coaches – Page 2 – Ro's Words of Encouragement

The Price of Success

Life is funny. The more you achieve in life, the more is expected of you. The first big deal... Read More →

My father spent many years as a high school physical education teacher. Every school year he started the class... Read More →

In my football days I played and coached with Hall of Fame players and coaches. I was part of... Read More →

In our society, reaching middle age tends to bring lots of talk about “bucket lists,” the dream list of... Read More →

It’s funny how in life the people we remember most are the ones who were there for us at... Read More →

I went to Coach Frank Beamer’s final home football game at Virginia Tech last month. While there I attended... Read More →

Grit, as defined by neurobiologist Angela Lee Duckworth, is “the effort towards very long-term goals.” A recent Washington Post... Read More →

I have a theory that great leaders share the ability to praise and show respect to their people without... Read More →

With the recent passing of legendary University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith I’ve been thinking a lot... Read More →

Most of the successful coaches I have known subscribe to this philosophy. Let’s start with the first part: playing... Read More →