SubscribeThis week marked the first three days of the Broughton lacrosse team’s off-season. As the head coach I am even more excited about getting the boys in shape. I’ve gotten access to the weight rooms this year too. I’ve upped the intensity and the boys, so far, seem to be buying in already. Considering fall [...]
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Prepping For 2010
With schools around the country kicking off in the next week or two it’s time for the return of High School athletics. That means it’s time to start preparing for the next year. The spring of 2010 will mark my first year has a head coach and I’m pretty excited about it.
I’ve been doing my [...]
The Ambiguity of Playoffs
No matter what level, what sport, or what system of calculation is used, someone will always be upset about the results of a playoff bracket. The biggest gripes are usually about who gets in versus who stays at home, but other times there is also debate about who is seeded where.
I coach lacrosse in North [...]
Weekend, Odds and Ends
So this was quite a productive weekend! Started off early Saturday morning with a victory in Super Athlete Challege Event #3 – the mile run. After taking a 5 second victory I proceed to take two games of corn hole before getting breakfast. Since we had to wait until 11 for the bars to open [...]
Instilling a Work Ethic
I find it interesting that with so much lacrosse on TV that I don’t spend more time reprimanding my kids for trying what they’ve seen. Maybe it’s because I’m in NC, but I know that when I was these kid’s age I looked forward to the 1 game every-other week that was televised on [...]
The most productive day ever!
At least in a very long time!…
With Jamie being out of town this weekend I was left to my own devices. I wasn’t too productive yesterday spending much more time watching sports(lacrosse and basketball) than doing any house work. As a result I was determined to make today ridiculously productive around the new house. And [...]
Bouncing back
It’s always difficult to take a bad loss. In my playing days I would meticulously pick through all the bad plays I had made, or hustle plays I missed. I would then strive to fix those same mistakes in the following days of practice.
As a coach I find it frustrating that I can [...]
It Begins?
I have officially entered the bloggosphere. I don’t know what it is I’ll be blogging about lacrosse, web development/design…we’ll see what happens