Sport Psychology

Sport Psychology, or, at least, the role of the sport psychologist, is often viewed as b.s. for the weak of mind.  The Onion pours it on Mark Sanchez, who, as of time of writing, seems to be succeeding.

Coaching Perspective

Coaching college basketball is a difficult job because it requires recruiting, coaching, and raising money for the university.  There is much more to say on this topic, but for the moment, this article about Steve Lavin, the coach at St. John's University in New York, discusses a bit of the tumult of coaching big time college basketball - losing recruits to bigger fish, and trying to maintain perspective.  I'm usually cynical about coaches, but this article is humanizing.