A departure from our regular topics, to be sure...but I had the chance to ride in from the Casper WY airport with a fellow presenter at the Wyoming Governor's Hospitality and Tourism Conference a few weeks ago. You know what it's like when you meet somebody and their aura just says, "listen to this person?" That's what I felt when I met Rod Olson...known to many as "Coach O."
Rod has coached from youth to the collegiate level, where he has logged over two decades at schools like Oklahoma State, Appalachia State and the University of Tennessse at Martin (he must have started coaching at 15).
Anyway...today, he has founded Coaches of Excellence in an attempt to coach the coaches that have such an impact on our youth. I'm so impressed...and so will you be when you check out the video on his site.
And, if you have a daughter or son in youth sports...I'd look for a way to bring Rod in to your community, school or University. This is a guy who is passionate about the individual...not the score.
And that is just too rare today.
Rod...it was such a pleasure meeting you. And I wish you all the success in the world. You are truly on the cutting edge of where this sports-crazy society needs to be.
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