Several weeks ago I was officiating a men’s league hockey game in Carmel, IN. It’s about 10:30 at night and we’re into the third period of the second game I’m doing as an official when a player clears the puck from his defensive zone making it a potential “icing” call. But, the defenseman from the […]
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Wearing The Stripes-A Special Ministry
Last Saturday my alarm clock woke me at 4:30 AM. That would give me time to shave, shower, get dressed and drive the 44 miles to the ice rink where I had been assigned to officiate two youth hockey games. The first game would start at 7 AM. I arrive at the rink in total […]
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I guess I’m just ‘old school’ but back in my day, any of the coaches I played for would have benched me in a heartbeat if I ever disrespected an official or did any ‘trash talking.’ Unfortunately, I’m not sure that is the case today. As a youth sports official in hockey and lacrosse, I […]
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I was recently interviewed by Greg Bach, Content Editor for the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS). We had a good discussion about youth sports and coaching in general. We talked at length about some of the points discussed in my latest book, Coaching is Teaching at its Best! and he followed up with a […]
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