I will admit that the movie Facing the Giants is hokey and not the best cinema in the history of cinema. But, I have always loved the death crawl scene. I love the fact that the boy was able to accomplish more than 70-80% more (100 yards vs. 20-30 yards like he said) than he thought he was capable of. I love the fact that the boy used that moment later in the movie to go the extra four downs…
Words matter. Think back to a statement that one of your coaches said about you that stuck with you. Maybe even made you who you were as an athlete. Probably that statement began to create in you a part of your identity. Most likely that statement is something that STILL defines you today as an adult.
I watched a show on Fox called “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.” Sixteen celebrities are put through ten days of physical and mental tests in Jordan. The goal is to finish. You are only eliminated if you are medically disqualified or if you quit. The “winners” are those who finish. Here is the trailer – Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test | IMDb.
I am from a broken home. My parents divorced when I was in the 6th grade. I went to a rural school, was an “A” student, and played football, basketball, and ran track. One night in the 9th grade I told my mom that I was way ahead on my school work (true) and wanted to sleep in to get extra rest because I had a football game the next night. She was fine with it and in my young…
If I were to count up the number of conflicts over my coaching and administrating career, I would guess that 90% of them involve playing time. This is not a complaint towards parents. Actually I want to start by defending them. As it has been said many times, it is so much easier to deal with conflict when you see it from the other’s perspective. Let’s see it from different perspectives.
The next section of our athletic handbook is entitled, “The Expectations of our Parents.” I wanted to go over this section for three reasons. One is that most of you are parents, so we want you to adhere to the same standards toward your children as we expect from others. Two is that we want you to know these statements so if and when a parent brings a situation or wants to engage in a conflict, you can remind them…
The section of our handbook that is labeled “The Purpose and Goal of Classical Christian Athletics” says the following: Key lessons taught by athletics include the competitive mindset, mental toughness, physical training, conflict management, goal setting, team building, accountability, and overcoming failure. These skills are essential to the growth of an individual seeking success in a fallen world and keep us focused in reaching our full potential. Equipping students to face and overcome issues creates transformational experiences and the need…
The purpose of this email is to bring you information that will hopefully motivate, inspire, and encourage you. It also serves to remind you of our vision and mission as well as where I believe we are at this point. This is not an email where I will include operational notices or details. Those will come in separate emails from me or Chris Cathey. This is more about the “why” rather than the “what.” The school is launching a new…
At first glance you probably did a double take when you read the title. You may have said “Did he mean to put those words together in that sentence?” There is no doubt that this is a tremendous undertaking. My children were educated in a classical school, so I am very aware of the concept…