Discover and Demonstrate How Character and Leadership Matter in Sports
During a semi-pro basketball game, a referee by the name of John Sculli, had a sudden and severe heart attack. His type of heart attack actually has a nickname – the Widow Maker – because only 1% survive such an episode. However, what put him in the 1% was a basketball player from Toledo who had just graduated from Firefighter …
Pete Rose died today at the age of 83. For those who never saw him play baseball, he was the epitome of all that was good in the game of baseball. Fathers told their sons, “That’s how you do it. That’s how you play the game.” His nickname was “Charlie Hustle.” He gave it everything he had on every play …
Angela Duckworth is a former teacher and psychologist. She has studied West Point Cadets, teachers, students, spelling B contestants and salespeople. Her main research question is, “Who is successful here and why?” She discovered that success had little to do with a person’s IQ, looks or personality. Her finding is that “grit” is the factor that determines the level of …
The Rule of 100 states that if you spend 100 minutes a week focused on one thing, you will be better than 95% of the world at that one thing. That amounts to 18 minutes a day for one year. It doesn’t matter if that is learning a foreign language, playing the guitar or playing a sport. Joe’s Perspective: My …
This is a simple 60-second video that captures the truth about life, delivered by Coach Saban. He contends that “Life owes you nothing. Nobody owes you nothing.” Every day you must earn it. If you have talent, but you aren’t disciplined or your don’t focus or pay attention to detail, you will end up with nothing. So, it is incumbent …
This is the first blog post of the 2024 school year. Typically, this is about a current event related to sports, but today I just want to hear from you. I also want to introduce you to this program – an app-based program we call the Student Athlete Program. This program is designed to improve the character, sportsmanship and leadership of …
I have to be honest. I have no idea who this guy is. My guess is he is a special forces guy in the military. My guess is he is part of an elite fighting force. My guess is he has had more training and leadership development than any of us will ever receive. Given all that, he says there …
This is a short blog with a simple message: Opportunities are all around you, but you have to be looking for them in order to take advantage of them. Here is a 30-second video that illustrates this point. Joe’s Perspective: I can’t state it any better than she did. “That’s how opportunities work. When you go through life and you …
In almost every high school across the country, athletes sign their national letter of intent to celebrate a scholarship with a particular school. It’s usually a big deal. Schools set up a table with the college colors. Athletes wear a shirt or hat to indicate where he/she will attend college. Family and friends attend the event to support the athlete. …
Kansas City Royals pitcher Brady Singer used part of his $4.25 signing bonus to give his parents a special Christmas gift. In an effort to thank his parents for all of they did for him, he paid off the mortgage on their house and all other debt they had. Brady also wrote a beautiful letter to his parents, thanking them …
