What I'm Reading: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
"Proximity breeds care. Distance breeds fear." The words were spoken by Fox Sports analyst and former NFL player Emmanuel Acho in his...
Coaching Lessons from Outside the Oval
"Proximity breeds care. Distance breeds fear." The words were spoken by Fox Sports analyst and former NFL player Emmanuel Acho in his...
I'll say it. When it comes to getting (and keeping) a college track & field job, the bar is too low. That's not to say getting a job is...
Are you trying to stay on top of things? Or, do you get to the bottom of things? That's the quandary Stanford professor Donald Knuth...
"I think I know my definition of success, which is sticking to my process, because I know what failure is. Failure is leaving that...
These days, if I buy a book, there's a good chance it was inspired by a podcast. In the case of The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became...
I first started running because I was mad. Seriously. It was my senior year of high school, and our ultimate frisbee team had lost a game...
Time. Stand near the track during a distance event, and that's what you'll hear. Time. Seemingly every lap, a chorus of coaches will yell...
In the summer of 2019, musical artist Mike Posner decided to walk across America. On Day 104, in the middle of Kansas, the Cooler Than Me...
Imagine (in a post-pandemic world) that you go out to eat at a nice restaurant. The host is welcoming. The waiter provides great service....
To be effective as a coach, I think few would argue that being a good leader is essential. But what makes a good leader? Finding that...
I used to think that confidence came from preparation. If I just studied more, or trained more, confidence would ensue. As Supreme Court...
Don't let the title deceive you. After winning 48 trophies managing Aberdeen and Manchester United, and being known as one of the...
There is no doubt the New England Patriots have been the NFL's best team in the new millennium. Since 2000, led by Head Coach Bill...
I recently finished The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. It was...
A little over a year ago, FC Salzburg manager Jesse Marsch burst onto the mainstream with a speech. His squad had fallen behind 0-3 on...
“There is no good or bad without us, there is only perception."
Aristotle believed everything had a telos. When translated from Greek, it means "a purpose, or goal, or final end." A common example is...
In high school, I had a calculus teacher who said to our class, "Half of you hear half of what I say half the time." He said it often....
Just over three years ago, Louisville's Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, played host to the NCAA Cross Country Championships...
For the past year or so, the adidas North American Headquarters in Portland have been undergoing an expansion project. The campus sits on...