Michael Josephson once said, “Approach the new year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.” This past year has been really good to me. I have accomplished a lot with the …
The transformation from good to great
Iris Murdoch once said, “We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.” I have been coaching for more than 25 years and can attest, like millions of …
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Providing direction for marginalized youth
A compass provides direction, but not directions. I am a coach, and the players I am responsible for depend on me to provide direction. Providing direction for marginalized youth can be …
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Getting to the heart of coaching Black boys in baseball
I have been developing elite baseball players for more than 25 years. My current and past players have received honors ranging from the “Gatorade High School Player of the Year,” the first pick in the …
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Reminiscing, reliving and loving the road traveled
Potential is not a matter of where you start, but of how far you travel. As we have explored, the original usage of the word coach was a means of transportation. Back then—and still today—a good coach …
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Getting to the core of excellence
Will Durant once said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." I define excellence as meeting expectations. I cannot make it any simpler than that. In order …
