Huddle Up

Teach players to lose with pride
Considering how much the social media world loves inspirational quotes, here's a good one to start this discussion: “I never thought about losing, but now that it’s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That’s my obligation to all the ...

Getting tough on abusive coaches a difficult task
My first sports writing job out of college brought me to a regional Little League tournament in western Kentucky. As a casual observer, only in attendance to snap a few photos, I got my first taste of over-aggressive coaching. [caption id="attachm...

Title IX: Through The Eyes Of A Dad With 2 Daughters
“Daddy, girls play basketball too?” My five-year-old daughter, Lucy, fired this question at me this winter as I mindlessly flipped between two men’s college basketball games, only accidentally landing on a women’s contest with...

Allowing Students High School Choice The Right Move
When we were high school students, we were given a considerable amount of choices regarding our education and extracurricular activities—Spanish or French, basketball or football, etc. One option most of us were never given was to choose a diff...

Replacing Coach Krzyzewski
How do you replace a guy like Mike Krzyzewski?
It’s a tricky question, but one USA Basketball seemingly must answer within the next few years as the well-respected Duke coach announced this year likely will be his last leading the A...