I mean there’s some kind of tension right now. It’s not just me. You feel it right? Tension at the grocery store standing on dots too far away from anyone to make small talk (something I relish in, I’ll admit)…. Read More ›
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Ten Things We Learned About Sports From Ten Weeks Inside
Not sure what terminology you used the past ten weeks in America – I realize the timing is different for different parts of the world as is the language used for what staying inside is – but regardless of jargon,… Read More ›
Is Sports Culture Toxic to Athlete Mental Health?
In early April, I was supposed to speak on a panel at a global sports summit with the Global Sport Institute on the topic of mental health and student athlete populations. The panel had a former wrestler from Arizona State… Read More ›
Chicken and Broccoli: Putting Whole Thoughts Into Your Mind
Location: Durham, North Carolina. Date: Late November/Early December, 1994 Event: worst game of my collegiate career. There are only two details I remember about this match. That I played the absolute worst match of my collegiate career and the epic… Read More ›
Diagnosis. Human: A Story of Childhood Anxiety.
I try to keep this blog to sports content as much as possible, but the truth is, I’m not just a former athlete, mom and wife, turned coach … I’m also just a regular person with regular issues and stuff… Read More ›
Why I Like Training “By Myself”
There are two times my brain is quiet and still: when I’m sleeping when I’m training. See, I’m a processor. I am constantly taking in information whether spoken or sensory or relational dynamics or environmental or that mosquito that just… Read More ›
Coaches in China Shops – What’s Your Role in Coaching Youth Sports?
Two years ago, I made the decision to get back into coaching. I didn’t come from a particularly decorated coaching career (if you can even call it that). A short three-year stint as a club coach in Southern California for… Read More ›
Is it Really Burnout?
At the beginning of this year, we pulled the plug on Tae Kwon Do for our kids. We first started it for my son, who was four at the time, because it was recommended to us by our Occupational Therapist… Read More ›
5 Things That Haven’t Changed About Volleyball
Six rotation outside hitters. Liberos, defensive specialists. Contesting a play to reverse the call. Sideout scoring. Jump float. Kick saves. Number of substitutions. Purple cards. It’s safe to say our sport has changed quite a bit in the past decade…. Read More ›
A Lesson In Chill From One of the Greats – Zeke Bratkowski
In 2006, I met Zeke Bratkowski. Bratkowski, who played for The University of Georgia in the early 1950’s, was a standout quarterback for the university who went on to play professionally for the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers. He… Read More ›
