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The 2020 Blog Recap
I’m a couple weeks late getting to this. I watched an old Supernatural episode last night and that got me remembering I needed to do this. Just like the one from 2019. If you look down on this list and realize you got some value out of reading here, please consider wandering over to The Dietz Foundation and contributing. Donated money goes to improving education in the US–whether that’s small things like school supplies/books, training teachers to use alternative means of instruction, or eventually the endowment of scholarships for young people seeking to become teachers. Frankly, if every individual who read one of these posts in 2020 would’ve donated just ONE DOLLAR–yup, ONE DOLLAR–I could’ve created three endowed scholarships for kids heading off to college. So, yes, I’m begging for support there if you can.
The Supernatural Reminder:
THE BLOGGIN’S OF 2020:
POLITICS/GENERAL HISTORY: Leadership as PresidentCOVID and a thought on Colin PowellThinking of Civil Rights and Civil DisobedienceMore on Civil Issues / HistoryEliminating Confederate Names from the MilitaryThe Reichstag Fire of 1933Trying to apply USMC leadership principles to protests/creating changePolitics and Sports: Present at the beginningFirst times I remember encountering racism“Fake News” / spin rateThe US National AnthemAntifaThe Confederacy, the 1960s, and the Modern GOPClaiming Elections are Tainted–A Modern HistoryThe Art of the ConcessionStatues, law enforcement, and balanceProposed Ranks for the Guardians of the Space Force
PHILOSOPHY: Full Metal Jacket and Closed MindsRainy Day PlanningEvaluating COVID issues via USMC leadership principlesJust as bad as ‘fake news’…do not stretch the truth to ‘prove somethingCritical Friends, Colleagues, and ‘Yes Men’Language and Culture
VOLLEYBALL IN GENERAL: The Value of a Point and the Consequences of This InfoBlack History Month (Flo Hyman)Assistant Coach AppreciationAppreciation for Club Coaches (Doing it the right way)Coaching away from a gym, April 2020What Do I Look for in a Recruiting VideoWriting a letter to a coach to get recruitedThe Various Levels of College Volleyball“Why We Win” (A curiosity of AVCA seminars)Using a Recruiting ServiceDo You Remember Your First Time?
VOLLEYBALL/COVID SHUTDOWN POSTS The Absence of SportsThe Absence of Sports, Pt. 2Practice Precautions for COVIDPractical Notes on Practicing in MasksVolleyball Activities during down timeVolleyball Word SearchVOLLEYBALL Word Search #2Olympic Word SearchBig Ten/Fourteen Word FindVolleyball Word ScrambleVB POTY Name ScrambleVB Word Scramble – The Names of ChampionsVB Not Quite the NYT Sunday CrosswordVB Not Quite the NYT Crossword, 3/29VB Not Quite the NYT Crossword: 4/5VB Not Quite the NY Times: EasterVB Not Quite the NYT Crossword: 4/19Not Quite the NYT VB Crossword, 4/26Not quite the NYT Crosswords, 5/3/20Mother’s Day, Coaching, and a Not the NYT VB XWordVolleyball Quiz TimeVB Quiz Time (April Fool’s!)VB Cryptoquotes
COACHING PHILOSOPHY: A Conversation with a Former AthleteIs This a Successful Five Year Run?Excellence and Attention to Detail.Having “The Conversation” (No, not that one)Full Metal Jacket and Closed MindsA Metric for Determining Great CoachesRainy Day PlanningWhy a young person should play high school sportsCoaches and the Growth MindsetPractice Precautions for COVIDTo Serve ManSpecialization and the distortion of sportPractical Implementation of Alternate Timeout StrategiesThree Minutes and the Five Paragraph Practice PlanCoaching, Emily B., and Redundancy
WOMEN’S HISTORY: Women’s History Month – the Soviet War EffortWomen’s History Month: Casimir PulaskiWomen’s History: The 3 Most Important Women in Western HistoryWomen’s History Month: Mary Wilkins, RAF pilotWomen’s History Month: Pam and RiaWomen’s History Month: My MomWomen’s History Month: Agent 355
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Black History Month (Living Colour)Black History Month (Rosa Parks)Black History Month (Jackie Robinson wasn’t a 100% good thing)Black History Month (To Boldly Go…)Black History Month (OJ Simpson)Black History Month (Battle of the Crater)Black History Month (The Redball Express)Black History Month (Flo Hyman)Black History Month: The South African Exchange TeacherJune 19 or September 22 as a holiday??
FAMILY MEMORIES: Family Memory (VII) –March, 1945Family Memory (VIII): Cubs Opening Day, April 1984Family Memory (IX): Learning to SwearFamily Memory Aggregation I->XFamily Memory (XI)Family Memory (XII)Family Memory (XIII): Life as an immigrant familyFamily Memory (XIV): Henry at Economy Roofing
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