Coaches’ Blog

Admittedly, I made some quick assumptions about Adam Brosh before I even met him face to face.  In fact, one I wouldn’t even call an assumption.  It was a certainty.  I was convinced of his ability to “put it all on the line” from the first email he sent me.  It was a pretty easy […]

Failure.  As adults, it haunts us.  To many, it rules our choices.  People are frozen into inaction by the mere thought of being judged a failure.  I hate it.  Because rather than trying, people let potential failure become guaranteed failure by preventing them from trying. On the other hand, children attack the world unencumbered by […]

Where to start?  Admittedly, I’m struggling to decide which anecdotes to use to describe Mike Blair.  As a decathlete, I probably spent more time with Mike than any other member of the senior class.  He and I spent hours in my beat up Jetta.  Just me, him, 3 javelins, 4 discuses (discii?), 1 shot put, […]

There are a few quotes that I surround myself with to keep myself in check.  They’re meant to remind me to be the type of coach (and person) that I want to be.  These are two. Only what is still can still the stillness in others.  Men do not mirror themselves in running water. Learn […]

18.  This spring, we watched 18 Jumbos hand in their uniforms for the final time.  That’s a big class.  That’s more than the entire basketball team.   It was a tight group that kept each other motivated, challenged, and on task.  Goals were made in the spring of 2010 and followed through upon in the spring […]

Well, two things happened today that basically mandate that I put up a blog entry for our trip so far. First, my wife spent a good 3 hours acquiring us a suitable satellite uplink so that I’ll have internet. Honestly, it was quite a fun excursion depending on your definition of fun. Start of by […]

So, we leave tomorrow for a month in Ethiopia.  My wife has to pump out the first phase in her PhD research and Echo and I are tagging along for a great vacation.  The little man and I should have plenty of 1-on-1 time to explore and get to know our way around.  We’ll be […]

Blogs in the summer are tough to come by. After months in front of this screen, it’s difficult to motivate to sit down and pump out an eloquent post. With that in mind, I’m simply going to list off a bunch of random train-of-thought statements. 7 days until we head to Ethiopia for 4+ weeks. […]

Let’s clear something up right now.  I’m going to completely ramble in this post.  This is going to be complete train-of-thought and I’m not going to apologize for it.  So strap in and let’s go. Sixteen years ago, I sat in my freshman dorm room on Stew 2 at Middlebury College and vowed to win […]