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.

Coach Mahr's Blog

Search Coach Mahr's Blog

Green-to-Tee

August 18, 2017

Most golfers, myself included, look to hit the biggest shot every time. When we step up to the tee, we pull out a driver.  We whack the […]

Labels or Love?

August 7, 2017

Today’s world is full of labels with the intent to clash one side against another.  Everyone needs to be pigeonholed into a box so we can create […]

Come to Balance

July 29, 2017

  When we first taught tackling to high school football players we started off using the phrase “break down” as the expression for the player to get […]

Discipline is Not a Bad Word

July 18, 2017

We have a sign in the football locker room, “Discipline is not what we do to you, it is what we do for you”. As a high […]

Don’t Follow; Join

July 7, 2017

“To follow” – go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance […]

Do your part

June 25, 2017

When someone says “have a nice day” or my wife tells me “safe travels”, over the years my answer has become “I’ll do my part” which can […]

“If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?”

June 14, 2017

“If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?”  ― Rumi A mirror needs polished to be clear and reflect the proper image, […]

Unity

June 3, 2017

The concept of Unity came forefront in my mind while listening to a sermon at a wedding. This was one of the better wedding sermons I have […]

“All-in for All-of-It and with All-of-Us”

May 22, 2017

I recently came upon a noteworthy story around team building from of all sources, Bruce Springsteen. It seems that back in the early 1970’s when Bruce was […]

Take Smaller Steps

May 12, 2017

My wife, Vicki, and I had talked about taking dance lessons for well over twenty years. I even added it to my bucket list. This winter I […]

Leave a Legacy

May 7, 2017

We choose ‘leaving a legacy’ as our final topic of the season for the Character Session we do before every football game and once again the various parts […]

God Wanted to Play DB

May 7, 2017

The most revealing statement I made during college about my faith was soon after the football season in the fall of 1981. That fall, no one in […]

RECENT BLOG POSTS

Be a Lighthouse, Not a Rescue Boat

It is amazing, or I would rather say – divine, as to how the right words seem to appear when […]

Solidarity and Charity

A brief 30 second discussion during an hour-long podcast triggered this blog post. The podcast was discussing the Beatitudes within […]

Attention

My ‘One Word’ for 2026 is Attention. As an alternative to setting New Year’s resolutions, I am an advocate of […]

Scroll to Top