The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for everyone. Fear, civic unrest, and professional uncertainty have made this a year to remember (or forget?) - and one of the most tried-and-true ways to destress, sports, have been significantly interrupted. It has been a trying time for athletes, coaches, and parents. It seems that the symbolic goal post keeps shifting....

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We are embracing racial justice and equity in an explicit and public manner. Silence is replacing necessary (and long overdue) conversation. Policies are already being reformed, and systems reconsidered. Publicly the country seems to be moving in a positive direction. But what do America's private conversations look like? In the sports world, this refers primarily to conversations in the locker...

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Calling a defense is one of the greatest challenges in football. Game plans are based entirely on prediction – predicting what formations an offense will line up in, what sort of personnel they will use, and what sort of plays they will run. These predictions are based off of offensive tendencies. Schemes are put in place to defend against a...

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What do you want from your athletes on game day? The coaches we consult will often begin with broad concepts like “win” or “compete at a high level.” These are great starting points. But after further discussion, we are often able to break those ideas down into smaller components. Eventually, we find teams' goals fall within with a few core...

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