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Notes on mindset, coaching, and the craft of sport.

Essays on Positive Psychology, talent development, and what it really takes to perform at your best.

Mindset

Accountability and Screaming

Last week, without comment I posted a foul mouthed blog by Deadspin writer Drew Magary to my facebook page. You can read...

March 27, 2019 · 3 min read
Mindset

What’s Your Plan When It Hits The Fan?

At one point living in Denmark, I got into the habit of eating ice cream every day. Everyone who knows me knows...

March 19, 2019 · 3 min read
Mindset

What I Would Do if I Were in Charge of ASCA

Well, it may finally happen. After decades under the leadership/moral pit of despair that is John Leonard, the American Swim Coaches Association...

March 15, 2019 · 3 min read
Mindset

Plenty of Side Doors Still Open

I think my daughter Olivia put it best. In our normal morning tradition, we were watching “the news” aka the Today Show....

March 14, 2019 · 4 min read
Mindset

Plenty of Side Doors Still Open

I think my daughter Olivia put it best. In our normal morning tradition, we were watching “the news” aka the Today Show....

March 14, 2019 · 4 min read
Mindset

Sarah Ehekircher on Fishers and More

Sarah Ehekircher comes back to update on her own saga for justice against her former coach, before we pivot to a discussion...

March 13, 2019 · 1 min read
Mindset

“Pro” Swimming in Small Cities

It seems I can’t fall out of bed anymore without reading about another post grad swimmer’s decision to go train with Sergio...

March 12, 2019 · 2 min read
Mindset

This One Hurts Extra

Yesterday, I got flooded with texts that contained the same shitty news. Oregon State decided that they would no longer have a...

March 5, 2019 · 2 min read
Mindset

Watching a Swim Meet But Not the Swimming

I touched down in Seattle mercifully early yesterday morning, 9:30 local time. I had time to grab a coffee (with Nerd Alert...

March 1, 2019 · 3 min read
Mindset

Wow Florida Women Swam Much Better

So, last weekend they held the SEC Championships in Swimming and Diving. Texting back and forth results with my favorite swimming nerd,...

February 27, 2019 · 2 min read
Mindset

You Need Your Own Expectations

My entree into the world of “elite” swimming was the 2008 Olympic Trials. It was the first national level swim meet of...

February 26, 2019 · 2 min read
Mindset

Working Through a Low Tide

As some frequent readers have noticed, my output has been somewhat reduced over the last few weeks. Whenever that happens (and it...

February 19, 2019 · 4 min read