Focus On The Whole Team: Enjoy The Holiday Season

You know that friend who always sees the worst in your teams? No matter if your program wins or loses, they complain. “We won, but our offense had a turnover!” “Man, those refs were horrible!” “We should have won by double digits!” It is just never good enough. They just can’t enjoy the moment. For […]

Focus On The Whole Team: Survive Black Friday

Winning a game doesn’t just happen. Instead, proper game planning, preparation, and strategizing are the true elements to victory. If you don’t take the opponent seriously, success is not attainable. College athletics is too competitive to not be prepared. Speaking of competition…Have you tried your luck at shopping on Black Friday? Here are a few […]

Focus On The Whole Team: The Holidays Are Back, Be Prepared

It doesn’t matter the sport. They all have rivalries. Football…Alabama vs Auburn. Basketball…Duke vs North Carolina. Softball…Arizona vs UCLA. We all have that foe that we love to beat and hate to lose to. Our health habits have a foe as well, the holidays. As I wrote in my article “Finally Beat Your Rival…The Holidays!,” […]

Focus On The Whole Team: Don’t Let Complacency Set You Behind

College athletics in the 21st century is a never-ending foot race. Facility wars, big-name sponsorships, clever in-game experiences, and technology upgrades are allowing programs to handle the future. And these changes are happening daily. Universities don’t have the time for complacency. Standing still means you opponents are getting ahead. Here are a few tips to […]

Focus On the Whole Team: Surviving Times of Distress

Texas was hit by Hurricane Harvey last year. During that time, I wrote an article “Staying Fit and Healthy During Times of Distress.” While Hurricane Florence continues to batter the east coast, I thought it was a good time to revisit keys to surviving times of distress. Here are a few tips for beating the […]

Focus On The Whole Team: Be A Better Teammate

College athletics is about performing as a team. That can be seen on and off the field. Just as the quarterback and center must work together so does the athletic director and head coach. The better relationship between the various departments, the better the athletic department performs. Here are a few tips to become a […]