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 …
Bring The “Miracle On Ice” To Your Campus
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comCoaches,For the last few months here I have been writing about how Herb Brooks recruited in college, assembled the Miracle on Ice team, and about how they were able to record the greatest moment in United States sports history.This week I wanted to …
The Miracle On Ice: Building A Winning Team
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comAs you recruit and build your teams, there are three foundations from the Miracle on Ice team that can be of tremendous help.First, while nowadays we hear of Dream Teams in the Olympics (starting with the 1992 U.S. men's basketball team in Barcelona), …
How The Miracle On Ice Team Inspires Athletes Today
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comWhen you are going through recruiting or building a program, what do you look towards for inspiration?Theo Epstein runs the Chicago Cubs now and looks to have them headed towards good times. Before, he ran the Red Sox organization and made a point to …
Featured Series: The ‘Miracle’ Behind Herb Brooks’ Miracle On Ice
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comAs you are building a program, or trying to get the kind of impact recruits that will be program changers, I wanted to share some things about the Miracle on Ice of 1980 that can inspire you.When Herb Brooks' team took to the ice against Sweden in the …