by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comGreetings from Lake Placid, NY.I am here this week doing more research on the area which I feel is as inspiring as any place in U.S. sports history, and working with The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism/Lake Placid CVB to develop staff building …
What Story Does Your Locker Room Tell?
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comIn almost 40 years of being around sports closely, as a broadcast journalist and now seminar leader, I have had the opportunity to visit many of our sports mecca's in America.Lake Placid ranks right up there. Actually, the only two times I have had …
The 35th Anniversary Of The Miracle On Ice
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comFor coaches out there reading this today, Tuesday, this is the actual 35th anniversary date of the ending of the Miracle on Ice. On Febuary 24th, 1980 coach Herb Brook's USA team rallied to beat Finland 4-2."The impossible dream comes true," said ABC's …
It Pays To Go With Your Gut
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comWhen legendary former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith died recently, one of my first thoughts was a connection he had to coach Herb Brooks of the Miracle on Ice in how they built a particular team.In 1976, Dean Smith was head coach of the …
Gearing Up For The Miracle On Ice Anniversary
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comMany of you, depending on the sport, have been signing athletes to National Letters of Intent this month. As they commit to a college, they are at the height of dreaming. They are thinking big things such as championships, making life long friends, being …