A little over four years ago, I sat in front of my computer and typed out my final piece for the Medaille Perspective Newspaper: “A Letter From the Editor – Thanks Medaille.” While much of my time with the newspaper was spent capturing the stories of our student athletes, faculty,
On a cool fall night in Lubbock, TX, Mike Leach’s Texas Tech Red Raiders football team had eight seconds to pull off the unthinkable. The year was 2008. On the opposing sideline stood Mack Brown – head coach of the number one ranked Texas Longhorns. Three seasons ago, Brown hoisted
Last winter, I was introduced to a young college hitter. Born and raised in Hawaii, he was in his freshman season at a small junior college just outside Riverside, CA – the same school one of our longtime players was at. They became close throughout the fall. One day he
Below is a question I received from a good friend that turned into a glimpse of how I believe skills should be acquired, blended, and tested so they can show up when the lights turn on. This process (and piece) is not a finished product, but I think it is
The fourth quarter of the 1991 NBA Finals was about to begin. Magic Johnson’s Los Angeles Lakers and Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls were deadlocked at 80 in a decisive game five. Jordan, over the first seven years of his career, had established himself as one of the most dynamic scorers
Several summers ago, I was a young Boy Scout. I was probably around 14 years old. Every summer, our troop would go on a week long trip to summer camp. As part of camp, we would sign up to take specific merit badges. Some were required for the rank of
It was late in the 2009 NFL season. The Cleveland Browns – who hadn’t appeared in a playoff game since 2002 – were 1-11. At the end of week 17, twelve teams would be left to fight for football’s most coveted trophy. For the seventh consecutive year, Cleveland would not
I was 23 years old when I experienced my first professional fork in the road. At the time, I was working for the facility I had trained at growing up. It was the place I envisioned a long term fit, but a lot had changed. My boss – my first
I remember my first day in California like it was yesterday. Considering the events going on in the world, it was tough to forget. The date was March 14, 2020. My dad and I had spent a week driving across the country from my hometown in York, PA. I left
The spring is a really cool time of year. From athletes rehabbing from injury and reaching new milestones, to watching kids who started on the bench solidify a spot in the starting lineup – there’s nothing that beats the feeling of watching one of your players succeed. You can see