Adam Ringler

Daily goals – Do you have any when you walk through your office door?  If your like most people, chances are that you do.  We all have some sort of small goals, medium-sized projects, and even the occasionally lofty (but still attainable) goals we’ve all been working on for too

> “One cannot lead a life that is truly excellent without feeling that one belongs to something greater and more permanent than oneself.” – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ” > Of all the virtues we can learn no trait is more useful, more essential for survival, and more likely to improve the quality of

> “The closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play…The thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That’s it. And what’s

A valuable lesson I was taught early on is that everybody has one lesson to teach you.  If you approach all the people you meet with an “empty glass” approach, you’ll be more likely to walk away with useful information or a perspective that you otherwise wouldn’t have

> “The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.” - Lee Iacocca As a coach, your athletes will follow the tempo, pace, and energy of the coach. you set the tempo for the team; so set a good one! Find a strategy that works for you. I’

It’s our responsibility to grow future coaches as well as developing your own coaching abilities. You cannot do one without doing the other.  It is vitally important to bring out the best in the people you work with. In our internship program, my mission is to develop the interns,

The ladies came together gathering around the central pillar in our weight room to receive feedback from our strength & conditioning staff regarding the outcome of their mission.  They circled up standing shoulder to shoulder while their hands were still covered in chalk and sweat still pouring down their faces.

Being a leader isn’t a temporary job.  It’s not season position or a typical nine to five.  It isn’t a trait that you can turn on or off at your disposal.  Being a leader is a permanent characteristic that defines a person. Coaches often ask for my

I've wrote about Nike's "Real Women" advertisements in the past via this post here [http://www.adamringler.com/blog/nikes-new-ad-campaign-real-women/].  I've said this before and I'll say it again, what Nike is doing for women athletics is absolutely outstanding.  Now,

Why are athletes still crunching for core development but more importantly why are coaches still programming abdominal crunches and sit-ups?  I don’t think both parties are doing it to spite researches like Stuart McGill, but I got to believe that athletes and coaches just don’t know any better.

What a fantastic quote by Lillian Smith.  Too often coaches get set in a routine that becomes 'comfortable'.  When you ignore current research, advice, science breakthroughs, in relation to your training programs, then it is time to die. Don't neglect research at the expense of comfort.

I'm always excited to share the valuable resources that I use in order to better my knowledge and coaching quality.  One of the most fascinating blogs that I religiously follow is Red's Coaching Blog, operating by Tim "Red" Wakeham from Michigan State University. Tim