What Exactly Is The Coach Telling My Kid?

With three kids 10 and under and a likely misbegotten belief that sports are an important part of their development, I've been to many, many youth sporting events––an intentionally vague word I use as so many of them have been some kind of practice/game amalgam where there are two teams, but no actual competition.

All that to say I can see where the author of "What Parents Must Assume I'm Saying To My Youth Soccer Team" is coming from. Youth sports coach is one of the more thankless jobs there is. In fact, just a couple of weeks ago myself and the two other coaches of our daughters' basketball team had been a little more "verbal" than usual (okay, we may have yelled variations on "Hey, are you paying attention?" once or 15 times) and one of the players turned to another and said "I'm glad my dad isn't a coach."

When Gary Met Messier

Given Mess's hairline, the stubby beer bottle, and Gary Coleman's still happy-go-lucky demeanor, I'd date this photo circa 1984, likely when the Oilers were in LA to play the Kings.

As further evidence for that date, I offer the photo below, where Messier is caught in a similar donkey-braying pose upon winning the Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP in '84.

Flashback Friday (Sunday Edition): Fox NBA

Knickerbocker please!

Tomlinson and Polamalu Have A Fateful Meeting

Cool spot from Nike. As you would expect given the client, content, "actors," director (David Fincher), and virtually unlimited budget (at least to those of us working at mere mortal agencies).

Michael Phelps Returns To His Tank At Seaworld

Olympics-related silliness from The Onion featuring America's doofus––I mean darling––Michael Phelps.

Via Paul @ World Wide Wadio

Are The Olympics A Trap?

Well, I certainly don't remember this dire possibility receiving even a mention up in NBC's all-sunshine and-rainbows Olympics coverage: that the Beijing Olympics are, in fact, a trap.


The Beijing Olympics: Are They A Trap?

You Know How Rick Do

Isn't Lisa Leslie old enough to have watched the late 80s Pistons? On a positive note, I'm sure this "brawl" will end up being the most watched WNBA highlight ever. Actually, it may be the only WNBA highlight ever.