Youthful dreams, inspired by successful people, often miss the point.

 Thoughts on the handling of Brett Favre's departure from Green Bay

 Whatever happened to the multi-sport high school athlete?

It is always somewhat telling to witness an embarrassed youngster turn to the sidelines during a game and tell their parent to be quiet or calm down and in essence suggest that “this isn’t about you.”

Reflecting on the Willie Randolph saga and decency in sports

Tim Russert was a master connector and communicator who embodied what many coaches would like to be.

It is increasingly difficult to find a college freshman who has ever played or even practiced their sport without a coach or other adult around.

“If Pele had been born in the jungles of Borneo and somebody had given him a soccer ball, he’d have eaten the bloody thing!”

Thus was I introduced at a coaching clinic in England, to the notion that great athletes, even god-like soccer players such as the great Pele, were not born with skill.