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Remember in the movie “Top Gun” where COUGAR gets shaken by a near miss “lock-on” from an enemy bogey set on blowing his F-14 out of the sky? COUGAR enters the office of his commanding officer to turn in his wings; "I'm holding on too tight, I've lost the edge, I'm sorry sir". And with that one of the Navy’s top young warriors was out of a job, fully trained and physically capable of flying and fighting in one of this country’s … [Read more...]
There are some really HARD things out there in the world. Tungsten carbide is one of the hardest substances in existence, and is used in, among other things, machine tools such as milling cutters. One of the hardest languages to learn in the world is Chinese because of the writing system. Each word has its own symbol making it hard for reading and vocabulary. Diamonds are the hardest gemstone and the hardest substance known in … [Read more...]
Mentor - men*tor (noun): Experienced adviser and supporter. Somebody, usually older and more experienced, who advises and guides a younger, less experienced person. [adviser, counselor, guide, tutor, teacher, guru] Those of us fortunate enough to have had mentors in our lives understand the importance of their profound influence on our personal and professional growth. This week’s Super Bowl Sunday reminds me once again of the two most … [Read more...]
The Football Educator's guest blogger Frank Martin attempts to answer this question, "Can the Ravens stop Colin Kaepernick?" By now we’ve all been inundated with Super Bowl preview stories on topics such as PED’s, the Harbaugh brothers and even how Jerry Rice measures up to Randy Moss. But going forward there is only one question that matters. Can the Ravens stop the read option? Answer: They better. I believe San Francisco is too … [Read more...]
Type “NFL Draft” into Google Search and you’ll get about 110,000,000 results. If you do the same for “Capital Hill Hearings” you get around 7,950,000. The interest in this once a year selection of college football talent is mind boggling. There are thousands of websites, podcasts, blogs, and YouTube videos established solely for the purpose of following the annual event within professional football. The diehard NFL fan has access … [Read more...]
The Football Educator's guest blogger Frank Martin's breaks down the AFC Championship match up Baltimore vs New England. Sunday’s AFC Championship Game pits two of the best NFL teams of the past few years. Since 2008, New England (60) and Baltimore (54) have combined for 104 regular season wins. While there is no doubt whichever team wins on Sunday deserves to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl, there is a question as to who that team … [Read more...]
The 2012 NFL Regular Season heads into Week 7 and some NFL Clubs playoff hopes are already dashed, the specter of a Top 10 2013 Draft pick looking them square in the eyes. A few of those teams are looking to pull themselves out of the hole and no better time to start than now. Another loss will only reduce their chances of making the playoffs to next to nil. 6 with 2 Currently there are six clubs with 2 wins to show for the first month … [Read more...]
Preseason NFL football is finally here and with it comes four weeks of what many call meaningless games. There have been calls in the recent past to reduce the Preseason schedule by two weeks, leaving only two warm up games for clubs to evaluate and prepare for the impending NFL regular season. Season ticket holders don’t appreciate paying for these games in their overall package, media doesn’t like covering games with professional … [Read more...]
The Philadelphia Eagles are entering a “crossroads” season whether they want to believe it or not. Looking at the NFL for successful and stable organizations, your mind shifts to Jeffrey Lurie’s club as one of a handful that has remained steadfast in their results over the past decade. Andy Reid road the accomplishments of the Green Bay Packers in the mid to late ‘90’s to a head coaching stint that enters its 14th Eagles Training … [Read more...]
In business as in football, success hinges on the smallest of details that can send your company to a productive and profitable year, or have it come crashing down into Chapter 11. CEO’s understand the importance of seeing the “big picture”, not letting emotions, and perhaps old philosophies of doing business, get in the way of sound decision making. Leaders cast aside ego and past accolades for the good of the team. They understand … [Read more...]
