I write often about being a sports parent, husband, and dad coach. In my opinion, it’s important that I write through my experiences so I can reach others who can relate. Therefore, my perspective is me speaking for myself. I make it a point not to speak for all sports parents, all husbands, or all […]
Today as I was reading Cal Ripken’s book on parenting young athletes titled The Ripken Way I came across a startling statistic. According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control, on any typical day kids today are six times more likely to play a video game than to […]
A few days ago I shared my perspective on how to develop mental toughness. My perspective comes from the concepts of a mental toughness framework experts call the 4Cs model. Challenge: You must proactively seek out challenges and look for opportunities that will require you to overcome adversity. Commitment: You must proactively put yourself is situations were […]