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I take notes on every introductory press conference I watch. NFL, NBA, MLB, College Sports... Just trying to excavate any bit of value that leader may share.

Here are my notes from new @PelicansNBA head coach Jamahl Mosley introductory press...

The offseason affords coaches and players opportunities for reflection and growth.

1. What won and lost games for us (including our coaching)?

Medicine has a convention called "Grand Rounds." A visiting professor is conscripted with an honorarium for a 50 minute address about some exotic topic and take a handful of questions afterwards. The professor addresses the medical staff, trainees, and medical students.

Think of it as a Coaches Clinic for a bunch of stuffy nerds.

Imagine you're asked to deliver a ...

Sporting excellence depends on problem solving. George Polya wrote an important book, "How to Solve It" in 1945. Apply lessons to our sports.

Baseball

"Hitting is timing; pitching is disrupting timing." Ted Williams hitting zones notwithstanding, hitters must adjust to change of speed and change of location. When a hitter can't hit fastba...

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