In 1995 I served as the Fourth-Class Training Director at the United States Air Force Academy. In that role, I was the editor for Contrails, the handbook issued to basic cadets upon arrival. The “Basics” were required to memorize large…
One of my guilty pleasures is watching cooking shows. If I could go back in a time machine, I might consider attending culinary school and then opening a bed and breakfast. I’m not saying I’d beat Bobbly Flay, but I…
The general instructions for football line-to-gain crews is in the Game Resources section. This document provides good foundational information to brief the chain crews. Here are a few other items to consider: Equipment I recommend you purchase the cloth clip…
One of our most important tasks as football officials is game management. A “subset” of this duty is to facilitate spotting the ball to allow teams to remain in their desired rhythm. The team’s ball person is a major participant…
If we don’t have an on-field pregame routine, our actions sometimes devolve into wandering around the field looking for activities to occupy time or mindlessly chatting with crewmates. List of Helpful Pre-game Activities The Field and Markings Depending on the…
Poker is a game of human interaction, and experienced players have learned to interpret physical and verbal behaviors to determine the strength or weakness of their opponent’s hand. These unconscious behaviors at the poker table called “tells,” may provide essential…
Bart Millard; singer, songwriter, and frontman for the music group MercyMe; wrote the lyrics to a song titled “Dear Younger Me.” In the song, an older, knowledgeable man ponders what he would say to his younger self if he could…
