Counterpoint: Do More of Less to Unlock a Young Athletes Hidden Talents

Sometimes you can look like you’re not doing much and still make a great deal of progress. Conversely, you can look extremely busy and get nothing done. The latter happens often in youth sports. The former does not happen enough. Too often young athletes spend too much time doing a lot of nothing. It’s not […]

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Counterpoint: Goals Don’t Make Champions

If you read this blog often, then you know I’m a big advocate of goal setting. I have two cornerstone beliefs about goals: Goal progression must be used for difficult and long term goals. The process must be the goal and the goal must be the compass. If you buy-in to those two beliefs, then […]

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Counterpoint: Boring Goals are Better than Fun Goals

Setting goals can be fun. Sometimes too fun. Thinking and dreaming big feels amazing. For example, take a second and think about the things you would do if you won a multi-million dollar lottery. Just thinking about being free to do whatever you want with a million dollars provides a joyful adrenaline rush. This type […]

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