Monthly Archives: September 2013
Organized sports the key to helping my role model grow…
I have several role models in my life. One of them just celebrated a birthday not too long ago. This person is one of my role models because even though they don’t talk as well as others, or meld as well with others in groups of people, it doesn’t get them down and they have […]
A salute to volunteers (no, not the ones from Tennessee…)
I was going through a pile of stuff that needed to be filed when I came across a card…it was written to my wife and I from one of the parents of the last team I managed in our local Little League. My wife, bless her heart, was always the team mom and the scorekeeper. […]
Bring the sportsmanship back in sports
Legendary WSU football announcer Bob Robertson (speaking of the Cougs…who was the blogger that said they would beat USC? Oh yeah, me) ends his broadcasts every week by encouraging listeners to “always be a good sport…be a good sport always.” I am going to call myself out right now – there are many times as […]
Numbers on the scoreboard not the most important to diabetic athletes
Thousands of Clark County kids went back to school yesterday, which means the fall sports seasons really get going. Summer and pre-season practices come to an end and games/matches/meets have just started or will start soon, and tales of inspirational athletes will come to the forefront. The last two football seasons my son played alongside […]