Discover and Demonstrate How Character and Leadership Matter in Sports
On Tuesday, a 15-year-old student opened fire on his classmates, killing 4 and wounding 7 others at Oxford High School (MI). The previous Friday, the shooter’s father bought a gun. On Monday, the shooter had drawn disturbing pictures during class. On the morning of the shooting, there was a meeting at school between the school counselor, the parents and the …
Joe’s Perspective: This is an instructive lesson. Even the ref has a mother. Let’s also remember that the ref is trying to do the very best job that he/she can do to call the best game possible. Their objective is fairness. They are trying their very best to get things right. Even the beginners are trying their best. They had …
Susan Bergeman is a 14-year-old freshman at Chippewa Falls High School in Wisconsin. She decided to go out for cross country this fall. Her main reason – to find an activity that would include her older brother, Jeffrey. You see, at the young age of 22 months, Jeffrey suffered a cardiac arrest, which caused a lack of oxygen to the …
There are over 2,000 documented cases of people jumping off the Golden State Bridge to commit suicide since it opened in 1937. About every two weeks someone jumps off that bridge. 99% of those who jump do not survive. 38 have reportedly lived. On September 25, 2000, Kevin Hines became the 25th person to survive the jump. Kevin was adopted …
Macy Pate is a sophomore at Ronald Reagan High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is the #1 ranked golfer in the state and previously won the state championship as a freshman. Her team won the state championship last year and at this moment is ranked the #1 team in the country this year. Pretty impressive stuff. However, this one …
On September 29, Benzie Central High School played Kingsley High School in soccer. Benzie Central is a decent soccer program with one of the best soccer players in the state, Kevin Hubbell. Kingsley has had a lousy season, entering the game with zero wins and 15 losses. Early in the game, any viewer could tell that this was going to …
About 50-60 NBA players were not vaccinated prior to the start of the NBA pre-season. One of those players is 7-time all-star guard, Kyrie Irving. While the NBA does not require vaccination, certain cities do. Since, Kyrie plays for the Brooklyn Nets and New York has a strict vaccine policy, Kyrie will be forced to sit out all home games. …
Sadio Mane was born in Senegal, a small country in Africa. His upbringing was rough. His father died when he was 7. Sadio never owned a pair of shoes as a child or went to school. He spent most of his days working long hours in the field to put food on the table for his family. When he was …
For as long as people can remember, coaches at Upperman High School in Tennessee have been leading the team in prayer before football games. It has been a strong tradition and an accepted part of life. At the beginning of this school year, the Americans United for Separation of Church and State complained about “several instances of prayer and proselytizing at …
In the high jump event at the 2021 Olympics, Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi both cleared 2.37 meters but failed to reach 2.39 meters on all three tries. The official approached the athletes to discuss the jump off. At that point Barshim asked if it is possible to share gold. The referee’s response, “It is possible…” With …
