tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.comments2012-04-02T05:32:03.373-04:00Dan Shanoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304453655738315133noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-85312019216264877092011-06-17T14:20:15.952-04:002011-06-17T14:20:15.952-04:00I&#39;m a woman - mid 30&#39;s. I know almost nothing about sports, stats, or half the stuff Gabe knows.. But I&#39;m loving this blog. Totally loving the mentoring, wisdom, and humor. Keep it coming, Dan. :)Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873735508024735440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-55815654831931097792009-12-28T13:45:06.216-05:002009-12-28T13:45:06.216-05:00Dan I saw Mim fb about this piece but just finally had the chance to read it. How awesome. Blogging about your kids is a great way to maintain your female audience. DebDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14368839086515345993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-51038454896567463532009-08-02T17:39:50.710-04:002009-08-02T17:39:50.710-04:00Earnest Graham<br />Earnest BynerJ. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13438165054788525252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-7763063096965933072009-07-22T22:11:56.434-04:002009-07-22T22:11:56.434-04:00My wife and I will always schedule major life events around Gator sports events. We worked to get our due date into January to avoid missing any of the UF home games. Our one mistake was planning our wedding for late March without thinking that the &#39;06 Gators would be making their run at our first basketball National Championship. Luckily the resort that we were staying at in Antigua had satellite TV so we could watch Joakim and the boys bring one home for the good guys. Our due date is December 28th, so we are hoping that the Gators make it to Pasadena so that we can get the baby home and settled well before the game!Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16100165540816493634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-35718979076338759072009-07-20T21:13:23.620-04:002009-07-20T21:13:23.620-04:00I joked with my buddy that he timed his second kid to coincide well with golf season. The baby was born in October which meant that by the time golf season rolled around is Spring, his new son wouldn&#39;t be such a newborn and it&#39;d be easier to sneak out for some golf.<br /><br />Timing of the birth date might be a big deal if you&#39;re trying to raise a hockey player. You need that early in the year birth.garettdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751984703023337782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-30302407788841882882009-07-20T11:45:53.218-04:002009-07-20T11:45:53.218-04:00Not quite the same, but my parents had to schedule my older sister&#39;s baptism around the Bears home schedule. And this was 1968!!! <br />My grandfather had season tickets and, let&#39;s just say NOTHING got in the way. <br />Hate to say it, but he was the original varsity dad...indoctrinating his twin daughters (born in 1943 while he was in the Pacific) with a love and a fandom of which his grandchildren are the ultimate beneficiaries. <br />Passing it on is my goal, and my frustration, as my 4-year old currently list &quot;NASCAR&quot; as his favorite sport. I know they are truly athletes, but it grates a little...Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620991639115462439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-46918392197018216982009-07-16T15:07:18.066-04:002009-07-16T15:07:18.066-04:00While you are absurdly predictable in your choice, I can&#39;t say I disagree. Much. Everything I&#39;ve heard about the guy definitely makes him worth emulating, especially, for me personally, his unabashed faith.<br /><br />My only beef with Tebow, after his youth, is that some 10-year old kid who Googles his name is greeted with a picture of Tebow with a random, well-endowed, frat girl. I know young boys are fond of boobies and all, but I&#39;d prefer they take a back seat to the more admirable qualities to a figure boys respect. I know it&#39;s rather ultra-conservative to be bothered by that sort of thing, but if it&#39;s my son, I&#39;d rather him learn more about his hero, not about the cup size of the girls hanging off his arm in college.<br /><br />In any event, my choice, like the commenter before me, would be Albert Pujols. For my taste, the Pujols love-fest over the All Star break was a bit much, but I think you&#39;d admit it paled in comparison to the adoration regularly lavished on Tebow. Anyway, Pujols has had longer to establish his historical place, which is probably not dissimilar to Tebow&#39;s at this point. (Consider: both could never play another game and still remain large figures in the history of their sports--perhaps Tebow even more so).<br /><br />Still, I like that Pujols has been around longer and remained the type of man Tebow appears to be, even at such a young age. Also, as a bonus for me, he too shares my faith and by all accounts is a tremendous family man. (Oh, and when you Google Pujols, you get pictures of him actually playing his sport, which is nice, too.) My point is, the moral aspect of the athletes is important to me, personally, which makes me impressed by both Tebow and Pujols.<br /><br />Thing is, though, my two kids are both girls, and I don&#39;t think I could tell you which female athlete I&#39;d want them to admire. Any ideas?Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962777687901447315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-32794127060497869672009-07-16T12:48:52.288-04:002009-07-16T12:48:52.288-04:00Albert Pujols seems like a fine example of an admirable athlete.collinwhohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966669856572868185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-92081464143489878072009-07-10T12:49:32.389-04:002009-07-10T12:49:32.389-04:00Great post. As a parent of 15,11 year old boys and 5 year old girl I am in all levels of the sports stages.<br /><br />My 14 year old loves hoops and plays fantasy sports online. My 11 year old is into soccer - the sport I played through college - but will pretty much try anything. And my daughter played her first season of soccer, but always had to have here &quot;socca-ball&quot; ribbon on her ponytail.<br /><br />But the accomplishment I am most proud of my 14 year old for is getting his blackbelt at age 11. He is a skinny, un-intimidating kid but I can tell he likes when a friend comes over to the house for the first time and sees the black belt hanging around the bedpost.<br /><br />As far as &quot;sports parents&quot;, I am always entertained by the parents who are dropping cash left and right for the 10 year old&#39;s &quot;training&quot; because they are looking for that scholarship. I always like to ask what are they going to fall back on when junior turns out to be slow and lacks a verticle...Will Welbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500372946722643937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-86339344627747212802008-10-12T20:19:00.000-04:002008-10-12T20:19:00.000-04:00Dan, Good luck today and whenever. My vote is for "Josiah" - now there was a great king!<BR/><BR/>And I cannot think of a single sports dushbag named Josiah.MeAndChipperJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360770935469878221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-28828679587950031202008-10-09T19:31:00.000-04:002008-10-09T19:31:00.000-04:00Not really related to "rivals colors", but my six year old son just announced "don't tell Pat (his older brother) that my favorite football team is the Chargers". Older brother is a HUGE Pats fan. When asked why the Bolts - "I like their helmets".<BR/><BR/>The exact reason I liked the LA Rams as a young boy in the 60s and 70s in Jacksonville, FL.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps kids will just figure out who to be fans of if left alone. But I sure wish he had like the Jags helmets best.MeAndChipperJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360770935469878221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-35211095711391092112008-09-24T10:01:00.000-04:002008-09-24T10:01:00.000-04:00Still hate seeing my youngest son in his Schilling outfit. Ex-wife/Mom always seems to make the Braves hats vanish. Numero dos, huh. "One is like none and two is like ten."MeAndChipperJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360770935469878221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-52458516631860889232008-08-28T04:24:00.000-04:002008-08-28T04:24:00.000-04:00Hi -<BR/>I have just come across your site. I’m Stefan from www.diyfather.com and we are an interactive forum for fathers. I was wondering whether or not you would be interested in an article or link exchange. We are also doing a series of podcasts with blogging fathers from around the globe – would you be up for that?<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Stefan Korn<BR/>stefan@diyfather.comsamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04095053028383881567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-2460216556089671492008-06-12T14:36:00.000-04:002008-06-12T14:36:00.000-04:00Hi, I couldn't find a contact form so here goes: <BR/><BR/>I’m doing outreach for two new public service announcements from the Ad Council about fatherhood just in time for Father’s Day. As you know, children with involved, loving fathers are significantly more likely to do well in school, have healthy self-esteem and avoid high-risk behaviors such as drug use, truancy, and criminal activity compared to children who have uninvolved fathers. I’m hoping that you can share this important message with your readers. Here are the two informative (and entertaining) videos:<BR/><BR/>Fatherhood Involvement - Cheerleader<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A2Ap3DyvLg<BR/><BR/>Fatherhood Involvement - Super Soaker<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fhnrtlckm0<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your help and Happy Father’s Day!Dorotheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359479865815789082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-25188709121283568242008-05-06T16:45:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:45:00.000-04:00WEll I am due in June and naming on BC Elijah and calling him Eli Elisha is girlyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593402708662989839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-72274019827743890892008-05-06T15:48:00.000-04:002008-05-06T15:48:00.000-04:00Dan, if Tebow does become a mohel, I think you should come up with an appropriate nickname for him! In South Florida, there is a family where the father and his son are/were mohels (the father died recently). Their last name is Seif, and they are collectively known as "Seif the Knife"! You can take it from there!birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06089995293849314248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-40055806011397501872008-05-06T11:49:00.000-04:002008-05-06T11:49:00.000-04:00Our first child, Oliver, was born around Halloween last year. When he was five weeks old we took him to his first sporting event, his aunt's high school basketball game. He loved the sounds and following the action and had to be facing the court...but wasn't a big fan of the pep band and didn't sleep worth anything that night. (although at that time he wasn't a great sleeper anyway).