Another great Rick Reilly article. This about Tim Tebow, a sports hero who seems too good to be true as a person.
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Those poor umpires
Posted on January 13, 2012 by coachdeck
Apparently, for over 125 years they’ve been taking abuse. The following was originally from the Chicago Tribune, 1886. It’s entitled, Mother May I Slug the Umpire? Hopefully, we’ve advanced since then. Mother, may I slug the umpire? May I slug him right away So he cannot be here, Mother When the clubs begin to play? [...]
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What a comeback story
Posted on January 12, 2012 by coachdeck
We knew who David Akers was, but didn’t know the personal bombshells that he was enduring last season. Most people assume, “NFL Player – He must have no worries.” Wait until you read Rick Reilly’s article about the incredible depths of his despair and his comeback. He’s not out of the woods yet, but we’re [...]
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Travel, competetive sports parents, take note
Posted on January 11, 2012 by coachdeck
Here is an excerpt from ESPN.com writer Tim Keown’s article entitled, “Where ‘Elite’ Kids Shouldn‘t Meet”. Parents line up to have their kids try out for under-10 fall baseball teams, where tiny kids compete for the right to have their arms trashed by pitching in four different games over two days of a weekend tournament [...]
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Wooden on Failures and Mistakes
Posted on January 9, 2012 by coachdeck
From “Wooden” by Steve Jamison I had mistakes, plenty, but I had no failures. We may not have won a championship every year. We may have lost games. But we had no failures. You never fail if you know in your heart you did the best of which you are capable. I did my best. [...]
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Advocates for Injured Athletes
Posted on January 7, 2012 by coachdeck
Tommy Mallon was a lacrosse player for Santa Fe Christian High School in San Diego. During a game, Tommy and another player collided, causing Tommy to fall to the turf. Fortunately for the Mallon family, the school had a Certified Athletic Trainer, Riki Kirchhoff, on hand who recognized that, despite Tommy’s protests to the contrary, [...]
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Does your school or organization have an injury plan in place?
Posted on January 6, 2012 by coachdeck
Last month, medical experts and concerned parents appeared on Capitol Hill for a summit on young athletes suffering critical injuries on the playing field. The consensus was that having a certified athletic trainer available for youth, especially high school, sports was one of the best ways to ensure the proper treatment and care is given [...]
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More wisdom from old-time baseball
Posted on January 5, 2012 by coachdeck
Success… “If you aren’t happy in one place, chances are pretty good you won’t be happy in another.” Ernie Banks “Happiness is good friends and a good bullpen.” Bob Lemon “You’ll never reach second base if you keep one foot on first.” Vernon Law
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Secrets for a successful draft
Posted on January 4, 2012 by coachdeck
In leagues everywhere over the next several weeks, coaches will sit down and determine the fate of their seasons by selecting the players who will make up their teams. Want to make sure you don’t make a mistake with one of those critical first picks? Would you like to find that late round “diamond-in-the-rough” steal? [...]
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