Welcome to 2026

We are: Dr. Peter McGahey; University of West Virginia

Dr. Peter Pierro; University of Oklahoma (ret.)

And: We produce this beyourbest2day blog weekly.

And: This blog begins our fifth year.

During these four years we have introduced you to these Psychologists:  Abraham Maslow - Ivan Pavlov  - Rudolf Dreikurs - Max Wertheimer - Bob Rotella

During these four years we have introduced you to these philosophers: Johann Herbart -

Wolfgang Kohler  Friedrich - Alfred Adler - Carl Jung - William James - Kahlil Gibran

During these four years we have introduced you to these educators: John Dewey - Arthur Combs - Maria Montessori - Friedrich Froebel - Johann Pestalozzi  

During these four years we have introduced you to these players : Katie Ledecky  - Pat

Bradley  - Mickey Wright -  Althea Gibson  - Sid Luckman - George Mikan  -  Jack Nicklaus - Babe Zacharias                                                                                                                                                               

During these four years we have introduced you to these concepts: The Team and the Pack - Rights and Responsibilities - Seven Strategies  - Learning and Teaching - The Golden Age of Education  - Motivation  - Attention  – Teamwork - etc, etc, etc.

During these four years we have introduced you to these coaches:  John Wooden - Phil Jackson  - Vince Lombardi  - George Halas - John Madden.

During these four years we have introduced you to these people: teachers - coaches  - parents - officials.

We’re looking forward to another exciting year of learning in 2026 and we’re prepared to continue to explore making player centered coaching accessible to you and your players.