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I received a call from a panicked coach around 5:45am on Saturday last fall. Our cross country team was ready to compete at a meet 2 hours away. The reason for the call… no bus. The bus barn made a scheduling mistake canceling the bus for the wrong day. The decision was an easy one.Continue reading “Slides and Cross Country”

During a quick trip to Capitol Hill High School football offices, I noticed that several players were shaking the hands of the coaches before they left practices. At the time, I was there to just soak in football knowledge. I’m sitting here, however, months later thinking about those handshakes. Before every player leaves practice theyContinue reading “Neckties and Handshakes”

The question was simple, and the response was not. Join me as I take you on a journey through youth athletics in central Oklahoma. We’ll explore how we arrived where we are in youth sports and how we got here. We’ll also take a look of where we’re headed in youth sports and the impactContinue reading ““Why are we dressing up for game days?””