We cannot control the cards we were dealt but we can control how we play the hand. Are great athletes born or made? Are they creations of an all powerful, all knowing deity or are they the product of years of trial and toil? Is it genetics or is it environment? Nature or nurture? It’s nature… Every sport has unique physical requirements, therefore, body morphology of the sport can…

I am a fourth generation Canadian. I was born and raised in Charlottetown. I’ve lived in Summerside, Fredericton, Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Prince George. And I’ve only been outside of this country a few times. So it’s hard for me to imagine what someone who has never been here…

Love and marriage…love and marriage….go together like a horse and carriage…this I tell you brother…you can’t have one without the other. — Frank Sinatra Picture this. Night time at the Smith home. Their 3-year-old son doesn’t want to go to bed. …

Interviewer: What is it like to work in a group? Justin (age 10): You have four brains - From No Contest: The Case Against Competition by Alfie Kohn Competition. It’s everywhere. Playing a sport like soccer involves competition. It also involves cooperation. You need to be able to do both…

Picture this… A woman gives birth to a baby boy on January 1st, 2022. 11 months and thirty days later, on December 31st, 2022, she gives birth to another baby boy. Doesn’t happen very often but it is possible, right?. By the time the second baby boy is born, the…

I’m not here to debate whether or not teaching is difficult. Nor am I here to argue about whether or not teachers get paid fairly. Is teaching a rewarding job? Although I’ve taught in both the public school system and at the college level, I’m not here to add my…

“Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure” — General Stanley McChrystal, former commander of US and international forces in Afghanistan My child’s dreams have been crushed. That’s something that has been said to me in the past when someone’s child fails to make a…

Law 10.2 — Winning the Game. The team scoring the greater number of goals is the winner. — Laws of the Game, FIFA And there you have it in black and white. The name of the game. It’s so clear and concise. Neat and tidy. There’s no room for misinterpretation…

I love the month of May. Days get longer. Weather gets warmer. Nature awakens. The soccer season also begins and this blog awakens from its own 8-month hibernation. …