Coaching has come to be regarded as a prime approach to enabling persons and teams to perform at their best. The term "coach" was introduced in 19th century Britain as slang for a teacher who would ...

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Alice Faye Duncan is the official biographer for U.S. Olympian and TSU Tigerbelle, Willye B. White. She is the author of “Coretta’s Journey,” “This Train is Bound for Glory,” and “Yellow Dog Blues." ...

Dan Grieb, 45 years old, was looking for a way to change his life. After waking up one morning and facing the fact that he was overweight and needed to do something about it, he decided to embrace a ...

The most valuable item in Todd Wolfson’s basketball office at La Cañada Flintridge St. Francis High is his mini-refrigerator packed with Perrier and Pellegrino. He always allows guests to quench their ...

Sheffield sees her role as “smooth[ing] the pathway for [athletes] to actually show excellence at the most opportune time,” she told NBC, the official broadcast network for the Olympics. But what does ...

When North Hagerstown opens the 2024-25 wrestling season at home on Dec. 6, it might just be taken for granted where Greg Slick will be. Just as he's done every wrestling season since 1979, Slick will ...

Whether he’s pacing the sideline at a Manchester University football game or talking to someone who doesn’t know the difference between an I-formation and an iPhone, Shannon Griffith can hear the ...

Every now and then, there comes a time in an adult's life where a child opens our eyes so we can see the world's wonders far more clearly. One of my moments occurred nearly 20 years ago as I watched a ...

At the age of 32, after what felt like a lifetime of suffering at the hands of love, I decided it was time to seek professional help—not from a therapist (I’d been in therapy for years), but from a ...

When you’re on the verge of a midlife crisis, your first instinct might not be the best strategy. Jane Glenn Haas, founder of the nonprofit group WomanSage, offers some advice based on experience: My ...