We have come to the top of the pyramid in our The Taxonomy of Competition  . We have noted that there are fewer and fewer participants...

Our unpacking and review of each of the levels in The Taxonomy of Competition  continues this week.  For our review of Level 3, we chose...

This week we will continue making a concise review of each of the levels in The Taxonomy of Competition . This week will unpack Level 2....

Commentary on Notes Levels of Competition: Competition, the quality that includes Winning and Losing, exists in many forms and levels...

Joe Smith, Gary’s father, is not going to be standing on the free throw line in the last second of the game with two chances to first tie...

Clipboard Notes The Practice Mode: You learn new skills and mechanics and sharpen up the ones you have already learned. The Game Mode:...

The Wolf and the Pack  Now this is the Law of the Jungle; as old and as true as the sky.    And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper;...

This example of visual perception was named after a 1950 Japanese movie, Rashomon,  produced by Akira Kurosawa. The movie tells the story...

Six Blind Men From India (Hindustan) - A Folk Tale           Six old men who were born blind lived in a village in India. They were...

With a few seconds left in the conference championship football game, the Shadyside High School Oaks are down 7 points to the Kingston...

I have a concern when I see spectators cheering when opponents commit errors, fail to play well, or even suffer an injury. Instead of...

Recently, in a Women's NCAA Tournament game a call by one of the officials has been questioned - quite thoroughly. With seconds left to...

The Learnable Moment is a great opportunity in the life of a “teacher” of any kind. In schools we call it “The Teachable Moment”. In...

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly -- at first. Let’s think about this. Isn’t this the way the world works? We all make mistakes...

I'm back in my good old days teaching and enjoying teaching my sixth graders. I have just passed the arithmetic test they took on adding...

When I conduct seminars on Motivation and Goal Setting, I begin by telling the participants to relax, close their eyes, and do some deep...

In a book Dr. Pierro wrote on Achievement Testing, he insisted that the conditions in which his children were taking the achievement test...

While being interviewed for a position at a new college, I let it slip that I had coached junior high school basketball and softball. One...

When I get out to the driving range, I go through all of my clubs starting with the wedges and finishing with the driver. I hit each club...

The teams that we coach are located in many different physical environments; clubs, schools, cities, neighborhoods; each having different...