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Coaching Lessons from Outside the Oval

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Off The Grid

The first snowstorm of the year hit Portland over the weekend. On paper, this was already going to present an issue. If a foot of snow is...

The Audacity of Winning

Here's a list for you: Lebron James Karl Malone John Stockton Kobe Bryant Jason Kidd This isn't the NBA's all-time scoring list, but...

Inside-Out Coaching

The best coaches I've observed are what I would describe as "inside-out" coaches. They start by understanding their athlete as a person....

Bring the Diamond League Back to NYC

The 2015 adidas Grand Prix in New York City was the last time I attended a track meet as nothing more than a fan. A couple months later,...

Gratitude Over Deflection

I was raised to believe that arrogance is one of the least desirable traits a person could have. That belief was so strongly reinforced...

Guarding Empty Weight Rooms

Recently, I've come to recognize the importance of high performance. No, not from the athletes. If you're in this profession, I think...

Carry On Anyway

Psychologist Adam Grant tweeted a quote from author Austin Kleon's book, Keep Going, the other night. So basically, Austin thought of...

Meeting Them At 35

For a little over a decade, Dabo Swinney has transformed Clemson's* football program from ACC average to perennial national contender....

Paying Student-Athletes

While Name, Image, and Likeness legislation heads to Capitol Hill, it seems the days of preventing Student-Athletes from monetizing their...

Reimagining Cross Country

About a week ago, we hosted a small cross country dual meet on our campus at the University of Portland. Due to the pandemic, spectators...

The Diction of Action

I noticed something while working on a group project for grad school the other day. Being effective in a group is about each member...

Coaching Effectively

The other night, I had a good conversation with a former college coach about the nonstop, 24/7 expectations of our profession. He brought...

Covering Cross Country

Last Saturday, the Big Ten held their cross country championships for the 2020-21 academic year. While holding the meet in January was...

The Power Inside The Bubble

Why did most of the world's renowned artists live in Florence during The Renaissance? Why does the tiny island of Curacao produce the...

The Best Know They Aren't Perfect

Performance psychologist Stu Singer has worked with some of the best basketball players in the world, including the 2019 WNBA Champion...

What I'm Reading: The Practice

"Waiting for a feeling is a luxury we don't have time for." That's why author Seth Godin believes in having a practice of shipping...

When We Return to Boylston

On Tuesday, the BAA announced intentions to hold the 2021 Boston Marathon on Monday, October 11. Whether or not that comes to fruition is...

From Consumer to Producer

Most of the time I open my phone or laptop, I consume. It isn't necessarily intentional. Both devices are set up to grab attention. A...

Notice What Doesn't Matter

Last week, University of Michigan sprinter Ziyah Holman's anchor leg comeback at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational reached close to 4...

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