Chantilly Youth Association, Join Me in Thanking Phil Yanchulis
Are you one of the hundreds of families who have been touched by the service of Phil Yanchulis? Maybe he’s coached one of your kids? refereed one of their games? Perhaps, like my family, yours has benefited from the referee teaching and mentoring program he founded and still runs with Alan Liotta? It’s been going strong […]
All By Myself, but not alone
Isn’t it funny how you can feel the difference between “no one is home” and “no one will be home for the next 6 hours”? That’s what it was like when the crowd thinned this morning and I had the whole house to myself. I wrote that on Wednesday morning (2 days ago), the second day […]
Self Esteem and the Young Athlete by Jeffrey Rhoads
Today, Fit2Finish welcomes author, athlete and longtime coach, Jeffrey Rhoads, to the blog podium. I know you will enjoy his perspective and his obvious heart for our young people and the sports they play. Jeff is the author of The Joy of Youth Sports: Creating the Best Youth Sports Experience for Your Child. He also writes about […]
Do or Do Not, Peace in the “or”
“Do or do not. There is no try.” ~ Yoda [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3hn6fFTxeo?rel=0&w=560&h=315] “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the […]
Plan to Catch them Being Good
Catch them being good. That’s the name of a terrific book by Tony DiCicco who coached the 1999 World Cup winning women’s soccer team. You remember it, don’t you? When Brandi Chastain fired the game winning penalty kick past the Chinese goal keeper? 5-4 USA! Then Brandi stripped off her jersey in exultation, displaying her ripped […]
Out of Sight Insight
I am not particularly proud to admit this but…out of sight, out of mind. This may not guide my whole life, but it certainly takes a very strong hold. My golden retriever (of photo fame) lies whining just outside the door to my office. I can see her as well as hear her. I feel […]
Keeping My Eye on the Ball
There’s a picture in my high school year book, senior year, of me connecting bat to softball. I am recorded for the ages in my blue and white Sherwood Warriors uniform, applying a mighty swing. The funny thing is, I am not looking at the ball. I am looking off into center field where I […]
What if the Lord is Waiting on Me?
Oswald Chambers writes for today, “Once you have the right relationship with God through salvation and sanctification, remember that whatever your circumstances may be, you have been placed in them by God. And God uses the reaction of your life to your circumstances to fulfill His purpose, as long as you continue to “walk in the light as He […]
Picking Out Cleats: How in the World Do I Choose?
Have you shopped for cleats lately? Kids’ cleats? It’s a pricey experience and quite an education. With a whole wall of the things in front of you, how do you know which pair is right? Recently we went to a local soccer store which supplies uniforms and equipment to lots of area teams. There were […]
Economic Movement, Automatic for the Uninitiated but not for the Rest of Us
Did you know that you can become a better runner just by running more? That’s what this article says. It came into my Google reader inbox this morning. It was reporting on the results from a training program for beginning women runners that had been published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Is this new […]