by Ellen Sawin, NCSA Athletic RecruitingThis mantra seems to be taking over the world of collegiate athletics.Many coaches from the nation’s top teams have started offering scholarships to athletes who haven’t even started high school yet. Just this past summer, LSU offered a scholarship to …
Three Ways An Exit Plan Can Make You A Better Coach
by Dr. Mike DavenportJack is standing in line at the supermarket, waiting to pay for his bananas. He knows exactly what he is going to do as soon as he gets his change. He has a plan.Barb, a fifth grader, is watching the calendar slowly move toward summer vacation. She has big plans when school …
How To Make Your Internet, Wifi Searches Safe
by Sean Devlin, Front RushIf you and I were at a Starbucks together and you went on Facebook, I could steal your Facebook login information, post very bad things on your behalf and make all kinds of friend requests to all the people that you don't want me to (ex-girlfrends or bestfriends, …
Zen And The Two Games Coaches Play
by Dr. Mike DavenportCoaches play games. I don’t mean that in a bad, derogatory sense.But the truth is we coaches play games. Two games in fact. Two games that make a difference.James Carse wrote about those two games at length in his book, Finite and Infinite Games, A Vision of Life as Play …
Habits Are For the Short Run
by Ellen Sawin, NCSA Athletic RecruitingWhat do John Wooden, Anson Dorrance, Bill Bowerman, Sue Enquist and Russ Rose have in common?All of these coaches established historic programs in their respective sports.They established brands: UCLA Basketball, UNC Soccer, Oregon Track & Field, …