COACH MAHR's BLOG
Coach Mahr's Blog started May 2017 out of the desire to continue to share latest content that was being developed in his role as character coach. A simple expression will catch Coach’s ear and upon reflection and discernment the Holy Spirit gains a greater foothold in his consciousness and guides his words to create a woven thread.
A new blog is typically posted every 10 days.
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Communication and Dribbling
In coaching girls’ basketball, I had a lesson that discussed how communication was like dribbling, everyone must be able do it to play the game and the […]
Trees Don’t Grow to the Sky
“Trees Don’t Grow to the Sky” is a popular German proverb. Most often used in financial sectors to describe the dangers of maturing companies with high growth […]
Nobody Fights for 12 Rounds
‘Nobody fights for 12 rounds; some rounds you just survive,’ is a boxing analogy shared with me by my boss. We were discussing the handling of a […]
Play Hurt
Playing hurt is used to describe an athlete who continues to play even though he or she is injured. It also describes a necessary life skill that […]
Say Yes
We purchased a camper. This has been discussed and on our list for a while now. However, there are plenty of things on that list which represent […]
Milestone
This blog has reached a milestone. I launched the Coach Mahr blog 4 years ago with my initial posts on May 7, 2017. My most recent post, […]
The Grill Will Let Go of the Protein
During my travels, I ended up at a trade show where they were doing a cooking seminar. The chef discussed each step as he was grilling steaks. […]
Love and Tolerance
This was a challenging blog to write, requiring much prayerful reflection. It started as a simple blog based off a Bible podcast comment, regarding Jacob loving Rachel […]
First Impressions
Again, in my process of building a blog, things have come together in an uncanny way. The idea for this blog was suggested by a dear friend […]
Let it Rain
April is just around the corner and typically that means April showers. However, these days the weather doesn’t always stick to its normal patterns. Nevertheless, I thought […]
Be A, Not A (Part 1)
When I was developing content in my role as a High School Football Coach and Character Coach, I built about 50 separate lessons around the “Be A, […]
Strive
My word for 2021 is Presence, but a close second in my reflection was the word Strive. To strive means to devote serious effort or energy to […]
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