Coaches’ Blog

I thought about making this post an announcement about me deciding not to blog anymore for the foreseeable future.  Obviously this blog has been dormant for some time now.  I’ve consciously prioritized coaching and fathering over this so I’ve had little regrets.  However, I mentioned this to my wife and she metaphorically slapped me in […]

Well, I wrote this entry more than 7 months ago as a form of journaling or self-therapy.  I never thought I’d post it.  But it’s interesting how time can change your perspective.  With the start of another T&F season on the horizon it feels somewhat appropriate to rehash this for myself.  It felt important to […]

As a coach, I don’t know whether to call myself a doubter or a planner.  One definitely has a more negative connotation than the other.  Regardless, I’m the type of person who has back-up-plans for his back-up-plans.  There’s some quote about “best laid plans of mice and men” that would fit here, but I never […]

Two things you’re about to learn about me. 1. I challenge myself and abhor complacency. 2. I finish what I start. Sometimes it can take me a while, but I finish it.  Life is about prioritizing things on the fly.  (Originally that sentence said “Being a head coach is about prioritizing.” but that would be […]

On top of all that, there are countless stories that the results just don’t do justice. You can’t look at the final results expecting to get the full experience. If you want to relive the meet, you have to go to the TFRRS list and look deep into the field series. You have to talk […]

Always important to start NESCACs off in the right mindset.  You’re about to settle down into an 11-hour marathon, so you better know what you’ve signed on for.  With a little help from our alums, the guys had a little pick-me-up to go with their morning breakfast.  Maybe this will put you in the right […]

That time of year again. BU seeds. What to do? What to do? This has to be one of the biggest problems with our sport. It’s politics wrapped up in hopeful optimism. Whether you see it as lying or confidence in your athlete, it’s the same thing. It’s a seed time that they’ve likely never […]

And…we’re back. Apologies for the delay.  But I’ll bring you up to speed.  XC Nationals became the holidays which became Echo’s pneumonia which became Early Return.  That brings us to now.  Gearing up for the Bowdoin Invite and the first (of many) trips across town to BU.  Same as last year, same as the year […]

It hangs above my desk in my own handwriting.  “You have to earn the respect you are given.”  It’s my constant reminder of the sheer magnitude of my position.  My father who instilled in me the idea that you can spend 20 years building trust and destroy it in 20 seconds.  The moment you stop […]

He missed 100% of captains’ practices his freshman year.  And on top of that he only made it 200m on Day 1.  That’s how long he lasted before he got an up-close and personal look at a Gantcher trashcan.  I went up to him and told him it would get better…mainly because it really couldn’t […]