There are too many indications that we are a society in crisis. It’s evident in media coverage and popular television shows. In-fighting among our leaders runs rampant. The obesity rate continues to climb for all of us. Young men are perfectly satisfied with mediocrity and feel no sense of drive […]
A friend of mine recently sent me an article about Tim Tebow. She explained that she would be impressed if even half the stories in the article were true. I agree with her. Rick Reilly, ESPN sportswriter, compiled a number of stories that put Tim Tebow above his competitors. The article doesn’t […]
Coach Steve Wills, Woodbury Hockey Peewee B2 Royal Head Coach The story I am about to tell you is not a story you will find in national media. It’s not the kind of story that gets attention from the loudest tv or radio hosts. This is the kind of […]
February 1, 2012 Today is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. DON’T STOP READING!!! I know the topic of women in sports can be controversial. There are those people who think women’s sports are a bore. There are the women who don’t understand the psychology of a woman […]
Alyssa Grogan, University of Minnesota #33 If you follow women’s hockey in Minnesota, you have heard of Alyssa Grogan. If you pay more attention to the Gopher men, or the Wild, or the peewee who skates in your backyard, you may have heard of her but you probaby […]
I eavesdrop in ice hockey rinks, in sports bars, and I listen in on conversations that happen in the grocery line. I lurk in chat rooms and listen to radio programs that deal with the hottest issues having to do with sports. I’m listening for the bigger […]
This post is dedicated to Terrell Mayes- a three-year old Minneapolis boy who was killed by a stray bullet as he ran into his house and away from gunfire. His story is more tragic than Jablonski’s…his family deserves justice and there is no reason those who have money […]
Except for what I’ve seen on the news, and read on his caring bridge site, I don’t know this smiling hockey player. I don’t know his parents or his younger brother. I don’t know the record of the team for which he plays, or how many goals he […]
I wish I weren’t reeling from a mid-season parent/coach meeting I attended last night… but I am. I wish I didn’t feel like I have a responsibility to write about it this morning… but I do. I am Choosing to Grow: For the Sport of It, and I can only do […]
I don’t know any of the women in this photo. Few people probably do. That doesn’t mean they didn’t have a self-defining experience with sport. I too am a female athlete…with a story. I played sports to the highest level available to me at the time (except for […]
The Team Adult Playbook 