Blog Posts in 2015

Resolving to Win in 2016

As we turn the final pages on the 2015 calendar and open our hearts and minds to what lies ahead in 2016, I am always filled with a deep sense of promise during this time each year. No matter the ...
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What Does the Future Hold for The "Trophy Generation?"

Professional NFL linebacker James Harrison made news recently when he posted a photo on Instagram of the participation trophies his sons were given after their youth football season ended in first and ...
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MCL: The Less-Talked About Knee Injury Source

I’ve discussed at length the prevalence of knee injuries in sports today – namely ACL tears during non-contact plays. But one trend that has seemingly emerged during this NFL season is ...
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ACL Injury Prevention in Football - The Time is NOW

With the NFL season now well-underway, we've already seen numerous non-contact knee injuries arise in players from numerous teams. The subject of ACL injury prevention is one I am quite passionate ...
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Fair Play - The Centerpiece of ANY Team, Program or Business Model

In The Win Within – Capturing Your Victorious Spirit, I write a lot about the life of sport and the sport of life really being a one-in-the-same concept. Besides these notions being biologically ...
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The Inside Out of the Win Within

Inside Out, the most recent film in the Disney/Pixar line-up debuted this summer and as is often the case with box-office hits from this franchise – has resonated strongly with adults as well as ...
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Creating a Summer Full of Rich Experiences

As the summer months begin for most children and college students alike, I would be remiss if I didn't take this opportunity to suggest you make THIS your summer to remember - one full of rich ...
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The Heroics Equation

Often when it comes to weight loss, fitness and athletics, we humans want a simple equation that, when solved, will deliver us into the clutches of our goals. Though few things about our existence are ...
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Winning at All Costs

Parents of young children today face what seems to be a dueling dilemma when it comes to sport. On one end of that dilemma is the avoidance of "helicopter parenting" and needing to be O.K. ...
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Winning with Food

Nutrition – One of Life's Important Elixirs "You are what you eat." This favorite saying has become somewhat of a cliché over the years. But it is a simple truth. In both ...
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Austin Hatch - A Warrior of Optimism

From explorer Ernest Shackleton who bravely endured two years trapped in Antarctica to Michael J. Fox, that wonderful ambassador of hope who stares debilitating, degenerative disease in the face and ...
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Dig Deep: Finding Your Win Within

What we all have that truly brings us together as human is the victorious spirit that resides inside each and every one of us. You may not realize yet that you have it. Take it from me, I did not ...
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Be Your Own MVP

I don’t want to make it seem like I think finding success is as easy as getting off the couch and walking out the door. It’s not. Let’s face it: we don’t live in a Cinderella ...
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Character Counts.

When everything in your life is going smoothly, it's easy to possess and maintain a strong sense of character. True character is not unveiled or pushed to its greatest potential under these calm ...
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Lance Armstrong: A Cautionary Tale

Lance Armstrong, long considered an American hero, was once one of the most celebrated athletes in the world. His story was one of the great romances—he triumphed through a devastating medical ...
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