Steve Nash is Corny
Corny works. What happened to puttin’ the time in it takes to be as good as you THINK you are?
Category: Team
Strong to the Finish (Spinach Optional)
The Lame Duck was and is the injured duck who can no longer keep up with the flock and has become a target for predators. A burning bridge is…well…a burning bridge and you neither want to be on it or the cause of it. In the 19th century, the term Lame Duck began to be …
Some notes on Coaching Girls
Don’t be misled by the title. I don’t know much on the subject but I’ve been thoroughly intrigued by the discoveries I’ve made concerning female basketball players. The discovery is actually more like a revelation, something that when excavated has a profound impact on how you think as a leader. There are many obvious differences …
Space for Rebuilding
When you’re USC, synonymous with football and the dream school of most of the touted high school recruits in America you don’t get a rebuilding year. You don’t get a year off from national title expectations and media onslaught. You don’t get a reprieve from analysts, fans and foes because your dominance has become your …
Horse Mouth Humility
According to a an online source called The Phrase Finder, the best tips in horse racing came from the inner circle of trainers and stable lads. If you wanted to know which horse stood the best chance of winning a race, you’d better ask someone who’d spent time with the horses often and recently. That …
Commanding Well while in Command
I‘m learning that when you reprimand subordinates, the purpose is to reconstruct. I was coaching one day when a player showed up unprepared for practice. My reaction was a series of interwoven emotions: disappointment, a sense that I had been disrespected, anger and embarrassment. I made the mistake of allowing my emotions to move me …
Paper or Plastic
I could have sworn that the lady in line said she was fine with plastic but after I finished bagging about a trillion dollars worth of groceries she says, “I wanted paper.” So there I was in 1992 with my red apron, bald head (Jordan style), black slacks and standard issued bow tie. I was …