Archive for 'Life Lessons'
Be a Baller // Life Lesson Booklet
For a recent Baller Basketball Camp in Redlands, CA, I created a booklet as a part of our player packages.
The booklet was designed to encourage ballplayers to be the best they can be in athletics and life. The life lessons included a message from the basketball world as well as a comparable biblical concept.
The [...]
Do Not Look Back // A John Wooden Story
I received an email recently from a Coach Todd James, Dublin, Ireland, outlining a personal encounter with John Wooden a few years ago.
Coach James produced a tract entitled, “Meet My Head Coach,” after finishing his high school basketball coaching career, and after feeling called to go to the mission field to tell people about what [...]
Tiger Woods, Athletes, and Atonement
I tuned into the highly anticipated Tiger Woods public statement broadcast yesterday.
While I believe the overall message was sincere and a step in a positive direction for Woods, there was an initial statement that stood out to me, that could of easily been overheard, that really exposes the heart of the issue. [...]
Impact a Life // Coach a Sport
I have many memories of my coaches through the years playing sports. Some good and some bad.
However, as I have now been through the process of organizing a high school basketball league, Baller Basketball, and sought after quality volunteer coaches, as well as coaching a team myself, I am reminded of the [...]
Checking Back In
Hello People. It’s been a busy couple of weeks to say the least.
If you haven’t heard already (via following me on Twitter or Facebook), I took an unexpected trip out to California to be with my dad and family.
I get a text last Monday from my sister informing me that my dad is [...]
Applauding Sportsmanship
There are still stories in sports that inspire, that rise above who wins or loses, that move your soul because the right thing was done.
Yes, these types of stories are rare and only sprout to the surface of headline news only so often.
But when they do arise, I want to promote those stories. [...]
When You Are in Love
I am currently reading through a book by Francis Chan, Crazy Love, and it is beating me up right now (challenging my soul). While this is not a book review, I wanted to share a few brief notes from the beginning of a chapter entitled: When you’re in love.
The opening paragraph is a quoted [...]
Cultivating Sports Culture // Defining Reality
Continuing on from the Introduction to Cultivating Sports Culture, let’s take a moment to define reality.
During the 2008 Final Four, the N.B.A. and N.C.A.A announced that they would be joining forces in an effort to reform pre-collegiate, youth basketball systems. Both groups are in the process of creating a unified organization that [...]
2008 Recap, Looking Forward to 09
I was reviewing my post on things to do in 08 to reflect on this past year’s goals, priorities, and interests.
I did accomplish a few of the things on my list and fell short on others. 2008 was a challenging year for me personally.
To be honest, I told my wife that [...]
Pay Now Play Later
I came across this saying (pay now, play later), as I was reading through this book, that hit home with me.
There are many categories in life that this motto could fall under. Some are serious and others simple. Here are a few examples in my life.
* do what’s on your plate now well [...]
John Wooden
Peter R. Casey
Ron Harvey
Stuart Weir
Tony Dungy
