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Success!
Well, we had our first basketball game this week, and I have to say that I’m pretty proud of my team. For four of my seven girls it was their first basketball game ever (in fact, they’ve only been...
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Gifts
Since we just started our Winter Break yesterday and are in the midst of the holiday season, I was thinking about all the great gifts that I have received or experienced as a coach. From big things...
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You’re the best…around!
Pleace click on photo for source As I was waiting for the Fiesta Bowl to start on Thursday night, I ended up watching some of the Karate Kid. Now, this was by no means the first time I’ve seen this...
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Venus and “the Three Ds”
Photo by Robert Ankrom Since the Australian Open just began this week, I thought it was a good time to talk about Venus Williams. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was fortunate enough to meet...
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Don’t Count Us Out!
Click on photo for source While it may not be the case for everyone, I’m fairly certain that at some point in your coaching career, you have experienced looking ahead at your schedule and felt that...
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Roundtable Talk
The location of many of our discussions. It’s no secret that I love my job and the school where I work. (If you’ve read any of my past blogs, you have noticed this trend.) I also love that there are...
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A Journey of Discovery
Click on photo for source Today is the second day of “Wellness Weekend” at our school. Instead of the usual promotional approach supplemented by an assortment of brochures and posters featuring...
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Thoughts…
Each day at the end of tennis practice, I have one of the girls give a thought of the day. While I’d love to take the credit for coming up with this idea, I have to give credit to one of the coaches...
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Why do we lack confidence?
Click photo for source As a female coach and former competitive athlete, I find that I myself have struggled with being confident at various points in time. The sad thing is that I see the same issue...
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Did we win?
Just last week I experienced something that I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced. My tennis team was playing a match, and, despite already winning the match in singles, after our doubles play we all...
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