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MONDAYS WITH MATT – A HADLEY PARK & REC COLUMN – AUGUST 5, 2024 The One Heartbeat Concept in Sports Greetings Everyone, For this week’s talk with Coach Matt, I want to cover the heart of the matter when it … Continue reading →

*Author’s Note: This 2 part post is part of an initiative the author is publishing in partnership with Hadley Park and Recreation for the benefit of student-athletes and coaches. The first post focuses on strategy. Prior lessons are referenced with … Continue reading →

I found some words that I wrote a few years back about the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. While brief, I would like to share this as I talked about the impact that baseball and sports can have … Continue reading →

“When you pull on that jersey, you represent yourself and your teammates. And the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back! Get that through your head!” This line comes from a great … Continue reading →

When people think of athletics, they often think of overpaid professional athletes and all of the glamour that the mainstream athletics market has to offer. What is lost is where the true heart of athletics lies, in one’s hometown newspaper … Continue reading →

  Childhood is a time when many of us are exposed to different experiences along with what seems to be endless time and freedom. As we get older and look back through the lens of time, we realize that we … Continue reading →

Athletics and lessons in life have many common similarities when it comes to an individual achieving success. What is meant by that? In a large sense, like many other endeavors in life, they require the same life skills. When one … Continue reading →

Hi, my name is Matt Kushi and welcome to my Athletic Coaching Lesson Blog. I am using this blog as part of my website to talk to those who are interested in athletic coaching lessons and life lessons that you … Continue reading →