Discover and Demonstrate How Character and Leadership Matter in Sports
Tim Tebow is a Heisman Trophy quarterback who led the University of Florida to two national championships. He played a few seasons in the NFL, but his career did not go quite as planned. He was cut in 2012 and several comebacks did not work out. In 2016 Tebow announced his desire to become a professional baseball player despite not …
That’s right, 29 of the 32 1st round draft picks in the 2018 NFL draft were multi-sport athletes in high school. Fourteen (44%) were 3-sport athletes. One of the athletes was a 4-sport athlete. But, you say, that must be an anomaly. Nope. Thirty of 32 in 2017 and 28 of 31 in 2016 were multiple sport athletes in high …
In a recent Ted talk, research by Julianne Holt-Lunstad at Brigham Young University was highlighted. This research looks at the variables that have the greatest impact on longevity. In your mind, try to guess what variables had the strongest correlation with living longer. I guessed that too and I was wrong. The number 2 predictor is “close relationships”, that is …
The Boston Marathon took place on Monday. Of the 119 years of this great race, 2018 was one of the coldest on record. The temperature was in the mid-30’s, a steady head-wind of 20 mph, pouring rain and a windchill factor of 20 degrees. This is not the type of weather you want to be outside in, let alone run …
There is a shortage of referees and officials for youth sports. The median age of referees has increased every year. The older refs are retiring and very few young people are entering the profession. There is also a problem of retaining refs from year to year. According to some articles, over 50% of the high school referees who complete one …
Joe’s Perspective: I really have no words. Your Turn: What are your thoughts and/or feelings on this depiction of our society?
In the history of the NCAA Tournament, no #1 seed had every lost their opening game to the #16 seed. So, Virginia, the overall #1 seed in the tournament had reason to feel confident going into their opening match against UMBC. However, UMBC beat them and beat them convincingly. It was a 20-point beat down. It was truly March Madness …
Arnold Schwarzenegger knows a thing or two about success. He was a world champion body-builder, an A-list movie star and the governor of California. He had a knack for succeeding where others wouldn’t think to even try. I think it is important to listen to people who have had success to learn what it takes to become successful. So, here …
Coach Dave Martin is the men’s basketball coach at the University of South Carolina. He has some advice for parents who attend their child’s sporting events. In a nutshell, he says parents should keep their mouths shut, and if they can’t do that, then they should become the coach. Your Turn: How would you describe your parents behavior at your …
Last year, Justin Rivard, went through an “active school-shooting” at Somerset High School in Wisconsin. Then, a junior, Justin helped his teacher barricade his classroom door with a table. He was astute enough to notice that the table would have been worthless, if it had been a real scenario. He further realized that most classroom across the country were relying …
