If you loved sports when you were a kid, you had sports posters hanging in your bedroom. The athletes you looked up to and idolized were larger than life characters exploding out of your walls. If your kids love sports, hanging sports posters in their bedroom is a great way to fuel their passion for...
For the past couple weeks, I’ve been struggling with a decision that I needed to make. All three of my boys (ages 5, 6 & 9) play ice hockey. Their main fall & winter season ends soon. Keep Playing Or Take A Break? The decision I was faced with was whether or not the boys...
The best animated films and TV shows geared toward kids also have undertones and story lines that keep adults entertained. Great children’s books are no different. They’re written for kids, but they have lessons, characters and stories that adults can enjoy and sometimes learn from as well. A book I recently read with my boys...
Kids are great. Unless they’re little jerk faces. Last Sunday as I walked into the locker room after my 6-year old’s hockey game, I thought I’d find Brayden all smiles. After all, he just got to play his first official full ice game. Something he’s been saying he “can’t wait” to do all season. Since...
If you ever face a new season when your child is playing up a level or he’s playing on a new team, do yourself (and your child) a favor and give him time to adjust. I’m about two-thirds of the way through an ice hockey season where my 6-year old, Brayden, played up at the 8...
Before the ice hockey season officially began for my three boys, our club held its annual mandatory parents meeting. On a crisp fall night, about 200 hockey moms and dads packed into a local elementary school cafeteria. This was the last of three possible meetings parents could attend. The standing room only crowd proved that...
This is a defining moment. This is the first step toward a more energetic, healthier, version of you. This is the first step toward being a Fit Sports Dad. Today you’re going to define your life, instead of allowing a lack of time, a lack of energy and a lack of motivation define it for...
Why are bad habits so hard to break and good ones so hard to develop? It can be so hard to stick to a daily workout routine. Yet it’s easy as hell to develop a routine of killing a half container of cookie dough ice cream every night. Motivation plays a major role in developing...
Well, the so-called Apocalypse didn’t happen today (12/21/12). So that means that you’re probably…hopefully, going to be around for a while. Since that’s the case, don’t you want the years you have left to be full of fun stuff and great memories with your kids? Me too. If we’re going to make the rest of...
This week I’m the featured guest on The Dad Podcast with host Justin Worsham. This was such a thrill and honor for me. I’ve been a big fan of this podcast ever since I discovered it last summer. Justin is a hilarious comic that speaks openly and honestly about the challenges, frustrations and priceless moments...
My 6-year old, Brayden, has a problem. He is addicted to sports. He has no loyalties either. He’ll play whatever, wherever, whenever. He doesn’t even need a playing partner or opponent. He’ll just go out and shoot the hockey puck into an empty net or toss a baseball up to himself. In the past year,...
It’s 4:45 A.M. on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The sun won’t rise over the Midwest for another couple of hours. But my five and six-year old sons need to rise and shine now. Ice hockey practice awaits. You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me Last year, at the beginning of my first season as a Hockey...
