Month: July 2014

  • The Risks and Rewards of Coaching

    Anyone who has had a good coach recognizes their value. From outside the relationship, it can be hard to see why. Our coaches usually don’t look like they could do what they are asking us to do, usually they can’t. Their skill set differs from our skill set — we can do but they can…

  • The Hail Mary Failure

    Our team is down by 5 points, they are on the 40 yard line, 3 seconds left to play.  Hike! Everyone scrambles for the endzone and the quarterback throws a high arching spiral that seems to hang in the air as the end of game whistle blows.  It falls down into a mass of players,…