I have been coaching for nearly 20 years now and have seen so many different choices by athletes and their families when it comes to...

I just sat down to take a breather. My morning consisted of an appointment with a cardiologist, an EKG, having the doctor put a heart...

As the 10th anniversary of RPM Sand came and went this summer, a lot of people have been asking me lately to post something about the...

As a kid I was lucky. Lucky to have people in my life who mentored me, people who passed knowledge on to me. People who took the time to...

Let me tell you a story about a young lady by the name of Kelli Greene-Agnew. Following the passing of my nephew Lincoln, I moved to...

This morning Ryan and I went to a funeral for the brother of one of our former athletes who was also the cousin of another one of our...

Many of you who read my blog know that I was a Spanish teacher for 10 years and that I have been coaching for nearly 20. What you may not...

Having been in education for 10 years I always heard people saying that education these days is broken because of all the testing that...

Let’s start this off with an analogy. It’s Friday night and you and your family want to go out to dinner. Someone says, let’s go out to...

Greatness is a Choice I got a message from the mom of one of my former players recently. I love that the families of the kids I have...

In my nearly 20 year career as a coach I have tried hard to take many of the principals that make for a successful teacher and apply them...

This past weekend the AVP brought the tour to Phoenix for the tour championships. Each person who attended had, i'm sure, their own...

First, let’s just remember that I am from a mountain town in Arizona. Contrary to the lyrics of the country song, there is no ocean front...

Hermosa beach is home to some of the deepest sand in the nation. The depth of the sand alone changes the style of play of many players as...

Trusting The Process Trust just in general is such a difficult thing. In the world we live in these days it becomes harder and harder to...

This post is difficult to write. It is emotional for me because I am so tied to it every day, and it becomes hard at times to separate...

What’s it like? That’s the questions I get from people I played with, juniors I coach, parents. What’s it like to coach at the...

The brainchild of Jeff Smith and Andrew Bennett came to fruition this past week in spectacular form as the inaugural BVCA Club Vs Club...