As the football season progresses leaders are finding themselves in a variety of positions.  Some are riding the crest of the wave and are either where they wanted to be, or better.  Others are trailing behind expected pre-season optimism.

Regardless of the situati...

 The first week of the college football season is in the books.  Teams had spent months preparing for the excitement of game 1. The preparation and anticipation has been met with either exhilaration or disappointment.  

Rudyard Kipling said it best in his Poem...

It is the time of year where Football is in a preparation stage.

High Schools have just finished the school year and players are actively engaged in 7 on 7 leagues and going to camp after camp.

Colleges have just enrolled their new and excited freshman and are busy orien...

Following up on last week's post about not flinching and working hard to win, I'd like to mention how to handle a negative outcome.

There are times, no matter how hard we try to prevent it, the outcome we want doesn't occur.  How do we react?   Do we point fingers and...

On Last May 17th I wrote and published the following blog.  I couldn't help but think of it as the Patriots won their 5th Super Bowl, in dramatic fashion.  They never had a chance if they didn't believe.  The attitude of "Don't Flinch" was never more vivid than it was...

The NFL draft was recently completed and many young men are now gainfully employed.  It made me think of jobs and working for a living.  The people that were just drafted have found employment and a way to "make a living" by playing a game.  Trust me, they love what th...

Birthdays are a way of measuring the passing of time.  I celebrated another one yesterday and was amazed at all the people that took a moment from their busy schedules to text or post well wishes. It is humbling to think so many would take a their valuable time to reco...

I had the pleasure of spending yesterday with a long time friend, former All-American Offensive Tackle, former UNH offensive line coach and current Headmaster at Bridgton Academy, Grady Vigneau. Grady is one of those special people that the world can not get enough you...

http://www.sportscarolinamonthly.com/nfl-pulling-plug-european-league-made-harder-find-quality-backup-qb/

The above link is a story containing the opinion the NFL made a huge mistake in shutting down NFL Europe. Having spent 8 seasons in NFL Europe, 2 as an assistant i...

It is amazing what can be accomplished when we focus on the task at hand.  Focus can easily be distracted by a multitude of things.  When emphasizing to a team how important focus is, it generally isn't enough to just verbalize it, many learn through visual exhibitions...