The Crazy Honey Badger (original narration by Randall)

OMG, This is soooo crazy! Honey badger don’t care…LOL

6-yr-old Unassisted Triple Play

Check it out...this is totally AWESOME for a 6 year old!!! I love it!

Laugh For The Day

I work in an environment where we work hard but we also play hard. We had a little fun at the expense of one of my coworkers (if you knew her it would be sooo much funnier). I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Work Hard, Play Hard!



The Hidden Link Between Youth Sports and Obesity - Your Thoughts?

I was perusing the internet and ran across this video clip. This is an issue that I am very passionate about and needs to be addressed. I have been fortunate to have had some truly awesome parents over my years as a coach but others are not so lucky. Parents that try to live vicariously through their kids are running the experience for everyone including YOUR kids. I am a coach mainly because I love sports and mentoring youths but mainly because I want my kids (yours and mine) to have a great experience playing the sport they love. There is a link between childhood obesity and sports for certain but one of the missing links that is often not explored is the parents. Often times I am not a spectator but I do see parents that are pushing their kids a little too hard. I have seen some parents that think their child is going to the league this year at 5 years old and are constantly yelling at them when they make mistakes. That is undue pressure for a child that is to them, “just playing a game”. Sports are meant for fun and exercise so these kids can get out from in front of the PS3 or Xbox and have fun socializing in the outdoors. If you have a child that plays sports, I encourage you to keep it light and let them have fun.

What are your thoughts on this?

Question: Are coaches kids pre-disposed to be better than those of non coaches?

Ok, I have question for yall. Do you all think that coaches kids are pre-destined to be better than those of a non coach. This all started from a conversation my friend and I were having. We were watching one of the spring flag football games and just observing the players. There were some that were average, below average, and one or two superstars. The one or two superstars were the kids of the coaches and it was clear that they were on a different level than the other kids. I yelled, "I knew it!", and we laughed. My buddy thinks that coaches' kids get preferential treatment and I sort of agree but only to a point. I was telling him that coaches' kids have more of an advantage simply because they live with the coach and are always immersed in sports at home. It's in our blood and it bleeds over. Our lives are just one really long practice...LOL.


Example: My son (age 8) is the QB of my team and has a very high football IQ. He knows the entire playbook and can execute it flawlessly. In fact he helped make some of it up. I was initially worried about the other parents claiming he was getting preferential treatment but all that ended once they saw him play. 


So I wanted to throw it out there to yall. Do you think that coaches kids are that much better or do they get preferential treatment? Would love to hear you comments on this one.

Vision con't

I work on the “Team” aspect of the goal by making every accolade a team one. No one did it by themselves so there are no individual awards given. I coach them to work hard at practice and at games so that they can be on the team that stands inside our circle and lead us out with our team chant afterwards. No game balls, no trophies, or anything that can single anyone out is given at all because that creates competition. I know you are thinking that competition is good (and it is) but not when you are trying to unify a team. The individual accolades will come later on in life as they mature but they need to learn that “team work makes the dream work”. Once you are consistent with getting them to remember your core values, relaying your vision should be easier each time you talk to them. Just keep the concept simple and make it a part of each practice or game.

Relaying Your Team's Vision

Having a vision and relaying it to your players is a vital part of team success. Any great leader has had a vision and has been able to convey it to his/her audience and execute a plan on that vision. The question then becomes what do you do in the case of players that range in age from 5-10? I had been struggling with how to accomplish this before the season hit but it came to me one night. One of my core values has always been 'Team work" so I played on that to motivate them to work together. The next day I started breaking my practice into segments that all led up to each player having some type of accomplishment that day or week. I gave them "One Goal". As the weeks went on I added to that “Goal”. Now in week 5 of the season we are 4-0 and our goal is “Undefeated and Nobody Scores on Us”. At first the “One Team, One Goal” concept made no sense to them but now it has meaning and gives them a purpose. Each game they go out there to work on being undefeated and not letting anyone score on us. They also know that it will take trust and belief in each other to reach that goal so they hold each other accountable. Watching them communicate with each other and congratulate a good play is what I am looking for.