Mules Basketball at EHT
Pictures from a couple of the Fairfield Mules’ boys basketball games at the Eldorado Holiday Tournament, where they finished sixth. Continue reading Mules Basketball at EHT
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Merry Mule Girls Basketball Tournament
Pictures from the two-day Christmas girls basketball tournament. Continue reading Merry Mule Girls Basketball Tournament
Mules Basketball vs. Casey, 11-20-24
Pictures from the Mules knocking off state-ranked Casey-Westfield. Continue reading Mules Basketball vs. Casey, 11-20-24
Book Nook: The Rookie Fights Back, by Burgess Leonard
This book is old enough I could not find a single online Blurb to copy and paste here. In fact, I couldn’t even find another review. Written in 1954 by Burgess Leonard, The Rookie Fights Back was the first book I loved. I remember finding this book at a garage sale when I was a kid. Pretty sure I paid a quarter for it. I quickly read it. This was fifth grade at the latest. I only remember that because I was still in Clay City at the time and we moved to Flora before I started sixth grade. This … Continue reading Book Nook: The Rookie Fights Back, by Burgess Leonard
Mules Volleyball at Crossroads Classic
Lady Mules Take Third In Silver Fight In Elite Crossroads Tourney Chet Snyder’s Fairfield Lady Mules entered the Crossroads Classic this weekend undefeated with a 13-0 record. And while they left with two losses, they made their mark with three wins, playing as one of the smallest schools in a stacked field. The 3-2 showing left them with a third place finish in the silver flight. This was the third year the Lady Mules have played in the Crossroads. Their first year, they won twice in pool play then finished last in gold flight. Last year, they lost both in … Continue reading Mules Volleyball at Crossroads Classic
Fueled by Rage and Stubbornness
What follows is a story that will surprise some due to my outward “chillness”. I was listening to a podcast today (from Motiversity), where author Darren Hardy was talking about a former teacher who pulled him aside after a class … Continue reading Fueled by Rage and Stubbornness
Meet Recap: Southern Illinois’ Strongest, 6-17-23
Well, it did not go exactly as planned, but it went, well, well enough. Back in February, I started training with Luke and Jake Ahlfield. They were training for a strongman competition. It did not take me long to decide … Continue reading Meet Recap: Southern Illinois’ Strongest, 6-17-23
FCHS Volleyball vs. WCHS, 9-1-22
A Few Moments Of Introspection
Part of Brett Bartholomew’s Conscious Coaching is starting with a little introspection. You can’t lead others until you know who and what you are. Brett covers many tools available for this: the Cliffton Strengthsfinder test, the Meyers-Briggs type indicator, the Hogan assessments, Insights Discovery and the DiSC assessments profile. Several of those are a paid service, and rightfully should be as lots of hours went into developing them and turning them into a useful tool. They are likely worth the money to someone truly on the path of self knowledge. Well, call me self-knowledge curious, as I explore some of … Continue reading A Few Moments Of Introspection
Book Nook: Conscious Coaching, by Brett Bartholomew
When my wife was in the athletic training program at Southern Illinois University, her time there overlapped with an energetic GA/strength coach by the name of Brett Bartholomew. So when Brett released Conscious Coaching, she was quick to buy a … Continue reading Book Nook: Conscious Coaching, by Brett Bartholomew
I Am Weez 