<BR/><BR/>This spring when he was five months old we road tripped to Michigan for the DIII Women's Basketball Final Four. He was definitely overwhelmed when in the bigger, louder crowd (our team coached by a family member won the national title!) but was fine when watching from the concourse above the seating. We were also out late with the team celebrating, but he was fine and unaffected. <BR/><BR/>Baseball games worry me though as we want to take him to an I-Cubs game this summer, but I'm definitely apprehensive about foul balls. I can't imagine sitting behind the dugout with him. I'm not really comfortable sitting there with my wife, let alone a kid.Benjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04911410580005568322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-77174605305184165202008-03-18T15:32:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:32:00.000-04:00Dan, since he is almost 2, I'd go with colors, then nicknames if there are similar uni colors.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-62719715957321331052008-03-07T09:11:00.000-05:002008-03-07T09:11:00.000-05:00Wouldn't it be Nursing Kellyn Kolber?Sean McGurrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15041260778286942630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-46096973987216821352008-03-06T16:02:00.000-05:002008-03-06T16:02:00.000-05:00I think the first proathlete with a kid named Maximus is in fact Brad Johnson.<BR/><BR/>That's right -- Maximus Johnson.CheapBeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11374694035786413114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-52433257354703207102008-02-09T23:14:00.000-05:002008-02-09T23:14:00.000-05:00Absolutely.<BR/><BR/>1. He demands the best from his kids, and he gets it from them on the court and off.<BR/><BR/>2. He does things the right way, which is more than I can say for many coaches out there. He doesn't break the NCAA rules and although his temper may get him in trouble, he isn't chasing women, paying off kids, or screwing his program. <BR/><BR/>3. He graduates his kids, and he provides them an education in basketball and in life. There is something to be said about the hundreds of kids who swear by him.<BR/><BR/>4. He is fiercely protective of his kids. What parent wouldn't want him to be in their child's corner?<BR/><BR/>5. When Mike Krzyzewski says he was the single biggest influence on his life outside of his family, that means something. Hundreds of other kids have sworn by him too.<BR/><BR/>6. No one player is above the team. In today's world of "Me First", it was nice to see that there was still a basketball court where the team always came first.Therapeutic Ramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12781452874259470378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-90954823569124176112008-02-06T09:30:00.000-05:002008-02-06T09:30:00.000-05:00What about letting your kid decide? Assuming they are 17 or 18 years old looking to make a college (coach) decision, they are old enough to decide their own way in life and live (or learn to live) with their mistakes. A parent that decides something such as this for their kid is only hurting their kid. Sure, you want to protect them and help them, but at 17/18, they need to go out on their own. I wouldn't play for Knight, but if my kid wanted to, I would support them.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10864126341891048145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-29709698885045017742008-02-06T09:16:00.000-05:002008-02-06T09:16:00.000-05:00I do not have kids. I am nowhere close to having kids, growing up where I have and having seen so many athletes think they are above their respective game. I would definately let my kid play for Bobby Knight. His tough demeanor and demanding personality teaches humility, sacrifice, and ultimately turns these boys into men. He gets rid of the "me first" mentality.Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00053427671749853758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-1560942446539728772008-02-06T09:04:00.000-05:002008-02-06T09:04:00.000-05:00Very easy answer: Yes. Knight is a great teacher and coach second. He teaches life on and off the court. I would be honored to have my sons play for him. He teaches so many things that are priceless that so many parents and teachers are afraid to teach even though they have real world applications. Life is hard and you need to be tough to make it. Knight taught something that most people can't and was vilified for it. On the flip side anyone who worked or played for him are truly better for it. <BR/><BR/>I truly hope his legacy is one of a great man, teacher, and coach.Mr. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075491347979060407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-37795168038639734432008-02-06T08:51:00.000-05:002008-02-06T08:51:00.000-05:00Having gone to school at Bobby Knight's first coaching stop, and seeing many of his players come back and talk to us about teamwork, and playing for the General, I would want nothing more than for my son to have a chance to play for him.<BR/><BR/>Bobby Knight created greatness in the most improbable place. Some people might think Coach K is his best product at Army. I am going to say it was Coach K's teammmate, Bob Foley, who won the Medal of Honor in Vietnam and became a 3-Star General. Those Army teams had basketball success, and more importantly are successful in life. His Indiana teams are the same way, if you discount Isiah I mean.....Natsfan74http://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.com