This story, written by Mitch Albom chronicles the death of his favorite college professor, Morrie Schwartz, who is battling ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease. Morrie becomes Mitch’s professor again as he coaches him through his “life’s lessons” during their Tuesday sessions in his last few months. Morrie and Mitch cover so many important but often…
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Effort: The non-negotiable
A few weeks ago Ruben Amorim, a young Portuguese coach with a lot of potential was hired to lead Manchester United. For those who follow world soccer, specifically the English Premier League, you know what a underperforming team Man U has been since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson over 10 years ago. Manchester United…
Player assessments are NOT just an annual activity
Most clubs I have been a part of have some kind of annual or bi-annual “player assessment”. For the most part, it’s a simple pencil whipping exercise for coaches to evaluate players and provide feedback. This is not to say that coaches don’t provide some form of feedback throughout the season but based on my…
Being better at providing good feedback
Over the years I’ve learned to be a little better at delivering feedback. This is a skilled that was learned; through failure, correction and repetition. Not sure if anyone is just “naturally” a great feedback provider. If there are, I’d sure love to meet them and continue to learn new things from them. But at…
Shine
Ever see someone in real life, so good at something/anything that they were just a joy to watch? A waitress with a smile on her face in a crowded restaurant when everyone else looks gloomy. The guy on the corner dancing with a business sign, doing flips and tricks while cars pass by racing to…