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SUNDAY WRESTLING DRIVE TO OREGON STATE

November 18, 2024 by David Gillaspie

I took a Sunday wrestling drive to Corvallis for a match. But it’s always more than a wrestling match at Oregon State. It always turns into a question of decisions made and paths taken. While it’s always a fun time, this time stood out.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Cael Sanderson, coaching, college wrestling, corvallis, cutting weight, David Taylor, high school, North Bend Bulldogs, Oklahoma State, old wrestlers, Oregon State, Oregon State Beavers, penn state, state championship, Sunday wrestling, wrestling room

ANGRY OLD MAN CHEWED ME OUT

October 31, 2024 by David Gillaspie

An angry old man is a dangerous man . . . to himself. Wind some guy up and they’ll do things they don’t ordinarily do. Why? Because they’re mad, they’re not happy, they are fuming. Most of the time they get over it unless someone lights their fuse.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aged out, angry, angry old man, campaigner, chewed out, chewing out, coaching, fuse, green light, insurrection, mad, normal world, not happy, old, pissed off, real world, red flag, verbal barrage, vote, writing world

DIFFERENCE MAKER FOR OREGON FOOTBALL, PT.2

October 15, 2024 by David Gillaspie

A difference maker is a game changer on the football field. They run faster, throw further, hit harder. It all shows up in video review. “Look at him go.” But what if it’s not a player, but a coach?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: CHIP KELLY, coaching, college coach, college football national championship, dan lanning, difference maker, dynasty, football, game changer, lesson plan, Love, national championship, Ohio state, Oregon, oregon coach Dan Lanning, oregon fans, OREGON FOOTBALL, roots, situations, twelve men

CLEAR DOWN RANGE NEW MEANING

May 3, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The first time I heard the call of “CLEAR DOWN RANGE” I was laying in the dirt with the guys, Fort Ord dirt, and trying to fit three bullets inside the diameter of a quarter. The best I got was two in with a stray nearby. The rifle range targets were a head and shoulder […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blog, blogger, boomerpdx, buffalo, clear down range, coaching, college, common sense, Death, down range, dream, education, event, fifty years, fort ord, fresh flowers, good life, hope, listening, march, new meaning, Portland, promise, protest, read more, rifle range, roses, shooting range, targets, teach, tulips, violent, writer, writers, writing

PEP TALK? MY BEST MEMORY BEFORE A BIG WRESTLING MATCH

April 25, 2024 by David Gillaspie

When does a pep talk make all the difference? You’re warmed up, ready to go, just as the coach gives last instructions. As a high school wrestler in my second year, I needed all the pep I could get. Ordinarily you wouldn’t put a second year guy out against a well known mauler, but . […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: best memory, coach, coaching, competition, crosstown rival, cruel, desperate, desperate move, desperate time, duel meet, football, high school, instructions, loser, memories, memory, pep talk, plan, remember, rival, smart guy, sports, sure loss, tactical, tactical plan, tough enough, wrestling, wrestling match

SPORTS DADS SAY, “PLAY MY KID IF YOU’RE SMART”

February 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Sports dads come in every flavor between sweet and sour. They come with vast experience, and none. What they know for sure is their kid is better than your kid and should play more than he does. With that attitude, what can go wrong?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomer blogger, basketball, blog, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, coach whistle, coaching, education, family, football, history, kid sports, kids, Love, MARRIAGE, soccer, SPORT, sports, sports dad, sports dads, sports season, sports superstar, wrestling, wrestling mats, writer, writers, writing, youth coach, youth coaching, youth sports

ANOTHER HERO TAKES THE SPORTS WHEEL FOR A SPIN

April 4, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Another hero taking center stage is a reminder of who had been there before. Who doesn’t like a hero? No matter the time or place, when someone separates from the pack, give them their due. Last night the new hero was UCLA Bruin Johnny Juzang. What was heroic? He took a shot to tie the […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: coaches, coaching, college basketball, Final Four, gonzaga, hero, jalen suggs, Johnny juzang, mark few, OREGON FOOTBALL, sports hero, stepping stone, undefeated

LOUD PEP TALK HIDDEN MESSAGE: YOU’RE A LOSER

August 26, 2020 by David Gillaspie

A pep talk has a particular place and time. It’s not normal conversation, it’s communication on steroids. Listening to a pep talk gives two distinct reactions: Get hyped up, or tune out. A third response is understanding what all the noise is about. This is the one that takes special experiences. Like what, you ask?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: appeal, better self, bulldogs, coaching, Communication, experience, football, hidden message, loser, marshfield pirates, normal conversation, pep talk, sports, understanding, wrestling

COACHING CORONAVIRUS: GO FOR THE WIN

April 8, 2020 by David Gillaspie

What is the game plan for coaching coronavirus? What happens when the top guy claims he’s a cheerleader, not a coach? In a life or death game, and by most counts, life or death isn’t an overstatement with coronavirus, where is the Head Coach for the home team? Who is The Man?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: cheerleader president, coach, coaching, coaching coronavirus, coronavirus, coronavirus advice, Don Shula, Earl Morrall, head coach, home team, Joe Namath, nfl football, president cheerleader, sickness

HOW TO COACH CANCER SURVIVORS

May 17, 2018 by David Gillaspie

The impact of cancer news hits far and wide, but it is a fastball to the face of the patient and they have no defense. Imagine getting clocked in the head like Tony C and waking up to that ‘new normal.’ Watching it happen in 1967 made a lot of Little League […]

Filed Under: Toughen Up Tagged With: cancer, cancer coach, cancer survivor, cancer survivor coach, cancer survivors, chemo, coach, coaching, coaching clinic, family, friends, HPV cancer, hpv16, mental block, radiation, sports