Outdoor Versus Indoor Coaches

There are two kinds of coaches. Indoor coaches, and outdoor coaches. I am both. While I do work on the indoor track for a few months in…

Women’s Teams, Bus Travel and Chick Flicks

Laurentian University, where I coach the women’s track and cross-country teams, is four hours north of Toronto, and most of our competition venues are at least that…

Politicians! We Need a National Fitness Strategy and a New National Identity!

It’s election time in both Canada and the United States.   Much has been discussed about the  election platforms of every political party on both sides of the…

One Field, Three Sports

Last week, I witnessed a great example of the optimal use of facilities and cooperation between sports teams. Lockerby Composite is a high school of about 1000…

More Notes From An Olympic Observer

After every Olympics, I’m always left with a huge gap in my life that only watching 18 hours of daily television sports can fill. During past games,…

Olympic Observations – Bolt & Lezak

In looking at past Olympics, here are some observations from the summer spectacular in Beijing. Track – Usain Bolt After watching Usain Bolt shattering the world record…