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Finally back in the saddle after migrating my show onto my own account now that the Golden State Network has disbanded. Here are a few updates on my …
2 years, 7 months ago
"Education as Living"
"Life in its lowest terms is a matter of passing the time." -Randolf Bourne (1916)
Randolf Bourne (1886-1918) was one of the "young radicals" during t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Mental Skills Training
My master's thesis was on "Mental Skills Training for Youth Sport Coaches, Athletes, and Parents." I share this to help adults help children have the…
2 years, 8 months ago
"The Spirit of Youth & the City Streets"
"...the play impulse is too irrepressible to be denied." -Jane Addams
Chicago has a long history of industry and immigration--it also has a long histo…
2 years, 9 months ago
First Days
A few comments about the deep joy of being the very first X-Country coach for some of my new 3rd grade distance runners this summer. The psychology i…
2 years, 9 months ago
Youth Sports?
Are we doing more harm than good with American youth sports? Many programs are actually doing more harm. Our kids would literally be better off NOT p…
2 years, 9 months ago
Large VS. Small Muscle Development
Hands are critically important for brain development--but the use of large muscle activities that involve legs, arms, shoulders, etc. are also mandat…
2 years, 9 months ago
Weekly Observations
A collection of personal and national topics this episode from coaching youth XC to Jason Aldean's song controversy and back to post-WWII history of …
2 years, 9 months ago
MORE AMMO!
*Language warning on this show! We are being told that the US munitions supply is so low that it can take up to 18 years to replenish some of it. I'm…
2 years, 9 months ago
Denver Keynote Summary
As promised, here is my summary and overview of the American College of Sports Medicine keynote presentation I did this past June in Denver, CO. It w…
2 years, 9 months ago