Youth Sports as a Means to Teach Life Lessons

This morning my wife shared a Facebook post from a friend about a high school football coach that suspended his entire team because of rampant bullying (here’s the link to the story on Huffington Post).  I thought:  wow, what a courageous stand by the coach.  Suspend the entire team?!  I would think this kind of actionContinueContinue reading “Youth Sports as a Means to Teach Life Lessons”

Youth Football Participation Goes Up?!?!

Minus the sweet shirt and the high fade, this is how I looked when I read the article from the New York Times citing a survey showing that participation in youth football grew – and grew more than any other U.S. sport! Several of my previous posts have highlighted that player safety concerns might result inContinueContinue reading “Youth Football Participation Goes Up?!?!”

Sports Illustrated Likes My Football Letter!

Ever been driven to write a strongly worded letter?  Well, two weeks ago I reacted that way when I read the Scorecard section in Sports Illustrated.  John Wertheim asked Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke “What do you see as the biggest issue facing the NFL?”  Kroenke responded “labor stability and our television contracts”.  I reactedContinueContinue reading “Sports Illustrated Likes My Football Letter!”