As a former Bobcat, I'm proud of the move that uber-coach Stan Huntsman is making. Check out this great article from Mark Znidar of the Columbus Dispatch:Stan Huntsman invested 16 years of his life in Ohio University as a graduate student and track coach. Last week, he invested a couple of dollars in postage to mail his master’s degree diploma in physical education back to his alma mater [...]

Jon Beyle wrote me this: “I would also like to get your thoughts on something. I just got off the phone with a girl who has been playing field hockey at Princeton and her career is being threatened by lower compartment syndrome. She had the release surgery and it did not help much as of yet. she has a friend who plays D1 soccer who has the same thing. She told me also that she ran into a D1 [...]

I just found that C.K. Yang died on January 31 from complications from a stroke. When I was in high school and college I used to have a picture of Yang on my bulletin board because I had seen compete at the Santa Barbara Easter Relays and had been impressed with him. He was one of a few decathletes to score over 9,000 points on any scoring table. When I was in eighth grade there was a terrific hou [...]

The following are common questions & concerns from coaches on training and fitness: When is it appropriate to begin formal speed training?A common mistake many coaches make when beginning formal speed training is to prepare their players for a track meet and not for the game of they are training for. Speed training for sport should always have a game-like emphasis. Typically, younger players bet [...]

As a young coach I was always told to be sure to cross the T’s and dot the I’s At first I thought they were kidding me, but the longer I coached the more I realized that was much truth attached to that time worn cliché. Here are some T’s to cross and I’s to dot that I have found to be important in my own coaching and through observation of successful coaches and ath [...]

In light of the recently posted Youtube video of Carl Lewis, I figured it would only be fair to post this one of his arch-nemesis:    [...]

The biggest error in your post (Bearpowered.com) on Vern Gambetta is your use of the word "some" Were your post to be widely published, you would find "many" to be offended.While I can see where it would be a constant challenge dealing with contrary feedback when one takes a position on a subject that is counter to popular opinion, it undermines the position when the tone of de [...]

I spend a lot of time with friends who are coaches. Invariably the topic turns to today’s athletes, and to one question: “Are they different? They certainly are different in many ways from the athletes of 1969, when I started coaching. But the biggest differences are not in the athletes themselves, but in the society we live in. One of those differences has been a breakdown in discipli [...]

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I found this on ESPN.com last year and saved it. This article really hit home with me, I think what he is talking about transcends basketball, it is a problem with all sports. In regards to basketball I can’t watch a game at any level anymore. There are no fundamentals. The most basic aspects of the game are non existent. America needs more 'teaching' from its coaches By Jay Bila [...]