Leadership is something everyone is exposed to in one way or another. Leaders are forged from the interactions of the people around us. Characteristics of amazing leaders such as teachers, parents, coaches or others in positions of authority are where leadership traits usually stem.  If you stop to think about some of the leaders that [...] […]

As football coaches, we often get locked into doing things because that is the way we learned it.  Of course, there is nothing wrong with doing things that have been successful.  You don’t have to be able to reinvent the wheel, but you also don’t need to be afraid to do things differently, as well. As [...] […]

On my continuous journey of observing the youth sports landscape I just returned from watching a youth football practice last night. Here are some of the things I saw: Poor Safety Concern for Kids Poor Coaching Techniques A lot of standing around & downtime Not a lot of fun Let me set the scene. It’s the first practice [...] […]

I cannot decide what irks me more, parents & coaches who destroy the fun in youth sports through their bad behavior and misdirected mission to win games & championships (which is a majority of you by the way) or the so-called youth sports experts that reside at Universities and ONLY write books and papers on [...] […]

I was a guest on Bloomberg Radio last week. A few days later, I received this wonderful note from former minor-league player Phil Rosengren.My name is Phil Rosengren and I am a former minor league pitcher. I'm now the trader for a small hedge fund in CT, but I stay involved in the game by giving pitching lessons to young ballplayers on weekends. I' […]

Bulletin from last month's LLWS: Apparently, a few people weren't watching.Sunday's Japan/Hawaii championship game drew a 2.0 overnight rating on ABC, down 29 per cent from last year's game between California and Taiwan (2.8) and down 43 per cent from Georgia/Japan in 2007 (3.5).Could it be that coverage - about 50 televised games in Augu […]

  Here is a video of my recent trip to Uganda with Fields of Growth International. This trip took me all the way from the US to Kampala, Entebbe, Kkindu, and Bwindi. Along the way we lived amongst the communities, … Continue reading → […]

The Preuss School UCSD, jointly chartered by the San Diego Unified School District and UC San Diego, is joining US Lacrosse to host a free introductory lacrosse clinic for 100 middle and high school students. Students from Preuss, Lincoln High … Continue reading → […]