Coaches’ Blog

When I step back and compare our current Jumbo student/athletes to myself at their age, I see a few huge differences.  Mainly, they’re a lot more independent and mature than I was at there age.  For the most part, I actually feel that Tufts does a better job preparing its students for the real world […]

I know that I may be being very repetitive (I wrote about this in one of my first blog posts), but this stuff is so scary that it needs another post.  Sure, you may be an 18-year-old runner who feels invincible and that is why the military puts 18-year-olds on the front line.  But just […]

To be honest I know nothing about tailbacks and who dominates that position, and I especially don’t know about the science and genetics of athletic ability. However I do realize the dangers of something being classified as inherently black or inherently white. When I read the article, the most disturbing part to me was the […]

I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to post and comment on our ongoing discussion about race, genetics and sport.  I hope you all felt comfortable adding your opinion.  I started to feel like this site became a message board more than a blog, but I think I’m okay with that.  I […]

I think that this discussion is very interesting and I have a few points that I believe necessitate comment. The first thoughts that come to my head after reading this response is that it would be helpful to question people’s views constructively rather than attempt to belittle them. Asking someone if they truly believe a […]

Me: “But I think the strongest factor is that races, ethnicities, and cultures develop a sense of ownership over a specific sport”. Skye: I think it is more a sense of familiarity more than ownwer ship. If black athletes were exposed to some of the other sports more readily possibly there would be more participation. […]

Okay I’m going to do my best to describe my opinions in a simple concise manner.  When I read the article I sent you, two questions stood out to me.   1.       Why are there so many blacks dominating SOME sports 2.       Are people genetically predisposed to have certain physical characteristics? To address the first point, I think […]

Is it odd that my favorite aspect of coaching at Tufts has absolutely nothing to do with running or track & field?  I have to say that I enjoy the conversations the most.  It’s funny because I started coaching to teach student/athletes and I sometimes feel that I’ve ended up learning more than I teach. […]