Discover and Demonstrate How Character and Leadership Matter in Sports
Andrew Luck officially retired at the age of 30 on Saturday night. Drafted as the overall #1 pick in 2012 by the Indianapolis Colts, he was a can’t miss Hall of Famer. Yet, Luck will not make the Hall of Fame. He had a injury-plagued career and he just decided that it wasn’t worth it anymore. The following are his …
This is the first week of the Student Athlete Program. This program is designed to improve the character, sportsmanship and leadership of high school athletes. This program should be fun and engaging. It is not supposed to be “one more thing” or “something you have to do.” Each week we will focus on a different trait. Season 1 Season …
In late October of 2018, Zimmerman High School was beating St. Cloud Cathedral by 26 points. Late in the 4th quarter, Zimmerman running back got loose on a long touchdown run. Watching from the sidelines was Brad Reuter, senior captain for St. Cloud Cathedral. Having seen enough, he let his emotions get the best of him. He sprinted down the …
Earlier this year, Justin Bour sprinted to 2nd base. He slid. The ball came in quickly from the catcher. The tag beat Bour’s hand to the bag. The umpire makes the call, “safe.” Knowing that he was out, Bour simply began walking toward his dugout. Cubs 2nd baseman, Javier Báez, ran over to Bour and tagged him. Bour didn’t care. …
Every Monday Coach Carter, an assistant football coach at Athens High School takes five minutes of practice time to teach his football players valuable life lessons. Among many lessons, he teaches his athletes how to change a tire, magnetize a screw driver, general plumbing pointers, changing oil in a car… Each week he does a little demonstration. Each week he …
Every day in this country about twenty two U.S. veterans commit suicide. Many of these veterans suffer from PTSD and Survivor’s Guilt. Micah Herndon is one of those veterans. As a marine, Herndon was on patrol in Afghanistan when An I.E.D. exploded underneath his vehicle. Herndon survived, but three of his fellow comrades did not. Herndon decided to channel PTSD …
To make a long story short, Tiger Woods had it all. He was probably the most successful and famous athlete in the world in 2008. He had money and endorsements. He was beloved by many and admired by kids. He was married and had two beautiful kids. He was on his way to becoming the greatest golfer of all time. …
One year ago, Virginia became the first school to ever lose as a #1 seed to a #16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Not only did that, they were the overall #1 seed. Not only that, they lost by 20 convincing points. It wasn’t even close. I wrote about it last year – https://characterandleadership.com/win-class-lose-class/. This year, Virginia entered the NCAA …
At least 50 people have been charged by the federal government on charges of fraud and racketeering. This is essentially what happened. Wealthy parents hired Rick Singer of Edge College and Career Network to give their children unfair advantages to get accepted into college. These parents paid big bucks for 1) having others take their SAT, 2) falsifying academic records …
During a first round NCAA tournament game the #2 seed Michigan State Spartans played the #15 seed Bradley University. MSU was a heavy favorite. During the first half though, MSU was down eight points. Three times in a row, freshman Aaron Henry failed to get back on defense, and three times Bradley scored. Coach Izzo initially yelled at Henry. Henry …
