Monthly Archives: November 2010

Family 5, Hired Hands 0

Posted on November 30, 2010 by jimsakeeper1

The sport blogs are abuzz with the news of Barcelona’s superb home victory yesterday and it has me thinking of what happens when a person truly has “skin in the game.” It raises two questions for me: Can people you … Continue reading →

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Confident but not really sure

Posted on November 21, 2010 by jimsakeeper1

It’s important to express gratitude when you have a possibility that becomes a plan. And so I must write to the parents on the Hammer team to thank them. About six months ago, at a season-end party I gave a … Continue reading →

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Culture, sport and teaching

Posted on November 14, 2010 by jimsakeeper1

I saw Chris King, little Will Denton’s coach, at practice Wednesday. He was passing by, looking for a ball after his session had finished. I told him I used to do that, but now I ask the boys to find … Continue reading →

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The Idle Coach

Posted on November 9, 2010 by jimsakeeper1

I’m reading The Idle Parent by Tom Hodgkinson and it’s making me question what we’re doing in youth soccer. If you read books like The Talent Code , or just listen to popular wisdom, you know that the best players … Continue reading →

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The Conundrum

Posted on November 5, 2010 by jimsakeeper1

This is dedicated to Gilligan, who I met at the bar in the Denver Airport this week: I assume most of my sports parents don’t expect me to make their kids into pro athletes or college scholarship winners. The fact … Continue reading →

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