Essays on Positive Psychology, talent development, and what it really takes to perform at your best.
Readers of this blog know that I’ve taken some hard stances against coaching organizations governing bodies, and coaches. So it may come...
This is the second in a series that started in June 2019. As we discuss what boundaries should be set on coaching...
One of the most poignant parts of my discussion last week with Dani Bostick came around the flip-side of policy engagements like...
I remember when “memes” became a thing. It’s a painful memory, because the first time I dared to utter the word out...
Anyone who’s tried to get me on the phone knows one thing. When I’m at home, at 3 pm eastern, Chris DeSantis...
One of my favorite hobbies, like many other people who follow or coach the sport, is to follow the springtime carousel of...
I got texted the following photo from the Collegiate Swim Coaches Association yesterday: It’s an alarming slide. Unfortunately, it matches up with...
Positivity does not mean being a pushover. Having high expectations does not require (or excuse you) from being a raging dick. These...
Yesterday I posted to my facebook page a link to a Danish news article. Danish Radio (DR), which does public news in...
The US Center for “Safe Sport” is making some changes. Are they good changes? We’ll see. The document that communicates the changes...
Swimming, on the whole, is a fairly predictable sport, one of the many reasons it has failed to grab the attention share...
A couple of stories from my youth swimming career that don’t necessarily have a “point”. Take from them what you will. Catching...
