Coaching and teaching have been my life-work. In my Coaching, I have been able to play games with groups of kids; mine have been from age...

Dear Readers: It has been 3 years since our book, Grass Roots Coaching; Using Sports Psychology and Coaching Principles Effectively, has...

Throughout our recent book and in our more recent blogs we have dealt with psychological factors that influence how players learn to play...

Definition Trial and error learning is a mode of learning that involves trying solutions and eliminating mistakes until a correct answer...

Definition Auditory perception is the ability to interpret and understand sounds from the environment. It's a key part of...

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...

I read autobiographies - I watch the Olympics - Recently I had the best examples of both of these come together: Katie Ledecky at the...

As we wrap up 2024, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you. We’re grateful for the opportunity to share our perspectives, ideas, and...

It was 1960 and I had just moved to Oklahoma and taken a professor position at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. While being...

Jackie’s world changes significantly as she starts and progresses through our world of schooling. She is now in a system where she is...

Happy Thanksgiving to you & your family! We hope you are enjoying a great season in the company of family and friends. We want to...

Making mistakes is an integral, essential part of learning - if you are not making mistakes, you are not pushing the limits and not...

On November 11, 1918, World  War I, “the war to end all wars”, ended with an armistice (agreement) that the war was ended. On November,...

Blooms Taxonomy.pdf Benjamin Bloom created this taxonomy to help instructors identify learning objectives and design learning...

Each  of  you students will choose a project to complete. This project will be directly related to the content and objectives of this...

This week I am inviting you to be a student in my classroom. I have edited a copy of the syllabus that I used with your graduate level...

I hear a few of you coaches/teachers saying, “That’s a nice set of philosophical beliefs but how can we do those things in our...

In the next few  weeks I want to invite you into my classroom – just the way I taught elementary, junior high school, and college...

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