Euro Tour 2017 - Let’s talk about playing time!
The Dutch know how to develop soccer talent.  Volendam a village of 22,000 people is doing it better than most and I’m not just talking...
Euro Tour 2017 - AZ thinks differently.
AZ has no business being in second place in the Eredivisie.  But don’t tell them that. While they are happy with the current standings...
Euro Tour 2017 -Â The synergy of Vitesse
From the moment you arrive at Vitesse you can see and sense the synergy. Synergy is the creation of a whole that is greater than the...
Euro Tour 2017: Â Holland Day 1
IÂ arrived in Amsterdam on Tuesday morning and by noon I was sitting in the club house of my favorite club Ajax. Much of this trip will...
The good thing about injuries...
The good thing about injuries is that they slow you down. That's what Gus the athletic trainer tells Martin the running back in Jon...
Programs don't have cultures!
Coaches LOVE to talk about culture. The Patriots have a culture. The San Antonio Spurs have a culture. Apple has a culture. It's a...
Is that a full-time job?
Playing Santa in the mall is a part-time job. Coaching is not. Yet I'm asked this question almost every time I meet someone new and...
Extra Is Included
I recently had a student-athlete visit my office with a particularly difficult problem. After a lengthy conversation we came up with a...
We need more participation trophies!
By now everyone has seen this rant by Louiville women's basketball coach Jeff Walz. And based on the social media reaction to this video...
The team building MYTH!
It is that time of year again! Team building time. I'm seeing lots of videos and pictures of team building exercises, retreats, and fun...
