidding beauty pageants for girls under 16.   Does the Code have anything to say about this?  What is this issue all about?  “We are talking about children who are only being judged on their appearance, and that is totally contrary to the development…