Dr. Chris Stankovich's Articles – November 2011 Archive (6)

We Can Learn How to Better Protect Kids by Jim Boeheim's Ignorance

Now that Larry Fine has lost his assistant coach position at Syracuse - and a tape has been found that has his wife admitting knowledge about Fine's history of sexual abuse - we can learn about how to better help kids who are facing similar circumstances. The first thing we need to do is NOT do what Jim…

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 28, 2011 at 12:55pm — No Comments

Are You Tired of ESPN "Shock" Reporting? Aaron Rogers apparently is...

Last week Aaron Rogers called out ESPN loud mouth Skip Bayless for his "shock" reporting, prompting many people to think about just how sports news is being reported these days.

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 20, 2011 at 9:44am — No Comments

Additional Psychological Thoughts on Penn State and the Sandusky Crimes

Theres not a person in the world who doesn't think what Jerry Sandusky did was wrong, but why was it that nobody spoke out and called the police or followed up with the victim? Perhaps we should all take a step back and try to understand not only why Sandusky would rape kids, but just as…

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 15, 2011 at 10:25am — No Comments

Help Student Athletes Prepare for the Blues of Winter Sports

Winter sports are very different than the rest of the year --- shorter, colder days compounded by crazy travel schedule can make multi-tasking school and sports that much more difficult. …

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 7, 2011 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Coaches Help Your Student Athletes Understand the Issues with being "Text-Dependent"

As a coach you have no doubt seen the trend in kids being literally tethered to their text messages, Facebook, and all other social media. Unfortunately, most kids have no idea about the things they are missing out on as a result -- like real-life things!

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 6, 2011 at 5:20pm — No Comments

Heart or Talent - What Do You Prefer Coaching?

As a coach you have inevitably coached both athletes who are talented but not motivated, as well as athletes less talented but who play with tons of "heart." If you had to choose the type of player you prefer, which would it be? You can read the rest of my…

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 3, 2011 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment